News for: Health

A grandmother who has been forced to sell her house to fund cancer treatment says the GP referral scheme offered by Life Leisure has been an unexpected lifeline. Sharon Goddard, 68, from Marple, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in March 2023. She and her husband Steve are in the process of … [Read more...]

Stepping Hill Hospital’s neonatal unit received a generous donation thanks to the efforts of the members of Romiley Golf Club. Outgoing captains Lynn Schofield and Neil Cousins presented gifts and a donation of £3164.00 which had been raised from a number of fundraising events over the … [Read more...]

Stockport school nurses who have led the way in the successful HPV vaccination of young girls have been sharing their success with colleagues across the country. School nurse leaders Anne Marie Gallogly and Fran Jackson attended the NHS ConfedExpo in Manchester Central to discuss with colleagues … [Read more...]

Smokers and former smokers aged 55-74, who are based at doctors’ surgeries in Reddish, Brinnington, Heaton Norris, Woodley, or Bredbury are being invited for a lung health check. Checks are the latest phase of the Greater Manchester Targeted Lung Health Check Programme, a drive to help improve … [Read more...]

Although the sun has been a little reluctant to put on its hat so far this summer, getting outside is good for us.  ‘Let’s Explore Our Great Outdoors’ is a new campaign designed to encourage anyone and everyone of all ages to take a few moments to look and see what is outdoors in Stockport. There … [Read more...]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will provide £8 million of cloud computing storage access to Stockport biomedical database, UK Biobank, which has been match-funded with a further £8 million from the UK government. The funding to upgrade how UK Biobank uses and stores its growing wealth of health data … [Read more...]

NHS Greater Manchester is calling for pregnant women and parents of young children to ensure they are fully vaccinated against whooping cough amid a rise in cases and declining vaccination rates. Since the beginning of 2024, Greater Manchester has seen the number of whooping cough cases steadily … [Read more...]

Stockport has achieved membership of the Sustainable Food Places network in recognition of efforts to make local, healthy, and sustainable food available to all in the borough. The Stockport Food Partnership, a cross-sector steering group including Stockport Council, community and charitable … [Read more...]