NWAS prepares to “go back to basics” with fresh strategy
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust has published its new strategy, setting out how it wants to improve responses to patients, the work lives...
Health Secretary urged to bring back COVID funding for social care
UNISON and the Care Provider Alliance (CPA) have written jointly to Sajid Javid urging him to reinstate Covid funding for social care.
The letter to...
Greater Manchester secures multi-million investment to improve the diagnosis and treatment of disease to...
Greater Manchester health and care partners, in collaboration with academia and industry, today (16 March 2023) announce the launch of a new multi-million pound...
Team led by Manchester Scientists discover a way to slow the growth of breast...
A team of British and American scientists have discovered a way to slow the growth of breast cancer stem cells in the lab.
The study...
Lack of NHS resources means 115,000 cancer patients are diagnosed too late
Around 115,000 cancer patients in England are diagnosed too late to give them the best chance of survival, according to new calculations released this...
Up to 10 million people may need mental health support due to coronavirus
The Government and the NHS must prepare now to meet increased need for mental health support in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, according...
Manchester hospitals deploy new remote monitoring technology to free up beds for the sickest...
The surge in Covid-19 patients in Greater Manchester has provided the opportunity for two hospitals to deploy a new wireless monitoring platform which they...
Greater Manchester Head of Police Federation describes policing masks in shops as a ‘forlorn...
The head of the Greater Manchester branch of the Police Federation, has insisted that they already have enough to do and won't have...
Smartphones could transform patient care, Manchester study finds
Remote monitoring using smartphone apps could transform the medical care of patients with long-term health conditions, according to new research led by University of...
Fear of crime and of parents struggling to pay the bills blights our children’s...
Fear of crime is damaging the well-being of 2.2 million teenagers in the UK, with one in three teenage girls fearful of being followed...