The general practice workforce is being expanded in Lancashire and South Cumbria to ease pressures on GPs and make it easier for patients to get an appointment when they need one. As well as GPs and practice nurses, practice teams are increasingly likely to include healthcare professionals such as clinical pharmacists, physician associates, paramedic practitioners, […]

With temperatures set to drop further, the NHS in North Cumbria and the North East is encouraging all those at risk of falls to take extra care. Around one in three adults over 65 who live at home will have at least one fall a year, and about half of these will have more frequent […]

NHS England in Yorkshire and the Humber is encouraging people to choose well and think about ‘Self Care’ as we head into winter. There are 3.7million visits a year to A&E for self-treatable conditions such as colds, flu and colic. This means staff in the A&E departments have less time for people with life threatening […]

With temperatures set to drop further, the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is encouraging all those at risk of falls to take extra care. Around one in three adults over 65 who live at home will have at least one fall a year, and about half of these will have more frequent falls. As […]

People in the North East will now be able to see a GP in the evening, over the weekend and over bank holidays. The scheme, which is funded by NHS England’s General Practice Forward View, will benefit and offer flexibility to more than 2.7 million people. And regardless of which GP people see, they will […]

The NHS in Cumbria and the North East has developed comprehensive plans to manage the expected increased health care pressures that winter brings. Winter preparations began earlier than ever before this year with hospitals, community services, GP practices and other NHS organisations developing plans to deal with winter pressures and surges in demand. The pressures […]

People in Cumbria and the North East are being encouraged to take care of themselves as temperatures drop and pressure on the NHS increases. More than three and a half million people across the country visit A&E departments every year for self-treatable conditions, such as stomach complaints, colds, flu and colic. Good self-care is about […]

NHS England, Public Health England and Diabetes UK have teamed up in with leading companies from the tech sector as the battle against obesity and Type 2 diabetes goes digital. GP surgeries in York, Withernsea, Malton and Hull will be referring people onto the pilot which will see 5,000 people across the country benefiting. Medical […]

People in Lancashire and South Cumbria are being encouraged to discover their local pharmacy and to use their health experts on the high street this winter for advice and help on minor illnesses. This is the message behind Ask Your Pharmacist Week 2017 from 6 – 13 November, a health awareness week that happens each […]

NHS England Cumbria and North East’s Head of Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response, has urged people across the area to celebrate Halloween and Bonfire Night safely this year. According to statistics held by NHS Digital, 545 attendances to A&Es across England between 29 October 2016 and 12 November 2016 were as a result of fireworks. […]