NHS cancer checks have topped three million in a year for the first time, with the North West accounting for almost half a million of that overall figure. Analysis shows that of the 3,035,698 urgent cancer referrals in the last year (March 2023 – February 2024), 430,687 were in the North West. In the past […]

People at increased risk from COVID-19 in the North West are being encouraged to book in for their spring vaccine when the NHS National Booking System opens next week. Eligible people include those aged 75 or over (on 30 June 2024), people with a weakened immune system and those who live in an older adult […]

THOUSANDS of patients across the North West are receiving quicker, more convenient access to NHS care from their doctors and high street pharmacies, thanks to a major expansion of services under the primary care access recovery plan. This is thanks to schemes upgrading phone technology and Pharmacy First which have rolled out across the country.     […]

Two men from the North West, recently diagnosed with bowel cancer, are urging others to take up the offer of the NHS bowel cancer home testing kit when invited. Dad of two, Simon Rigg, who lives in South Cumbria, and Robert Livingstone, a grandad from Lancashire, have shared their stories this Bowel Cancer Awareness Month […]

New operational figures published today show the success of the NHS MMR catch-up campaign, with tens of thousands more vaccinations delivered nationally in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2023. The most significant increase in vaccinations was for those aged five to 25 years old, with four times […]

AN NHS clinical psychologist from the North West is celebrating after receiving a prestigious national award for her outstanding work around mental health and psychological practice in the North West and nationally. The British Psychological Society has recognised Dr Gita Bhutani, Co-Chair of NHS England North West’s regional Psychological Professions Network, by announcing her as […]

Following the launch of a campaign earlier in the month to drive up childhood vaccinations across the country amid concerns about a decline in uptake – a mum whose 10-year-old daughter died from measles complications, has come forward to urge parents and guardians across the North West to make sure their children are fully vaccinated. […]

Children aged 5-11 who have missed doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine will be able to get vaccinated at a pharmacy for first time thanks to a new initiative being trialled in the North West. A small number of pharmacies across the region are the first in the country to take part […]

AN NHS doctor from Preston, Lancashire has scooped an international award at this year’s prestigious Global Women in Healthcare Awards for her work in supporting and training doctors to fulfil their full potential and deliver patient-centred care. Dr Mumtaz Patel, Postgraduate Associate Dean in NHS England North West’s Workforce Training and Education Directorate, won the […]

MEDICS in the North West have pledged to drive forward improvements in the care and treatment of women living with endometriosis, a condition where tissue like the lining of the womb grows in other places in the body, like the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Each month the cells react in the same way to those […]