UK spent around a fifth less than European neighbours on health care in last...

New analysis Analysis has found that over the decade before the pandemic, the UK spent around a fifth (18%) less on average than the...

Greater Manchester wants to hear from parents and carers about the long term impacts...

Local authorities across Greater Manchester are working together to find out about the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the under 5’s. With the...

Nurses vote for strike action though only four trusts in GM pass threshold

Record numbers of nursing staff are prepared to join picket lines this winter after the nurses union voted for strike action Strikes will now...

NHS strikes deal for potentially life-saving breast cancer drug

The NHS will roll out an innovative, potentially life-saving treatment for one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer thanks to a new...

Big Pink Bus Hits The Streets Of Manchester To Raise Awareness Of Breast Screening

From Wythenshawe to Cheetham Hill, the BooBee bus tour has hit the road today to raise awareness of the importance of attending breast screenings,...

More Covid-19 deaths globally in areas of high deprivation

Mortality rates of Covid-19 across the globe were higher in areas of socioeconomic disadvantage, new research has revealed. In a new international review, published in The...

COVID tooth extraction backlog: Fears for kids’ teeth as hospital procedures plummet during pandemic

The number of teeth extractions – which have to take place in a hospital under general anaesthetic - due to decay carried out has...

Extreme heart care disruption linked to 30,000 excess deaths involving heart disease

Severe ambulance delays, inaccessible care and ever-growing waiting lists are contributing to heart patients dying needlessly,say the British Heart Foundation Since the pandemic began, there...

Two fifths of people have chronic pain by their 40s, with consequences for later...

Chronic pain is widespread among those in their mid-40s in Britain, with those who experience it more likely to report pain, poor health -...

Manchester Conference paints a picture of disaster awaiting adult social care in the U.K.

A conference in Manchester today has heard that there are over half a million people waiting for care, waiting to be assessed, waiting for...