Charity plans to install dispensing machine for homeless in Manchester

A charity plans to install a machine in Manchester in January for Homeless People to use. Action Hunger based in Nottingham say that homeless people will be given...

6 in 10 food adverts during family TV shows promote junk food

A new report, based on research conducted at the University of Liverpool, shows that almost six in ten food and drink adverts shown during...

Shelter issues warning ahead of critical Christmas season, as free helpline receives a call...

Shocking new figures show Shelter received a call for help from the North West every four minutes in the run up to Christmas last...

New Manchester led research confirms that the risk of stillbirth is doubled if women...

The Midlands and North of England Stillbirth Study (MiNESS) found that women who go to sleep in the supine (lying on the back) position...

Drinking three to four cups of coffee a day is “more likely to benefit...

Get down to your local coffee shop after all.Moderate coffee drinking is more likely to benefit your health than to harm it according to...

New Northern Care Alliance NHS Group in Greater Manchester launches, bringing together 17,000 NHS...

TWO of the biggest NHS Trusts in the country have come together to create one of the largest NHS healthcare organisations in Greater Manchester...

New £5m North Manchester Care Unit Opens

A BRAND new purpose-built £5m 24 bed community Intermediate Care Unit situated in the grounds at North Manchester General Hospital has opened. The new unit,...

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity Launches ‘One Big Wish’ Christmas Appeal

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity has launched its Christmas Appeal to raise funds for specialist equipment to help make the hospital environment less scary...

Over reliance on repeat prescriptions is costing the NHS almost £8 BILLION a year

Over reliance on repeat prescriptions is costing the NHS almost £8 BILLION a year - its biggest cost after staff and almost half its...

New Chorlton homelessness prevention centre to open in January

The Longford Centre in Chorlton has  been given the go ahead to be used as a homelessness prevention centre. Manchester City Council's planning committee granted...