Health
NHS Kicks Off Covid And Flu Jabs To Protect Against `Tripledemic’
THE ROLLOUT of Covid and flu vaccines for older adults, care home residents and those with long term health conditions has started across the North West. With more than 2.8
October becomes `Stoptober’ as smokers urged to consider quitting
The Stoptober campaign takes place this month, encouraging people to attempt to quit smoking.The annual event promotes the support that is available to stop smoking and calls upon smokers to
`Essential’ pharmacists deliver almost half a million consultations in the North West ahead of World Pharmacists Day
The NHS’s leading pharmacist in the North West has praised the ‘tireless’ work of the profession ahead of World Pharmacists Day, which has seen almost half a million patient consultations
One in five GPs using AI at work despite lack of training – with some even using it in diagnosis
One in five GPs is using generative AI tools to help them do their job, despite the risks that come with it, and a lack of training.GPs are using commercially
Parents say a sick child is the biggest cause of family stress
With the summer holidays at an end, and children back in school or childcare, the countdown to the first runny noses of the season has begun – and the inevitable
New Initial Assessment Tool at East Lancashire Hospitals Streamlines Patient Care and Reduces Waiting Times
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has introduced a cutting-edge assessment tool across its Urgent Treatment Centres and Minor Injuries Unit, enabling patients to receive faster, more accurate care.In a significant
Giving children salt water nasal drops can cut duration of a cold and stop it spreading, study suggests
Giving children a solution made up of salt and water can cut the duration of a cold by two days, researchers have suggested.A study found that cold symptoms lasted for
Alopecia: New NHS drug ‘ could make life so much easier’
Earlier this year a new drug to treat severe alopecia – an autoimmune condition that causes hair loss – was given the green light for NHS use. Some are keen
Bradford consultant appointed as proctor for robotic-assisted surgery
A Bradford hospital consultant’s new role will see hm training surgeons of the future across the UK and Europe, who will be using state-of-the-art robotics.Consultant Uro-oncologist and Urological Surgeon, Raj
Finding purpose in later life may prevent memory loss, study suggests
Older people who feel their life still has purpose are less likely to get memory loss, a survey has suggested.More than 900 people were tracked for an average of 14
