More than 10,000 local people taking part in Covid-19 research
More than 10,000* patients, volunteers and NHS staff have taken part in Covid-19 research at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA).
Their support is...
Manchester Study- Patients could be dying from accidental overdose of prescription opioids in England
A study has revealed that 232 people could have died from taking an accidental overdose of prescription opioids in England between 2000 and 2015.
Led...
Three in five care home beds in Manchester are in below standard care homes
Around three in five of Manchester's care home beds are in below standard homes according to an analysis of Care Quality Commission (CQC) data by...
Time capsule sends a message to the future
To mark the 70th year of the NHS, staff and services users at the Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust have created a time capsule...
Over 30 years of HIV
ViiV Healthcare launches JulucaÒ ▼ (dolutegravir/rilpivirine) the first 2-drug regimen, once-daily, single-pill for the treatment of HIV in the UK
Dolutegravir/rilpivirine is the smallest complete...
MP’s warn that Overhaul needed to tackle NHS and social care workforce burnout emergency
Workforce burnout across the NHS and social care has reached an emergency level and poses a risk to the future functioning of both services...
42nd Street leads new youth mental health project in Greater Manchester thanks to funding...
A new £100,000 investment is supporting Manchester-based mental health charity 42nd Street to equip local community groups with the skills and confidence to support...
Reducing daily salt intake could save lives and costs in coming years
Reducing the UK’s average daily salt intake to within international guidelines could result in 135,000 fewer new cases of coronary heart disease in the...
Salford Royal cancer patient Stephen ‘owes his life to research’
A Salford Royal cancer patient who volunteered to take part in a study says he owes his life to research.
Stephen Roberts was diagnosed with...
Frailty, old age and comorbidity main predictors of death from Covid-19 say Manchester Scientists
The study of an acute hospital ward at Fairfield General Hospital in Greater Manchester has shown how risk of death from COVID-19 increases with...