Invest in green space now to reduce pressure on NHS say GP’s
POLICYMAKERS must prioritise the environment by investing in green space to improve the health of the nation and ease pressure on the NHS, say doctors.
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Hospital singing group transforms stroke care with innovative patient focused activities
WARRINGTON and Halton Teaching Hospitals (WHH) has celebrated the first anniversary of its Singing Group, which is part of a transformative journey in stroke care.
Work ongoing to make improvements at mental health hospital
WORK is ongoing to make improvements at an independent mental health hospital in Warrington, following concerns about the service.
Second phase of a multi-million £ diagnostics centre opens
THE second phase of a multi-million pound project to help diagnose and treat a range of health conditions while improving waiting times for residents of Warrington and Halton has been completed.
Public urged to use NHS 111 ahead of next doctor strikes
PEOPLE are being urged to use NHS 111 for all non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of industrial action by junior doctors which starts this weekend.
Mersey Care becomes first NHS Trust to eliminate Hepatitis C for more than six months
MERSEY Care’s community drug and alcohol addictions team has achieved a unique landmark by becoming the only NHS Trust in the UK to eliminate Hepatitis C from their service for more than six months.
Thousands with cancer-causing condition offered life-saving NHS bowel cancer screening
THE NHS is offering routine preventative bowel cancer screening to thousands of people in England with a genetic condition that increases their chance of developing certain cancers.
NHS waiting list in North West falls for third month in a row thanks to efforts of staff
NHS Leaders in the North West have hailed the hard work of staff in the region after new figures showed overall waiting lists fell for the third month in a row in December.
Every February, Andrea remembers the day her mother died from cancer
EVERY February, Andrea Jones, from Warrington, remembers the day her father broke the news to her that her mother had died from cancer..
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.