BBC Health Correspondent for North West England.
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Many thanks to Chloe for telling me her story. She hopes it will help others avoid the same mistake.
'I nearly died after buying skinny jab from friend of friend' bbc.in/4d5Hq5q
EXCLUSIVE Hundreds of orthopaedic patients at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals haven’t been able to get surgery since October. watch BBC North West Today at 1330 to find out why.
Staff working very hard in all hospitals to help patients stay out - with innovative home support packages. But with record waits at A&E to be admitted, we could be in for another rough winter. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgk…
EXCLUSIVE: Historical corporate failings at Blackpool Victoria Hospital being investigated by Lancashire Police bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yg…
EXCLUSIVE Lancs Police have wound down the active investigation into the killing of stroke patient Valerie Kneale at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in 2018.
They say it will be regularly reviewed, they still hope for more information and their thoughts remain with her family.
“We’re seeing an impact on young people’s mental health, depression and loneliness” Lancashire’s Director of Public Health says some health inequalities are worse now for the region than before Covid bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5d…
So why is this happening?
Today figures came out which show that 60% of patients who were medically fit to leave hospital at the end of January didn’t. Pointing to issues with social and community care.
EXCLUSIVE: The crisis in our A&Es. We’ve discovered that last year in the NW nearly 39,000 patients waited longer than 24 hours for a bed in a ward. Hundreds waited longer than four days. More on @BBCNWT at lunchtime and 6.30. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93q…
EXCLUSIVE: The crisis in our A&Es. We’ve discovered that last year in the NW nearly 39,000 patients waited longer than 24 hours for a bed in a ward. Hundreds waited longer than four days. More on @BBCNWT at lunchtime and 6.30. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93q…
Find out more on @BBCNWT at 1330 and 1830
EXCLUSIVE. The organisation which funds healthcare in Lancashire and South Cumbria plus three hospital trusts have been put in the equivalent of financial “special measures” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg0…
EXCLUSIVE. The organisation which funds healthcare in Lancashire and South Cumbria plus three hospital trusts have been put in the equivalent of financial “special measures” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg0…
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Happy New Year! Back for first 1830 @BBCNWT of 2025. Graph ⬇️ shows North West Tonight has completed FOUR consecutive years, month-after-month, with the highest Audience Appreciation of all BBC News output. Thank you, as always, for watching and best wishes from all the team.
In December 2015 in England NHS figures show 29 patients waited longer than 12 hours to be admitted to hospital from A&E
Last month that figure was 54,207 (1/4)
In Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester this happened to 46% of the patients who were admitted last month - 805 people out of 1,763. (3/4)
“People feel abandoned” Why 100s of people in Greater Manchester say they aren’t able to get the mental health care they need, and the staff demanding change. Watch the full story @BBCNWT 1830
“It’s a horrible, horrible situation” Christina Black from Liverpool has to find more than £7,000 every 3 weeks for the cancer drug which is helping to keep her alive. The NHS says #Enhertu is too expensive to fund. @BreastCancerNow @BBCNWT tonight, 1830 and on BBC iPlayer.
Really pleased to be nominated and well done everyone! 👏👏👏 Looking forward to seeing you all at the do next month 🍻🎉 #RTSNWAwards
