Around 2500 people per day in the North East of England now receive urgent health advice over the phone via the NHS 111 service, according to latest NHS data. Ahead of the busy winter months, a new NHS campaign is encouraging people to take advantage of health advice by phone, with the latest statistics showing […]
The NHS in Cumbria and the North East is appealing to residents to heed health advice on norovirus as figures show the effects on hospitals and patients last winter. Health bosses have revealed that almost 4000 bed days were lost to norovirus between the months of November to January across the region. Of those 4000, […]
A local doctor concerned about a rise in respiratory illness in over 65’s is calling on carers, friends and neighbours to take six simple steps to help keep older loved ones well over the winter period. Dr Mark Spencer, based in Lancashire, is promoting winter information and advice for family members, friends and neighbours in […]
A local doctor concerned about a rise in respiratory illness in over 65’s is calling on carers, friends and neighbours to take six simple steps to help keep older loved ones well over the winter period. Dr Paul Bowen, based in Cheshire, is promoting winter information and advice for family members, friends and neighbours in […]
Health and social care organisations across North Yorkshire and the Humber have been working together to improve the delivery of care this winter. Learning from last year’s pressures, hospitals will introduce initiatives including the creation of special pathways for respiratory patients, ‘winter wards’ and enhanced discharge teams to deal with the associated pressures of winter […]
Health and social care organisations across West Yorkshire have been working together to improve the delivery of care this winter. Learning from pressures on services last year, hospitals in our area have introduced a range of initiatives to meet the challenges of winter demand through comprehensive planning and innovation. From ‘streaming’ in emergency departments – […]
As December approaches, health and social care organisations in the North East and North Cumbria are fine-tuning their winter preparations. Hospitals in the region are receiving extra funding, part of a £240million fund announced by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, to assist with winter preparations such as homecare and […]
As December approaches, health and social care organisations in the North East and North Cumbria are fine-tuning their winter preparations. Hospitals in the region are receiving extra funding, part of a £240million fund announced by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, to assist with winter preparations such as homecare and […]
Around 4000 people per day in the North West, now receive urgent health advice over the phone via the NHS 111 service, according to latest NHS data. Ahead of the busy winter months, people are being encouraged to take advantage of health advice by phone, as well as the new 111 on-line service, with the […]
As the North of England looks set to experience some of the coldest temperatures of winter so far NHS England North and the British Lung Foundation are asking those with respiratory conditions to look after themselves this winter and ensure they get their flu jab. The Met Office is expecting temperatures to hit below zero […]