Government sets out COVID testing plans as free testing ends on 1st April
People at risk of serious illness from COVID-19, and eligible for treatments, will continue to get free tests to use if they develop symptoms,...
Ethnicity gap in Covid vaccine uptake: lower trust and worse experiences of healthcare explain...
Worse healthcare experiences among people from ethnic minorities and lower levels of trust in government and the medical establishment explain some of the ethnicity...
NHS Prevention Programme Cuts Chances Of Type 2 Diabetes For Thousands
Thousands of people have been spared Type 2 diabetes thanks to the world leading NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP), new research shows today.
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Mental health must be taken as seriously as physical health says Oldham’s Cabinet Member...
Oldham Cllr Zahid Chauhan’s mental health mission is putting funding where it’s needed
Coming out of the Covid pandemic Cllr Zahid Chauhan, Cabinet Member for...
COVID-19 mixed with flu increases risk of severe illness and death
Adults in hospital who have Covid-19 and the flu at the same time are at much greater risk of severe disease and death compared...
Councils call for extension of local outbreak management cash as COVID-19 cases rise
Councils and Directors of Public Health are calling for an urgent extension of local outbreak management funding due to rising rates of COVID-19.
As delegates...
Research team supports genetic study giving extensive new insights into severe COVID-19
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s Research and Innovation team has contributed towards providing important new insights into the biological reasons why some people develop more...
NHS to offer fourth COVID jab this week
The NHS will start to offer COVID-19 booster vaccines for the elderly and vulnerable in England this week.
The vaccine will be available to...
New NIHR funded palliative care research partnership across the North West
A new partnership has been launched to support and encourage palliative care research in the North West.
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) have...
Trials carried out in Manchester show drug eases symptoms of chronic cough
The results of the world’s first Phase 3 trials, of a new drug Gefapixant, show that it can ease the often distressing symptoms of...