The NHS in the North West is facing another period of significant disruption this week, with potentially thousands more appointments and procedures postponed due to the latest round of industrial action by junior doctors. From 7am on Friday 11 August until 7am on Tuesday 15 August, junior doctors will be on strike, as the NHS […]

Parents and guardians of young children in the North West are being urged to make sure they have had all the vaccines they need before they start school in September. Having vaccinations before starting school tops up children’s antibodies to fight off serious childhood diseases and stay protected. Before they start school, children should have […]

Care ‘traffic control’ centres to speed up discharge, extended ambulance hours and extra beds are part of wide-ranging plans to prepare for winter announced by the NHS nationally yesterday. The robust new measures, set out at the NHS England board meeting in Birmingham yesterday, will boost capacity and resilience across the NHS as well as […]

The NHS in the North West is bracing itself for one of the most difficult strikes in its history beginning tomorrow morning, health leaders nationally and across the region have warned. Consultant doctors and hospital-based dentists will be taking strike action from 7am on Thursday (July 20) until 7am on Saturday (July 22). Professor Sir […]

The NHS North West’s health leaders are reminding people to ensure they use services wisely ahead of the next period of industrial action by junior doctors, consultants and radiographers. Junior doctors are taking action from 7am on Thursday 13 July to 7am on Tuesday 18 July. Hospital consultants will strike from 7am on Thursday 20 […]

NHS immunisation leads in the North West are reminding parents of children going into years 8, 9 and 10 in the next school year, that their child will now only need one dose of the HPV vaccine. The latest recommendation from the JCVI (Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation) is that a single dose schedule […]

An NHS nurse from East Lancashire and a perinatal mental health service that works across Lancashire and South Cumbria have both scooped national prizes at this year’s prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards held in London on Wednesday 5 July – the NHS’ 75th birthday. The annual awards, now in their fifth year, recognise the hard work […]

Tens of thousands of children will be able to receive hospital-level care at home thanks to an expansion of virtual wards, chief executive Amanda Pritchard will announce on the 75th anniversary of the NHS.   Almost 200 children have already been cared for at home with their families, thanks to Blackpool Teaching Hospitals’ paediatric virtual […]

NHS England North West’s vaccination lead has made a final call for eligible people to come forward for a spring COVID-19 booster, before the offer ends on Friday 30 June. Dr Linda Charles-Ozuzu, who is the Senior Responsible Officer for the vaccination programme in the North West, is urging people who have yet to have […]

Retired doctors in the North West will have an option to “keep caring” and re-join the NHS to carry out outpatient appointments in a new initiative to help reduce waiting lists. From autumn, newly retired doctors will be able to sign up to a new digital platform where they will be able to offer their […]