Bringing Light to the Dark time- The Duchess of Cornwall officially opens Manchester’s Nightingale...

The NHS Nightingale Hospital North West was officially opened today by the Health Secretary Matt Hancock and HRH the Duchess of Cornwall today In...

New breast cancer drug heralds a new era in prevention

A new pill which could potentially halve incidents of breast cancer is to be rolled out across the country after being approved by the...

Please only call 999 for life-threatening emergencies says NW Ambulance service

The GMB union, Unite and Unison have confirmed their members will take part in strike action on Wednesday, 21 December 2022. GMB members will also...

Andy Burnham will today, for the first time, set out Greater Manchester’s vision of...

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham will today, for the first time, set out Greater Manchester’s vision of a 21st century NHS as part...

Don’t cross Sudoku off your Xmas list just yet

Sudoku and crosswords may not offset age-related mental decline, but can boost mental ability over a lifetime The well known ‘use it or lose it’...

New NHS measures to improve eye care and cut waiting times published

The NHS has published new clinical guidance which could reduce waiting times for eye care services for patients in England. As part of a wide-ranging...

UK improves cancer survival, but is still behind other high-income countries

Cancer survival in the UK has improved since 1995, although it still lags behind other high-income countries, according to new analysis by the International...

NHS Providers warn Prime Minister of lowering restrictions

NHS Providers has written to the prime minister ahead of a review of COVID-19 restrictions on 16 December, urging extreme caution over relaxing the...

Government changed the rules on testing to meet the 100K a day target

The Health Service Journal has revealed that the government has changed the way it is counting the number of covid-19 tests carried out in...

North West bucks the trend as unexplained infant deaths rise in the region

The number of unexplained infant deaths has decreased in all regions in England in 2015 apart from in the North West and the West...