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 […]
New NHS England data shows staff in the North West treated almost 1000 more people for cancer in January this year, compared to the previous month (December 2023), despite ongoing winter pressures and industrial action. A new digital platform set to cut waiting times for skin cancer diagnosis and tests and checks for cancer in […]
NHS North West’s Chief Pharmacist Karen O’Brien is reminding people to order repeat prescriptions if they are due ahead of the Easter Bank holiday. Every bank holiday the NHS 111 phone service sees huge increases in people contacting to ask for urgent repeat prescriptions when their medication is due to run out – and on […]
This Healthcare Science Week (11-15 March), health leaders at NHS England North West are celebrating healthcare scientists who work across all patient pathways in the NHS delivering crucial healthcare to patients. Over 55,000 NHS staff work in more than 50 specialist healthcare science roles across England. Using their knowledge of innovation, science and technical skills, […]
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 […]