NHS Research Unit launches to tackle inequalities within mental health services
A Research Unit, dedicated to researching inequalities in mental and physical healthcare, and to improving health outcomes for under-served populations, has been launched in...
Manchester study finds ban of commercially available indoor tanning would substantially reduce deaths from...
A ban of commercially available indoor tanning would substantially reduce deaths from melanomathe most serious form of skin cancer, a study led by University...
New ‘Emergency and Urgent Care Campus’ at Stepping Hill Hospital
Emergency and urgent services at Stepping Hill Hospital have taken a major step forward, with initial approval now given for a new care campus...
Could your favourite food kill you? One in ten adults now have food allergies...
New data from London Medical Laboratory suggests that the number of adult food allergies could be far higher than previously thought. Current NHS and...
Heart attack patients facing hour wait in ambulance wait times crisis
The Liberal Democrats have blasted the Conservative Government for presiding over an ambulance waiting time crisis “spiralling out of control”, as shocking new figures...
NHS initiative will see 50O midwives taken on from overseas
Up to 500 new midwives from around the world are set to join maternity teams across the country under a new NHS England initiative.
As...
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...
Unhealthy Europeans and Britain tops the Obesity list says UN
Britain is on track to be the fattest nation in Europe in a decade, with takeaway companies and sedentary lifestyles being blamed for the...
Cognitive impairment from severe COVID-19 equivalent to 20 years of ageing, study finds
Cognitive impairment as a result of severe COVID-19 is similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent...
GPs and mental health trust working together to help people
Patients visiting GP surgeries across Greater Manchester will soon benefit from dedicated support from a senior and highly experienced mental health practitioner.
Pennine Care NHS...