Vaping could be as restrictive to lung function as cigarette smoking, Manchester study suggests
New research suggests that vaping could affect the performance of people’s lungs just as much as smoking cigarettes.
Generally, vaping is considered a healthy alternative...
All nighter booster clinic to run at the Etihad this weekend
The Greater Manchester vaccination centre, located at the Tennis and Football centre, Etihad campus, is offering round the clock COVID-19 vaccine appointments from 8am...
If Government is serious about ‘levelling up’, it must overhaul funding for general practice
New analysis published today by the Health Foundation shows how general practice services in more deprived areas of England are underfunded, under-doctored and, on...
Former Grenfell Inquiry boss is named as the new head of Greater Manchester’s NHS
The former Grenfell Tower Inquiry boss has been announced as the new head of the NHS in Greater Manchester
The new body which comes...
High Court rules that sending untested patients from hospital to care homes at start...
The Government broke the law by discharging Covid-positive patients into care homes, the High Court has ruled,after the former Health Secretary Matt Hancock was...
Researchers help map the challenge of type 2 diabetes in Greater Manchester
A new report is aiming to reduce the impact of type 2 diabetes in Greater Manchester by helping communities understand their unique set of...
£2bn cost of mental ill health in the North of England
A report out today by the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) and northern National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaborations (NIHR...
Millions turning to private healthcare are forced into financial worry as one in ten...
New figures reveal nearly half of the people turning to private healthcare are having to cut back on spending, use savings or get into...
Greater Manchester creates Monster Mayhem to show the double danger from Covid and Flu
We’ve all heard of different phases of the Covid crisis, but GM health chiefs have coined a new term and approach to show the...
Please only call 999 for life-threatening emergencies says NW Ambulance service
The GMB union, Unite and Unison have confirmed their members will take part in strike action on Wednesday, 21 December 2022.
GMB members will also...