Thousands of Greater Manchester residents whose health makes it hard for them to work will benefit through a ground-breaking new service launched today by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP). Working Well Early Help is the first programme of its kind in the country. It brings […]
Losing a baby can be one of the toughest things that a parent ever has to face, but one brave couple from Oldham have used the loss of their son Dexter to support other parents on the maternity units at The Royal Oldham Hospital by fundraising with family and friends. Parents Jessica and Michael Greaves […]
People in Oldham are being asked to give their views on the recommendation by NHS England to change how some medicines are routinely prescribed. Last year NHS England completed a national consultation that looked at 33 routinely prescribed treatments that have limited clinical value or for conditions which will eventually get better of their own […]
An innovative new programme, providing free specialist support for people with a disability or health condition who are working, absent or newly unemployed in Greater Manchester, went live today (4 March). Working Well Early Help gives individuals access to a dedicated Vocational Rehabilitation Case Worker and early intervention resources, such as online support, to help […]
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has been given the go ahead to deliver an exciting new programme of digital health technology and electronic patient pathways by NHS England. The Trust, which is part of the Northern Care Alliance, is partnering with Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust to become Manchester’s first Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) Fast […]
The Royal Oldham Hospital is asking patients who are unable to attend their hospital appointment to do the right thing; cancel or rearrange it and free up the slot for other patients, after recent data highlighted the financial cost of patients not attending. Recent research has shown that missed appointments cost the hospital at least […]
The Royal Oldham Hospital and other local hospitals managed by the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group are set to welcome the first wave of new Nursing Associates, with 13 new Nursing Associates due to start work on wards at the Royal Oldham this month. The new staff will join teams across the group’s five hospitals […]
A Care Quality Commission (CQC) survey of women who gave birth at The Royal Oldham Hospital and North Manchester General Hospital in 2018 reveals a marked improvement in their experience when compared to the same survey carried out in 2017. In 2017/18, staff at both hospitals have supported women to give birth to 8,711 babies, […]
It’s a lyric made famous by global pop phenomenon Justin Bieber, but one Oldham GP Practice team are promoting the ‘love yourself’ message to a number of female patients on her list, in a bid to improve screening rates and overall health outcomes. In the week that usually sees us celebrating our loved ones with […]
More than 70 community organisations have been awarded Fast Grants to improve the areas where they live. Fast Grants are small amounts of money, awarded to an individual resident or a community group with a great idea and requires a small pot of money to deliver something in their community. The successful projects include an […]
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