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Health News
NHS Greater Manchester has been named as one of four areas that will receive funding. The funding from Department of Health and Social Care’s Adult Social Care Technology Funds is for work to help reduce the risk of falls.
Read more about Greater Manchester awarded national grant for falls prevention
Health News
This Autumn, NHS Greater Manchester (GM) is urging all pregnant women in the region to get their winter vaccines for both flu and COVID-19 as soon as they can.
Read more about NHS Greater Manchester Urges All Pregnant Women To Get Both Their Winter Vaccines
Roadshow
The NHS mobile ‘clinic in a van’ is coming to Wigan and Leigh so staff can talk to men about their risk of prostate cancer.
Read more about This Van Can rolls into Wigan and Leigh
Health News
Over the coming months, thousands participants in Greater Manchester who enrolled on the NHS-Galleri trial in 2021 will be returning to mobile clinics for their last of three appointments for the trial.
Read more about Volunteers in Greater Manchester are returning one last time to help NHS trial new cancer screening blood test
Health News
With around 10,000 people aged over 65 in Greater Manchester injuring themselves through falls each year, organisations in the city-region are teaming up to ensure more services are in place for winter.
Read more about Health leaders’ mission to reduce serious falls in Greater Manchester
Health News
New figures reveal that the proportion of people smoking in Greater Manchester has fallen to the lowest level on record.
Read more about Smoking falls to record low in Greater Manchester
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care holds a public board meeting every month to keep everyone up to date with its plans. All are welcome, including those who need support to attend. Other public meetings, like the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership Board, and events can be found here too.
