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8th February 2024 1:46 pm 0 Healthy Heart Tips: Maintaining your new healthy habits

At the beginning of 2024 you may have created a new healthy resolution for the year and now is the time to start thinking about how to maintain it. Creating a new habit or stopping an old one can be difficult, and with motivation at its lowest during the winter months, it can be easy for habits to slip. Read More

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8th February 2024 7:00 am 0 Work underway on full action plan after inspection reveals care home requires safety improvements

WORK is underway with a full action plan at a Warrington care home after an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed safety concerns. Read More

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7th February 2024 7:00 am 0 NHS apprenticeships soar in the North West

MORE than 3,000 NHS apprenticeships started in the North West in the past year, providing more opportunities for people to start careers in the NHS, whilst boosting staffing levels and providing outstanding care to communities. Read More

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3rd February 2024 7:00 am 0 Live in Oakwood? Bridgewater’s Community Health and Wellbeing Workers are here to support you

BRIDGEWATER’S Community Health and Wellbeing Workers have made it their aim to help improve the mental and physical health of people living in the Oakwood area of Warrington. Read More

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2nd February 2024 7:00 am 1 Obesity is on the increase – and more people are overweight

OBESITY is on the increase in Warrington – with one in four adults (25.8 per cent) now obese compared with 19.3 per cent 10 years ago. Read More

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2nd February 2024 7:00 am 0 Patients benefitting from more beds in hospitals this winter

DESPITE significant ongoing seasonal pressures across the NHS, patients in the North West are benefiting from the roll out of over 680 additional permanent staffed beds this winter. Read More

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31st January 2024 10:35 am 4 Almost every NHS pharmacy in the North West begins treating people for common conditions

PATIENTS in the North West will be able to get treatment for seven common conditions at their high street pharmacy from today without needing to see a GP, as part of a major transformation in the way the NHS delivers care. Read More

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31st January 2024 7:00 am 0 New breast screening figures prompt fresh uptake appeal

THOUSANDS of women are being urged to attend NHS breast screening appointments as new figures today show that, despite a slight increase in uptake in the last year, over a third of women still did not take up the potentially lifesaving offer. Read More

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30th January 2024 11:52 am 0 UK introduces ban on disposable vapes amidst concerns of increasing youth usage

The UK government, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is set to implement a ban on disposable vapes in an effort to curb the growing trend of vaping among young people. Read More

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30th January 2024 7:00 am 0 Diagnostic services win funding to accelerate use of AI to help diagnose lung cancer quicker

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s Radiology Imaging Network (CAMRIN) has secured funding from the NHS Transformation Directorate’s AI Diagnostic Fund to accelerate the deployment of AI to help diagnose lung cancer patients quicker. Read More