Report finds Salford Spinal Surgeon exercised ‘unacceptable and unprofessional behaviour’, carried out botched surgeries

A report on a former spinal surgeon who worked at Salford Royal hospital whose patients complained of being left with devastating results has been...

GM Residents Urged To Get Their Winter Vaccines As Soon As Possible

Following the NHS England announcement last week that the winter vaccination programme is being brought forward from October to September to help combat the...

David stubs his smoking habit

A Tameside man who successfully quit his 30-year smoking habit is encouraging others to do the same this Stoptober. David Hall, 44, from Dukinfield, had...

The Decline in smoking in England has stalled since pandemic study finds

A decades-long decline in smoking prevalence in England has nearly ground to a halt since the start of the pandemic, according to a new...

People with learning disabilities are dying much sooner and from preventable causes

A report out today says that People with learning disabilities are dying much sooner and from preventable causes Around 1.3 million people in England...

Manchester hospital trust merger is approved

The proposed multi billion pound merger between Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT) and University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust...

Rayner pledges to change lives in the way that hers was changed

The next Labour Government will create a National Education Service, a cradle-to-grave system supporting everyone throughout their lives. That was the pledge made at the...

Call for women to get life-saving smear test after uptake drops

Public Health England is urging women to have cervical screening after latest figures show a drop in attendance. Newfigures published today show a fall in the...

Communities tackling the harms caused by alcohol

Radcliffe residents are among the first in Greater Manchester to take part in the Communities in Charge of Alcohol (CICA) programme. This new regional initiative...

New report highlights the poor state of private rental housing in Salford

Dan and Casey, 31 and 26 respectively moved into an rented flat in Salford two years ago with a child of eleven months and...