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Category: Health

It’s Time: Pressure on to end scandal of no help for abused children in Salford

A local MP has pledged support for an NSPCC campaign to start counting the number of children who have been abused and are in need of mental health support. The...

Juice bike touring the city giving out free smoothies to mark debt campaign

Salford Credit Union is marking the city’s first Credit Union Awareness Week campaign #BreakTheCycle this week by touring the community with a juice bike. The...

Make high-strength cider more expensive to save NHS £100m a year, says study

Salford spends over £100m a year paying for the damage left over from cheap, high-strength alcohol harming the most vulnerable in our community. So say Manchester...

Older people in Salford needed to test ‘space-age’ walking frame

Researchers in Salford need older people to come forward and try out a new high-tech walking frame. The four-legged ‘Smart Walker’ has been developed by a...

Running start for Beat the Street in Salford

Almost 4,000 people in Salford have ran, walked and cycle more than 3,300 miles for Beat the Street – a free competition that challenges people to run, walk and cycle...

Salford in call to Give a Hand and Bake for the Stroke Association

The Stroke Association is inviting budding bakers across Salford to don their aprons and hold a cake sale to raise funds for stroke survivors. Actress Sophie Thompson is...

Voting now live for Patient’s Star Award

The shortlist for Salford Royal’s Patient’s Star Award has been announced. This special award was launched in 2014 to celebrate staff, teams and departments who go...

Flu video goes viral in Salford

Kids in Salford are taking the fight against flu to their own families as this year’s round of flu season vaccinations begin across the city. In a bid to box-off any...

Salford residents can now AskSARA for advice and support to help daily living

A new, free, online user-friendly tool, aimed at assisting people help themselves with daily household activities and tasks was launched by Salford Together this week....

Dementia app launched in Salford to mark World Alzheimer’s Day

More than 120 business have joined a new app that is set to help thousands of people with dementia and their carers navigate their way around Salford. The Salford Way...