The NHS Refugee Nurse Support Pilot Programme which supports refugees who are qualified as nurses in their home country to resume their nursing careers in the NHS in England is celebrating a fourth cohort of nurses starting work in organisations across the North West. Refugee nurses will arrive at trusts across the country including three […]

NHS teams across the North West are returning to schools to offer first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as the majority of young people go back after the half term break. All schools in the region will have an agreed date for their vaccine session by Easter, making it convenient for pupils aged […]

The NHS in the North West today joins with the health service across the country to launch a new campaign taking a radically different approach to detecting cancer early for patients, when it is easier to treat. Running across TV, radio, and social media from Wednesday, the campaign is the first to focus on tackling the fear […]

Supporting younger people with an eating disorder to access support earlier: one year on at the FREED service at GMMH One year on from the launch of FREED, in honour of Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2022, staff at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) reflect on the service, how it has developed, and ambitions […]

The NHS in the North West is encouraging parents of 12 to 15-year-olds to take advantage of time off school to get their COVID-19 vaccine this half term. As schools across the North West take their half term breaks either this week or next, young people will be able to choose from more than 180 […]

The NHS in the North West today joins with the health service across the country to launch a new lifesaving campaign to encourage people to dial 999 when they are having early signs of a heart attack.   Backed by celebrities including One Foot in the Grave actor Richard Wilson and Sky Sports presenter ‘Tubes’ – […]

The NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme in the North West will be expanded this week to ensure that children aged between 5 and 11 who are at the most risk of the virus have the best protection. In the next step of the health service’s drive to protect the country from Covid-19, children aged 5 – […]

The NHS in the North West is urging families to get their children protected against coronavirus as vaccination teams continue to visit the region’s schools to offer first and second doses to 12 to 15-year-olds. Vaccination teams are visiting schools again to offer second doses to those eligible, as well as first doses for those […]

Almost 1,000 vulnerable people at risk of serious illness and hospitalisation from COVID-19 have now been treated with new lifesaving medicines by the NHS in the North West. This has contributed to 10,000 people nationally being treated with these medicines since the launch of the scheme in December. Seven COVID Medicine Delivery Units (CDMUs) have […]

Health and care teams across the North West region are already responding to the national drive to recover services and reduce waiting lists that have built up as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Dr David Levy who is the regional medical director for the NHS. The NHS and government have set out […]