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Category: Health

New enhanced Rough Guide to Accessible Britain charts inclusivity increase

Imaginative new features are helping transform the experience of days out for disabled visitors across the UK according to the new Rough Guide to Accessible Britain,...

Cartoonist gives poignant speech at Salford University dementia event

The cartoonist Tony Husband gave a poignant speech about his father’s decline into dementia during a University of Salford event for people living with the condition....

Salford NHS leaders to support other local hospitals

The Chair and Chief Executive, Jim Potter and Sir David Dalton, of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust are to provide leadership and support to Pennine Acute Hospitals...

Young people with psychosis urged to get physical

A new booklet has been produced to help young people experiencing psychosis for the first time look after their physical health and maintain a healthy lifestyle....

Bladder and kidney cancer awareness roadshow visits Salford

Be Clear on Cancer’s ‘Blood in Pee’ roadshow is touring the country and visiting Salford City, on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 March to raise awareness amongst...

Next 5 years of health spending under spotlight in major Salford meeting

Plans for future health spending will come under close scrutiny when the House of Commons Health Committee visits Salford next week. The four-hour meeting on Monday 21...

GPs advise Salfordians to be prepared for the bank holiday weekend

Salfordians are being advised to plan ahead for any medical needs over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. GP practices in Salford will be closed over the Easter Bank...

Salford is leading the fight against malnutrition among the elderly – with a simple strip of paper

Health and social care professionals in the city have worked to create a simple and effective tool that can spot the early signs of malnutrition and help to prevent...

Watch: Innovative new app helps protect Salford residents from stroke

Eccles and Irlam will be the home of a new innovative pilot aimed to help identify those residents at risk of Atrial Fibrillation (AF), a major cause of strokes. GP...

New guidelines released to help babies sleep safe

Guidance aimed at helping parents and guardians to protect their babies from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) has been updated and released. The guidance has been...