Blood donor restrictions for gay and bisexual men ‘out of date’ and ‘unfair’, says Manchester’s LGBTF chief
Manchester’s LGBT Foundation is calling for gay and bisexual men to be granted the freedom to donate blood.
End stigma of mental illness ‘taboo’: Charity urges bosses to protect Manchester minds
A Manchester-based charity is encouraging local businesses to turn to them for practical guidance on mental illness awareness in the workplace in order to break down the stigma and barriers of this all too often ‘taboo’ issue.
‘It’s like being stabbed in the cheek’: Living with rare and painful trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia is one of the most of the painful afflictions known to man. In the majority of cases it’s caused by compression of the trigeminal nerve – the largest nerve inside the skull which transmits pain and touch sensations from your face, teeth and mouth to your brain.
Leigh boy, 11, living with brain tumour gets helping hand from SuperJosh charity
A little boy from Leigh, who has been living with a brain tumour since he was diagnosed on his first birthday, has been given a helping hand from Team SuperJosh.
Middle-aged mums: Manchester is UK hotspot for women over 40 giving birth
Figures released by the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) indicate women aged 40-49 in Greater Manchester gave birth to 1,190 babies last year – one of the highest rates in the country.
Elderly treated ‘by strangers’ and given wrong medication doses at Trafford care home
Patients at a Trafford care home have been left feeling unsafe as they are treated by ‘strangers’ and given incorrect doses of their medicine, a Care Quality Commission report reveals.
Greater Manchester to pioneer new programme linking health and social care with local economy
The public health agenda of each of the areas will now be driven by plans laid out by their own health and wellbeing boards.
North Manchester hospital’s A&E patient waiting times set to plummet with new scheme
A&E waiting times could plummet at one of Manchester’s largest hospitals this week as a successful national initiative kicks into action there.
Rochdale care provider slates home’s ‘inadequate’ rating from CQC as ‘inaccurate’
A Rochdale care home for the elderly is reeling from an ‘inadequate’ rating in their latest report by the Care Quality Commission.
Jessica’s Journey: Manchester tot who can’t walk needs YOUR help to take first steps to ‘where she needs to be’
This is the poetic plea of a brave Wythenshawe tot, Jessica Rooney, who cannot walk or talk and would love a walking frame to help her explore – and she needs your help to get it.
Fight against FGM must tackle disparity between government and African community views
A Manchester female genital mutilation awareness charity, Africans Unite Against Child Abuse (AFRUCA), is calling for ‘widespread community’ action to fill the ‘gaping hole’ in the provision of support for FGM victims.