Millions of patients will benefit from cutting-edge NHS robotic surgery over the next decade as part of radical plans to cut waiting times. Half a million operations will be supported by the trailblazing approach every year by 2035 – up from 70k in 2023/24 – according to NHS projections. Nine in ten of all keyhole […]

Eleven NHS organisations in the North West have been recognised for having some of the best performing or most improved A&E wait times and Category 2 ambulance response times in the country. NHS England’s integrated urgent and emergency care incentives scheme 2024/5 recognised the hard work of staff delivering emergency care, while also acknowledging there […]

A Lancashire man says men who ignore the invitation for life-saving screening are playing a game of Russian Roulette. This Men’s Health Week, Shaun Flatley, 65, from Rossendale is urging other men to go for their AAA screening when they’re invited, after the scan saved his life. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a bulge in […]

Patients in the North West will receive better, faster and more appropriate emergency care as work continues in the region to shorten waiting times, reduce ambulance handover times and provide more care for people in the community rather than in hospital. A new national Urgent and Emergency Care Plan published today (6 June) sets out […]

A brand new, state-of-the-art facility which will help increase the number of planned surgeries in the North West, has welcomed its first patients. The Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre, part of the Victoria Infirmary in Northwich will treat around 12,000 patients every year including a large number of ‘high-volume low-complexity’ patients from across the region […]

Thousands of people in the North West have volunteered to help the NHS over the last year, donating more than half a million hours of their time. From people in their late teens to those in their late eighties, volunteers help staff, patients and families in our hospitals, with tasks such as greeting loved ones […]

More than 952,000 consultations have taken place in the region since the launch of the Pharmacy First service enabling people to receive treatment from high street pharmacies for seven common conditions, minor illnesses and urgent medicine supply without needing to see their GP, NHS walk in centre or urgent care setting. The latest available data […]

WITH schools breaking up and the Spring bank holiday weekend fast approaching the North West’s leading doctor has set out the best way of accessing NHS services over the bank holiday, including simple steps parents can take to keep their children healthy and treat common illnesses and injuries over half term. During the bank holiday […]

TWO HIGHLY commended services helping people in communities with mental health support are among those being highlighted as part of mental health awareness week. Led by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) aims to encourage conversation and reduce stigma around mental health. This year’s theme is ‘community’, and community is at the […]

Patients in the North West are getting better access to services and are less likely to miss hospital appointments thanks to the successful rollout of the NHS App. Most acute hospitals in the region (88%) now offer services including booking and managing appointments, through the NHS App, helping them to free up appointment slots for […]