500,000 missed out on blood pressure lowering drugs during pandemic
Nearly half a million people missed out on starting medication to lower their blood pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research.
The researchers say...
Trafford Council launches new cervical screening campaign
Health experts at Trafford Council, supported by Trafford Integrated Care Partnership, want to raise awareness of the importance of smear tests in preventing cervical...
‘Tories are failing the NHS’ says Oldham Labour Group
Latest figures for the Northern Care Alliance (NCA) which provides hospital services in Oldham show that 252 ambulances waited more than 30 minutes to...
GPs faced pressures of workload, personal risk and public scrutiny during Covid-19, study reveals
GPs felt under-resourced, under-valued and worried about widening health inequalities during the pandemic, new research shows.
The study - by the University of York and...
4,919 patients across the North West with conditions like heart attacks and strokes waited...
4,919 patients across the North West with conditions like heart attacks and strokes waited more than two and three quarter hours for an ambulance...
S.A.D billboards to pop up across Manchester to help lift spirits on Blue Monday
16 January 2023 might be considered the ‘bluest’ day of the year, but this Blue Monday has had a glow up thanks to a...
New keyhole surgery theatre enhances surgical care at Stepping Hill
An upgraded surgical theatre with state-of-the-art new robotic equipment is now in use and enhancing treatment for patients at Stepping Hill Hospital, while helping...
Starmer-“ if we don’t reform the health service, we will be in managed decline”
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has this morning outlined a series of reforms that a Labour government would bring into the NHS.
In an editorial...
Manchester Researchers reveal worrying rise in antipsychotic prescriptions for children and young people
The proportion of children and adolescents prescribed antipsychotics in English general practice doubled from 0.06% to 0.11% between 2000 and 2019, find researchers at...
New National survey shows decline in positive maternity experiences
The findings from a survey of more than 20,900 women who gave birth in February 2022 show fewer reporting positively about their experience of...