Health News

A PIONEERING service bringing children’s cancer treatment closer to home has launched in the North West – the first of its kind in the UK. Read More

Most of the time we doctors have focused on treating disease after symptoms appear. Recently there has been a growing shift toward preventing illness earlier and identifying problems long before they become serious. Read More

A new weekly dementia café is set to open in Winwick this spring, offering vital support for people living with dementia and the families who care for them. Read More

This No Smoking Day, Today March 11, support is on hand for those looking to take their first steps to kicking the habit. Read More

NEW measures have been put in place at Warrington & Halton Hospitals to improve patient flow and free up beds for urgent patients, as data from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) revealed, delayed discharges put patients in danger. Read More

TOMORROW (Wednesday) is No Smoking Day and support is on hand in Warrington for those looking to take their first steps to kicking the habit. Read More

DEMENTIA care specialist, Belong Warrington, got into the swing of all things literary, celebrating World Book Day (05 March). Read More

A Freedom of Information request by medical negligence solicitors has revealed that wrong prescription errors nearly doubled in four years at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Read More

THOUSANDS more women in the North West attended NHS breast screening last year, leading to more cancers being diagnosed early in the region. Read More