Category: Health
96% of patients would recommend NWAS to friends or family
North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has welcomed the success of their most recent Friends and Family Test (FFT) with 96% of patients being ‘extremely likely’ or...
Watch: How to make brush time fun
Getting your children to brush their teeth can be a nightmare for parents, in fact a new survey saw 80% of parents say their children get angry and throw major temper...
Support for smokefree family events in Salford, as new campaign launches
Demand for smokefree events and spaces with children present is high in Salford, according to a new survey. 66% of people in Salford questioned were supportive of...
Cancer Awareness Roadshow in Eccles this week
Cancer research UK is bringing its Cancer Awareness Roadshow to Eccles town centre this week to provide information on how to reduce the risk of cancer. More than four...
Watch: How to seek a second opinion
New research released recently shows only a third of Brits say they would seek a second medical opinion about their diagnosis or treatment. • One in five Brits said...
Subject sugary drinks to the same rules as tobacco
Sugary drinks should be subject to the same advertising and sponsorship rules as tobacco, according to an oral health charity. The British Dental Health Foundation...
‘Super hospital’ Salford Royal will treat most critical in major shake-up
Doctors at Salford Royal hospital will treat some of the most critically ill patients in the North West in a major change to the way health centres operate. It means...
H7N7 bird flu found on Lancashire farm, DEFRA confirm
Health officials have confirmed that a case of H7N7 avian flu has been found at a poultry farm in Preston, Lancashire. Humane culling is now being carried out on all...
Unique public health agreement for Greater Manchester
Yesterday (July 10) saw the signing of a major agreement to create a united, single leadership for public health across Greater Manchester – to focus on...
Watch: Women’s lung cancer cases hit 20,000
Cases of lung cancer in women have reached 20,000 a year in the UK for the first time since records began, according to new Cancer Research UK statistics published...
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