Health News

PUBLIC Health leaders in Warrington are appealing to residents not to visit other households in a bid to contain the transmission of COVID-19 and to help drive down the number of cases in the town. Read More

MOVES are taking place to bring increased testing capacity to Warrington as new COVID-19 infection rates have more than trebled in a week, making it one of the highest in England. Read More

THE number of cases of COVID-19 reported in Warrington is continuing to rise with the latest data showing over 150 new cases in a seven day period – with the speed of transmission across the UK above critical level. Read More

RESIDENTS are being urged by Warrington Borough Council to think about the impact of COVID-19 on other people, as well as the risk to themselves, as confirmed case numbers rise. Read More

WHILE the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is continuing to rise in Warrington, including 33 new cases in one day, the number of inpatients receiving treatment at Warrington Hospital has remained low at just three. Read More

WITH the number of positive cases in Warrington increasing and a sustained, upwards trend, there now appear to be “serious issues” with lab capacity for COVID-19 testing with local residents instructed to travel to Telford. Read More

WARRINGTON and Halton Teaching Hospitals has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award as one of the first acute trusts in the country to use a Shared Reading programme to improve the patient experience on its wards. Read More

A new walk-through COVID-19 testing facility is opening in nearby Runcorn, as part of the Government’s UK-wide drive to improve the accessibility of coronavirus testing, as cases continue to rise in Warrington. Read More

LOCAL residents are being urged to call NHS 111 first if they need urgent – but not emergency – NHS care from September 8. Read More