The NHS national booking system has today opened for 7.5 million eligible people to book in their spring Covid-19 vaccination and in the North West, just under a million people can take the offer of having the vaccine. The online booking system opens today (Tuesday 25 March), for people to get a date in their […]
Same day emergency care services are enabling more people in the North West to get the rapid tests and treatment they need to avoid an overnight stay in hospital and helping to manage pressures on NHS services. The numbers of people being treated and discharged in Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) units steadily increased during […]
People in the North West are being urged to use NHS services wisely as hospitals face continued pressure with high levels of norovirus, flu, and other winter illnesses. Dr Michael Gregory, Regional Medical Director for NHS England – North West, reminded people they can use the NHS 111 service – which is available by calling […]
People in the North West with long term conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, diabetes or heart or kidney disease are being urged to take extra precautions to manage their health as hospitals continue to treat high numbers of patients with flu, COVID-19 and norovirus. National data published today (6 […]
MORE than 100,000 contributions have already been made to the biggest conversation ever about improving the NHS and now health bosses across the North West are urging people to have their say on some of the early ideas for change. There have been more than 1.5 million visits to the change.nhs.uk portal since it launched […]
NHS staff retention schemes in the North West and across the country have helped cut the number of workers leaving the health service to one of its lowest levels in over a decade. In the North West, one in 10 (10%) hospital and community healthcare workers left the NHS in the 12 months up to […]
A 73-year-old great-grandmother is urging women to attend their breast screening appointments, as the NHS launches its first-ever breast screening campaign. The campaign – supported by leading charity Breast Cancer Now – launches with a new advert across TV, radio and online to highlight that screening can detect any cancers as early as possible, while […]
PATIENTS struggling with winter illnesses that affect their breathing are getting faster, specialised medical help from acute respiratory hubs in the North West that can help prevent them needing a hospital admission. The region has 19 Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) hubs, which operate in a wide range of health service locations, from general practices and […]
HOSPITALS in the North West have been hit by a storm of norovirus infections recently as the number of beds taken up by patients with the virus across England reached a record high last week. In the North West, an average of 72 patients a day were in hospital with norovirus over the last two […]
The NHS in the North West has launched a brand new, first-of-its kind campaign, to raise awareness of the lifesaving abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme, and encourage eligible people to come forward for screening when invited. An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the aorta, which is the largest artery in the body. […]