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

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

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