Health News

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

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

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

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

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

MORE than 1,000 new doctors could be trained at North West universities in 2024 including, Warrington-based University of Chester. Read More

MATERNITY services in Warrington are being called on to drive up the level of cervical screening in a bid to reduce cancer rates. Read More