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Patients

Greater Manchester Patients Not Passports urging the city-region’s mayor Andy Burnham to back their calls for free NHS treatment for all

Open letter to Andy Burnham calls for NHS healthcare justice

Hundreds of people have lost their sight due to treatment delays caused by NHS backlogs, according to the Association of Optometrists
Hundreds of people have lost their sight due to treatment delays caused by NHS backlogs, according to the Association of Optometrists

Hundreds of people lose sight due to delays caused by NHS backlog

A protest during the previous strike by junior doctors in 2016. Photo: Getty Images
A protest during the previous strike by junior doctors in 2016. Photo: Getty Images

Junior doctors strike: advice given to public as walk-out starts

NHS prescriptions are on the rise next month to add to the financial concerns of households amid a crippling cost of living crisis - Credit: Adobe
NHS prescriptions are on the rise next month to add to the financial concerns of households amid a crippling cost of living crisis - Credit: Adobe

NHS prescription charges to rise in April - how much more you’ll pay

Semaglutide has been approved by the NHS to help obese patients in England
Semaglutide has been approved by the NHS to help obese patients in England

New weight loss injections approved by NHS for use in England

The NHS has re-launched its Check in and Chat service for isolated patients
The NHS has re-launched its Check in and Chat service for isolated patients

NHS re-launches volunteer service for lonely and isolated patients

NHS England says it is encouraging patients to wean off antidepressants and painkillers by taking alternative therapies.
NHS England says it is encouraging patients to wean off antidepressants and painkillers by taking alternative therapies.

NHS to encourage art and music lessons instead of prescription drugs

A butterfly artwork produced on Arden Ward at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport
A butterfly artwork produced on Arden Ward at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport

Bringing art to a mental health ward at a Stockport hospital

Sir Rod Stewart poses for photos with members of staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex
Sir Rod Stewart poses for photos with members of staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex

Sir Rod Stewart backs NHS wage rise and pays for patient scans

Adrian Bishop, who is the 1,000th patient to receive proton beam therapy at The Christie
Adrian Bishop, who is the 1,000th patient to receive proton beam therapy at The Christie

Proton beam therapy milestone for Manchester cancer hospital

Doctors warn that use of Nitrous Oxide could lead to spinal damage

NHS hospitals in England are battling sewage issues
NHS hospitals in England are battling sewage issues

NHS hospitals battle sewage leaks and maintenance issues

Teddi during her stay at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Photo: BBC
Teddi during her stay at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Photo: BBC

Manchester hospital first in UK to use life-saving gene therapy

The offending advertisement features the image of one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers (Image: DeadHappy)
The offending advertisement features the image of one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers (Image: DeadHappy)

Complaints against Harold Shipman insurance adverts upheld

The store in Fulwood has since apologised to Ellie and said they would be looking into the matter
The store in Fulwood has since apologised to Ellie and said they would be looking into the matter

Asda will offer NHS diabetic screenings at 16 of their UK stores

Ambulance wait times were down by more than an hour in January compared to December 2022.
Ambulance wait times were down by more than an hour in January compared to December 2022.

Ambulance waiting times down to lowest level in 19 months in January

Ambulances outside a hospital
Ambulances outside a hospital

100 specialist mental health ambulances to be funded by UK government

Hundreds of patients at Greater Manchester hospitals faced long waits for a bed in December. Photo: AdobeStock
Hundreds of patients at Greater Manchester hospitals faced long waits for a bed in December. Photo: AdobeStock

Hundreds of patients faced waits of 12 hours in A&E at hospital

Hospitals across Greater Manchester are extremely busy. Photo: AdobeStock
Hospitals across Greater Manchester are extremely busy. Photo: AdobeStock

Bed occupancy levels above safe limits at these Manchester hospitals

A selection of antidepressants (L-R) Wellbutrin, Paxil, Fluoxetine and Lexapro (Pic: Getty Images)
A selection of antidepressants (L-R) Wellbutrin, Paxil, Fluoxetine and Lexapro (Pic: Getty Images)

Antidepressants can cause ‘emotional blunting’ according to research

Sajid Javid urges ‘unsustainable’ NHS to charge patients for GP and A&E visits
Sajid Javid urges ‘unsustainable’ NHS to charge patients for GP and A&E visits

Sajid Javid wants NHS to charge patients for GP and A&E visits

Lloyds Pharmacy branches inside Sainsburys stores are set to close
Lloyds Pharmacy branches inside Sainsburys stores are set to close

Lloyds Pharmacy to close all 237 branches inside Sainsbury’s stores

Nursing staff at Wigan Infirmary on the picket line during two days of strike action
Nursing staff at Wigan Infirmary on the picket line during two days of strike action

NHS strike is about health service’s future, nurses say

Nursing staff are on the picket line at hospitals across England in a dispute over pay. Photo; Getty Images
Nursing staff are on the picket line at hospitals across England in a dispute over pay. Photo; Getty Images

Nurses at Greater Manchester hospitals on strike in pay dispute

Hospitals in Greater Manchester are dangerously busy, the latest data shows: Photo: AdobeStock
Hospitals in Greater Manchester are dangerously busy, the latest data shows: Photo: AdobeStock

NHS under pressure: Greater Manchester hospitals are dangerously busy

Flu levels are high at Manchester hospitals Credit: georgerudy - stock.adobe.com/ posed by model
Flu levels are high at Manchester hospitals Credit: georgerudy - stock.adobe.com/ posed by model

Hospital trust has highest number of in-patients with flu

Ariana Grande (Getty Images)
Ariana Grande (Getty Images)

Ariana Grande sends Xmas gifts to children at Manchester hospitals

A queue of ambulances are seen outside the Royal London Hospital emergency department on November 24, 2022. That week, nearly three in 10 ambulances were queuing outside hospitals in England.
A queue of ambulances are seen outside the Royal London Hospital emergency department on November 24, 2022. That week, nearly three in 10 ambulances were queuing outside hospitals in England.

‘Critical incidents’ declared at 8 hospital and ambulance trusts

NHS call for responsible drinking during ambulance worker strikes

The Royal College of Nursing is due to take strike action for the first time in its history (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
The Royal College of Nursing is due to take strike action for the first time in its history (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Tens of thousands of nurses start strike action today

A&E waits across England have hit a new high. Photo: AdobeStock
A&E waits across England have hit a new high. Photo: AdobeStock

How long patients had to wait in A&E to see a doctor in November

Data has shown which Trafford GPs most commonly have long waits once appointments have been booked
Data has shown which Trafford GPs most commonly have long waits once appointments have been booked

Trafford GP surgeries with long waits for appointments

Data has shown the GP practices in Salford where long waits for appointments are most common
Data has shown the GP practices in Salford where long waits for appointments are most common

The Salford GP surgeries with long waits to see a doctor

Some GP surgeries have long waits to see patients in Manchester Credit: goodluz - stock.adobe.com
Some GP surgeries have long waits to see patients in Manchester Credit: goodluz - stock.adobe.com

The 10 surgeries with the longest waits for GP appointments

The Royal College of Nursing is balloting all of its UK members for strike action for the first time in its 106-year history. Picture: Lisa Ferguson
The Royal College of Nursing is balloting all of its UK members for strike action for the first time in its 106-year history. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Nurses set for historic strike before Christmas due to pay disputes

The Edenfield Centre in Prestwich. Credit: Google Maps
The Edenfield Centre in Prestwich. Credit: Google Maps

Call for public inquiry into mental health unit in BBC Panorama probe

The busiest GP surgeries across Greater Manchester have been revealed by NHS Data
The busiest GP surgeries across Greater Manchester have been revealed by NHS Data

These are the busiest GP surgery in each Greater Manchester borough

Guy Parker from Fallowfield is waiting for a stoma removal operation. Credit: Guy Parker.
Guy Parker from Fallowfield is waiting for a stoma removal operation. Credit: Guy Parker.

Half a million patients on NHS waiting lists in Greater Manchester

Hospitals recorded thousands of overheating incidents last year.
Hospitals recorded thousands of overheating incidents last year.

As temperatures rise, are hospital wards overheating?

Isyaka Mamman
Isyaka Mamman

Isyaka Mamman: Oldham former doctor who killed a patient is jailed