The North West’s medical director has urged the public to use services wisely this bank holiday weekend (Saturday 4 to Monday 6 May 2024) to ensure critical NHS services are available for those most in need. The NHS typically sees increased demand over bank holidays and the early May bank holiday is no exception, as […]
IN the run up to International Day of the Midwife this Sunday (5 May), both registered and student midwives from across the North West have spoken about the privileges that they personally experience delivering bundles of joy across the region. NHS leaders in the North West are also using the opportunity to celebrate the enormous […]
Health chiefs are urging parents, guardians and families across the North West to ensure their children are up to date with their routine childhood immunisations, this World Immunisation Week (24 -30 April). The latest published data for the North West, from October to December 2023, shows almost 15% of children were not fully vaccinated (doses […]
With the May bank holiday fast approaching, the North West’s top pharmacist is urging members of the public to order any repeat prescriptions that are due in good time. Karen O’Brien MBE, Chief Pharmacist for NHS England – North West, has advised that any repeat prescriptions due in the days over the May bank holiday […]
Thousands of life-saving COVID-19 spring vaccinations will be given to some of the North West’s most vulnerable residents from Monday, as the first bookable appointments get underway in the region. Last week, the NHS National Booking Service opened to those aged 75 or over (on 30 June 2024) and people with a weakened immune system […]
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 […]