health
19th March 2024 | By Emmanuella Coffie
Greater Manchester Hospitals warn patients to expect delays at A&E todayPatients across Greater Manchester warned for extended waiting times at A&E as three NHS trusts raise alerts online, with emergency departments described as ‘very or...
2nd October 2020 | By Joanna Devany
Student outreach ambassadors confronted with a deserted Oxford Road at start of termOutreach workers welcoming students to Manchester have faced a freshers’ week like no other as covid-19 regulations left Oxford Road “shockingly empty”. Fears are growing for...
28th September 2020 | By Matthew Kay
Poorly post war kids have their ‘health holiday’ stories told in new documentaryManchester Metropolitan University has recorded the experiences of Manchester residents who were sent to Switzerland on 'health holidays' after the Second World War
29th January 2020 | By Leonie Backhaus
British universities move to help prevent spread of coronavirusThere are currently 132 people killed and over 6,000 infected because of coronavirus and the disease – which originates in the Chinese city of Wuhan...
20th November 2019 | By Liam Shuker
Campaign launch to change the class of the deadly drug GHB.#TOXICGHB is a campaign by the Northern Quota raising awareness of the dangers of the drug GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate). We want to change the classification of the...
31st December 2018 | By R.McCourt
New Research shows that one in five 18-24-year olds have contracted an STI from someone they met online.In the modern era of love and romance, having a relationship with someone you met online is a normal occurrence. Across campus there will be...
10th December 2018 | By [email protected]
Sarah’s story #EyeAmAwareLeft with unanswered questions after her children visited the local opticians, Sarah Marston, 48, a checkout operator from Leeds was left feeling saddened after she...
3rd December 2018 | By nq_admin
#TakeControl Campaign launches – put your health in your handsWelcome to the launch of the #TakeControl campaign! The aim of this campaign is to raise awareness of the health problems that are caused due...
21st November 2018 | By Dom Poli
The new gadget that is trying ‘wheelie hard’ to improve cyclists safetyAlthough Manchester may not share too many similarities with the Dutch capital of Amsterdam, one resemblance to be drawn is the ever-growing presence of cycles...
19th November 2018 | By [email protected]
Campaign launched to raise awareness about eye health in the UK#EyeAmAware is a campaign to raise awareness among people of all ages and genders about eye health and its importance here in the UK. Its...
16th November 2018 | By nq_admin
Campaign launched to raise awareness for endometriosis#EndoAware is a campaign raising awareness for endometriosis – a life changing condition affecting 1 in 10 women of a reproductive age. In the UK...
16th November 2018 | By nq_admin
Campaign launched to raise awareness for and support untrained people caring for mental health sufferers#LeanOnMe is a campaign aimed at raising awareness for the need to support those who are uneducated and untrained in dealing with a person that...
16th November 2018 | By Katherine Relton-Grice
Heal thyself: Stockport residents encouraged to choose self care for lifeStockport Council has teamed up with local NHS services as part of a national campaign to promote the health benefits of self care. More than...
12th November 2018 | By Farran Golding
Switch Off campaign launched to raise awareness of smartphone and social media addictionDo you often compare yourself to those around you, worry over your body image, struggle sleeping or socialising, or feel somewhat dissatisfied with life in...
14th October 2018 | By Danielle Wroe
‘Honey, I’ve shrunk the pizza!’ But will Britain’s waistline follow suit?Restaurants have been told they need shrink the size of their pizzas and pies in a desperate attempt to reduce Britain’s growing waistlines. Public Health...
2nd March 2018 | By Danielle Kenneally
One hour smoking shisha is equivalent to 100 cigarettes, warns government health officialsStudies show that one hour of smoking shisha – or hookah as it is more commonly known – can be as damaging to your health...
28th November 2017 | By nq_admin
#AnimalsAreFriendsNotFood: Campaign launched to encourage vegetarian / vegan diets to help reduce animal tortureOver a billion farm animals are slaughtered each year for human consumption. These animals are reared in terrible conditions to be slaughtered and sold to...
29th September 2016 | By nq_admin
Tameside and Glossop Health and Social Care to Receive £23million InvestmentTameside and Glossop will become the third area in Greater Manchester to benefit from part of a £450 million ‘Transformation Fund’ via NHS England. The fund...
24th January 2016 | By nq_admin
‘We want Manchester and Salford bouncing with energy’: UKFast and Sports Tours International join forcesby Michelle Kight and Miles Casey People in Manchester are being encouraged to become more active by a sponsorship deal between leading sports organisers Sports...