Category: Health
‘Super hospital’ Salford Royal will treat most critical in major shake-up
Tom Rodgers Thu 16th July, 12:16 PM
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
Tom Rodgers Mon 13th July, 2:22 PM
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
Brian Everall Sat 11th July, 12:15 AM
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
Brian Everall Sun 5th July, 8:46 AM
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...
Grow Your Own: Free raised beds open at Buile Hill Park
Tom Rodgers Thu 28th May, 9:47 AM
Wannabe gardeners struggling for space at home can now get their hands dirty in Salford with new free space to grow vegetables at Buile Hill Park. Raised beds – which...
Lithuanian health care workers visit St Ann’s Hospice
Tony Flynn Fri 17th April, 12:00 PM
St Ann’s Hospice is sharing its expertise with talented health care staff from Lithuania. Medical student Povilas Danielius and health psychologist Gryte Balsyte,...
Paramedic stress levels ‘reaching dangerous levels’ say union
Brian Everall Sat 11th April, 9:35 AM
A Unison report has revealed the scale of stress among ambulance workers in the North West. Long hours, staff shortages and the mental demands of the job are placing an...
New £400k community centre to fight drug addiction in Salford
Brian Everall Tue 7th April, 7:29 PM
Plans to help more people recover from addiction have been given a £400,000 boost in Salford. An industrial unit, owned by Salford City Council, in Orchard Street, is...
Salford Heart Care forced to cut groups in savage funding loss
Tom Rodgers Thu 2nd April, 7:32 PM
Two popular heart care groups in Salford have been forced to close after the charity running them was served with a £26,000 funding cut. Langworthy and Walkden healthy...
Joy for Salford teen heart campaigner as fundraise tops £1,000
Tom Rodgers Thu 2nd April, 2:01 PM
13-year-old Robyn Newell, who lives in Clifton, is celebrating this week after a Bounceathon to raise funds for children with life-threatening heart conditions brought...
