More than 1,058,500 people across the North West have now been supported by community pharmacies under the Pharmacy First service since January 2024 – helping patients manage minor illnesses and access medicines without needing to see a GP or another prescriber (such as out of hours or walk-in centre). The latest available data, covering the […]
Interactive workbooks, designed to help young people across Cheshire and Merseyside schools learn new ways to improve their mental health, the Smokefree Pregnancy programme in Greater Manchester ensuring the very best start in life for babies, and a trial offering blood pressure checks in barber shops in Lancashire are just some of the ways NHS […]
THIS World Breastfeeding Week (1 to 7 August), NHS England in the North West is encouraging mothers to breastfeed for as long as they want, saying it provides the best possible nutritional start in life for babies and protection from infections. While breastfeeding rates in the North West are improving, the region is behind the […]
This World Lung Cancer Day (1 August 2025), the NHS in the North West is highlighting the success of artificial intelligence and the NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme in detecting lung cancer early and improving patient outcomes. At Wythenshawe Hospital, part of Manchester University Hospitals NHS FT, staff are now using cutting-edge technology to support […]
SIXTY COMMUNITY PHARMACIES across Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and South Cumbia have been selected to begin offering the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine as part of a phased national rollout across community pharmacies in England. Every year, thousands of older adults and babies are hospitalised for RSV. The RSV vaccine, which helps protect against serious lung […]
The NHS in the North West is urging people to continue to come forward for care and use services wisely during industrial action by resident doctors starting today. The five-day walk out by resident doctors, from 7am Friday 25 July 2025 to 7am Wednesday 30 July 2025, marks the twelfth strike from resident doctors since […]
The North West’s top doctor has shared his top tips for staying healthy this summer as schools prepare to break up for the holidays and families look forward to trips away. Dr Michael Gregory, Regional Medical Director for NHS England in the North West, explained the steps people should take to protect themselves and their […]
With temperatures set to rise again towards the end of the week going into the weekend, NHS England in the North West is urging people to take care in the hot weather and use NHS services wisely. While many people enjoy warmer weather, hot weather can cause some people to become unwell through overheating, dehydration, heat […]
Millions of patients in the North West will be treated and cared for closer to their home by new teams of health professionals, as set out in the 10 Year Health Plan published today. The plan sets out how Neighbourhood Health Services will be launched to improve access to the NHS as part of the […]
One hospital’s pilot to increase the number of orthopaedic elective surgeries every week, by performing four or five joint surgeries per day, is helping to drive down the NHS backlog for elective care in the North West. Monthly regional performance data shows that in the past 10 months waiting lists have gone down by over […]