Health leaders in the North West are urging parents of young babies and pregnant mums to ensure they have the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine amid a big drop in vaccine uptake and rising whooping cough infections. The region has the lowest uptake of pertussis vaccine in pregnant women outside of London, with NHS England data […]
THERE were nearly 900,000 more appointments in general practice in January 2024 compared to the same month before the pandemic. Nationally, new NHS data shows GPs are seeing record numbers of patients, with 53 million more appointments – excluding those for Covid vaccinations – delivered last year, compared to before the pandemic. In the region, […]
Health leaders in the North West are urging parents of 12 and 13 year-olds to ensure they consent to their children having the HPV vaccine, as the NHS raises awareness this week, following HPV awareness day (4 March 2024). Latest data shows that in the North West fewer than 75% of girls, and fewer than […]
Today marks the launch of the sixth NHS Parliamentary Awards 2024, where MPs get to recognise staff who go above and beyond to deliver excellence in healthcare. This year we’ve seen significant demand across the North West’s NHS services. Despite these pressures, staff across the region have continued to provide excellent care and have found […]
NHS teams in the North West are stepping up efforts to get more children protected with the MMR vaccine amid rising cases of measles in the region. Uptake of both doses of vaccine, which is usually given to children aged one and then a second vaccine at around three years and four months, is […]
A nurse and breast cancer survivor from Blackpool is urging others to go for their mammograms, after newly published data shows around a third of eligible people in the region didn’t take up their invitations. Mary Rigby, who is 55, was diagnosed with grade 1 cancer in September 2022, following her second routine mammogram. She […]
As measles cases continue to rise, thousands of North West school children, aged 6 – 11, who are yet to have one or both of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccines, have started receiving invitations to book a catch up appointment. Last week, NHS England launched a major drive to invite those not fully […]
NHS Leaders in the North West have hailed the hard work of staff in the region after new figures showed overall waiting lists fell for the third month in a row in December, fighting the tide against prolonged periods of industrial action and increasing winter pressures hitting the region’s urgent and emergency care services hard […]
On the fifth anniversary of nursing associates joining the Nursing and Midwifery Council register in 2019, we now have more than 1,100 working across the NHS in the North West. The innovative pathway into the NHS helps bridge a gap between healthcare assistants and registered nurses, and provides a career pathway into becoming a registered […]
More than 3,000 NHS apprenticeships started in the North West in the past year, providing more opportunities for people to start careers in the NHS, whilst boosting staffing levels and providing outstanding care to communities. At the start of National Apprenticeships Week (5-11 February), and as the NHS nationally secures the accolade of the nation’s […]