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 […]
Two North West doctors who were also former asylum seekers are, during Refugee Week 2023 this week (19-25 June), marking the 20th anniversary of a unique NHS programme that changed their lives. Former asylum seekers Dr Salih Suliman, originally from Eritrea, and Dr Ahmad Alomar, originally from Syria, are now both working in the NHS. […]
The region’s top nurse and lead for global workforce, education and research were among NHS Staff from the North West recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. As the NHS approaches its milestone 75th birthday next month, the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours have been awarded to a wide range of NHS doctors, nurses and other staff […]
NHS staff and volunteers working across the NHS in the North West have been recognised in the shortlist for this year’s prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards. The annual awards, now in their fifth year, recognise the hard work and commitment of individuals and teams working across the health and care sector, in local communities. In the […]
The NHS England 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 this week. The three-day walkout of junior doctors, from Wednesday, June 14th to Saturday, June 17th, comes as new data showed that A&Es across the country have just […]
The North West’s medical director has warned people to take precautions in the warm weather ahead of next week’s junior doctor’s strike. Dr Michael Gregory, Regional Medical Director for NHS England – North West, said there were many precautions which could be taken to help keep people well during the warm weather and avoid putting […]
With more than half of eligible people in the North West already protected by the spring booster, the NHS in the region is encouraging people to come forward ahead of the seasonal campaign ending on Friday 30 June. Since the latest phase of the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme started in April, more than 400,000 spring […]
Health leaders across the North West are urging the public to plan ahead this Bank Holiday weekend to ensure critical NHS services are available for those most in need. The NHS typically sees increased demand over Bank Holidays and both Easter and the earlier Bank Holidays in May were no exception. Health services across the […]