AS we approach the busiest time of the year, NHS England North West’s Regional Director Louise Shepherd is thanking NHS staff and volunteers across the region working on Christmas Day and over the festive period. From delivering babies and looking after the most vulnerable, to providing urgent and emergency care, thousands of NHS staff […]
Across the North West, thousands of older and frail patients will receive urgent treatment at home, as part of NHS plans to manage additional pressure this winter. Urgent Community Response (UCR) teams provide urgent care to patients in their own homes, which means people avoid having to be admitted to hospital. Through these teams, older […]
AS Christmas and New Year approach, the NHS in the North West are reminding people to use NHS111 online as the first point of contact for non-emergency medical advice during the holiday period. Ambulance services and hospitals are experiencing heightened demand, and the public can play their part by using NHS 111 online or by phone […]
As the year draws to a close and the holiday break approaches, NHS leaders across the North West are urging the public to help get their loved ones home for Christmas. As the cold season starts and winter viruses flourish, the NHS will be under increased pressure, with more patients coming into hospital sick and […]
FLU hit hospitals in the North West even harder last week, as a ‘tidal wave’ of infections led to a 28% increase in hospital cases across just seven days. The NHS is encouraging eligible people to get vaccinated without delay if they haven’t done so already to avoid “festive flu” with 1153 patients with flu […]
With the Christmas and New Year holiday approaching, the North West’s top pharmacist is urging members of the public to order repeat prescriptions in good time. Chief Pharmacist, Karen O’Brien MBE, who leads the pharmacy service across the region, has advised that any repeat prescriptions due in the days over the Christmas and New Year […]
The NHS in the North West is advising people to take extra care to avoid a fall in the wake of a yellow cold weather alert issued for the region this week. Last year, more than 86,000 people contacted North West Ambulance Service because of a fall and 40% of emergency call-outs to people who […]
THIS winter NHS England North West is encouraging communities across the region to become familiar with NHS 111 – a quick, easy and reliable service for urgent health advice and support. For life threatening emergencies and serious injuries people should use 999 or A&E services, and to otherwise get to the help they need by […]
Christmas is coming and with just two weeks until online bookings for COVID-19 and flu vaccines close, the NHS in the North West is urging anyone still eligible to book an appointment and get potentially lifesaving protection ahead of the festive season. As the huge effort to help avoid a ‘tripledemic’ this winter continues, people have until […]
The NHS in the North West is urging parents and carers to ensure their children are protected from flu, as the latest data shows there is twice as much flu among school children than any other group eligible for the vaccine. As we enter the first real cold snap of the winter, supporting people to […]