Flu pressure rises with hospital cases up seven fold in a month
Pressure from flu on the NHS continues to grow with cases in hospital now more than seven times higher than last month, the latest...
Hospitals across the region facing unprecedented demand as they issue urgent plea
Hospitals across the region have sent out an urgent plea for people to go to A&E departments if they have "a life-threatening emergency".
Yesterday...
Government to keep under review imposing COVID checks on Chinese visitors
In an about turn the Government has said that it will keep under review COVID restrictions on visitors from China
Ben Wallace, the Defence Secretary,...
Government falling a decade behind in smokeless target
The UK government is almost a decade behind achieving its target for England to be smokefree by 2030, a new report published by Cancer...
Dietitians across the UK urge the public to avoid the diet rush this January
From the water diet to the boiled egg diet, dietitians have had to bat back numerous ideas and suggestions from their patients and clients...
NHS set to eliminate Hepatitis C ahead of rest of the world
The NHS is on track to eliminate Hepatitis C by 2025 thanks to a pioneering drug deal and a concerted effort to find people...
Manchester Study finds how much people would pay to live without food hypersensitivity
Researchers from The University of Manchester have found that people living with food hypersensitivities would be willing to pay a substantial amount of money...
Stay at home plea if you are feeling ill
Health officials said people with a cough or cold should avoid visiting their grandparents over Christmas to protect them from a surge in winter...
Ambulance workers to strike again in January
further strike days involving ambulance staff working for five services in England are to take place in the new year, says their union UNISON....
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...