The Liberal Democrats have committed to spending £3.5bn more on mental health care in England over the next parliament. The money would be spent on revolutionising children’s and adult mental health care including: – £250m over five years for pregnant women and mums dealing with depression. This would include eight new mother and baby units […]

The NHS in Bury has published the following opening times for pharmacies over the Easter Bank Holidays (Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday). The details were correct when at the time of going to press.

Pennine Care, the NHS Trust which provides some of the mental health and community health services in Bury, is currently starting the next round of elections for public and staff members to join its Council of Governors. NHS Foundation Trusts includes a ‘Council of Governors’ in their set up – Pennine Carehave three Public Governor […]

A very common subject which residents raise with me is around access to GPs. I know that a lot of people have experienced problems getting an appointment at their GPs. IN particular it can be a problem getting the appointment at the GP that ‘works for you’ – e.g. at a time that suits your […]

Information from the NHS: Worried about your memory – Free Memory Screening available at PRESTWICH PHARMACY, Longfield Centre, Prestwich If you are 50 and over, worried about your memory or of a loved one and it’s affecting everyday life then drop in or book an appointment on 0161 798 2778 Tuesday 17 February, 10am – […]

Thursday 5 February 2015 is Time to Talk Day – asking the nation to take 5 minutes to have a conversation about mental health. Having a mental health problem is hard enough, but sometimes the isolation and stigma can make it even worse. But we can all help to break the silence. Talking about mental […]

We do not need to tell you about the very cold weather at the moment. Please do take care of yourself and also think about neighbours, particularly those who live alone or people who might be more vulnerable. The national charity Age UK has produced a number of advice articles about winter – obviously aimed […]

In Britain last year 4,700 people committed suicide. Three quarters of them were men, and suicide is the largest cause of death for young people and young men in particular. The North West has the second highest numbers of suicide rates in Britain. Last year 567 men and 146 women took their own lives in […]

Residents will no doubt have seen news about the extreme pressure Accident and Emergency (A&E) services are experiencing at the present time. With the weather getting colder this is likely to get worse. Our local NHS hospital provider has seen it’s busiest time at A&E ever in the last month and staff will be working […]

A few weeks ago I reported on a campaign to get more access to publicly accessible defribulators in the local area (see this story). Since then I’ve received the very welcome news that the team at Brookvale in Simister have a total of five Defibulators on site, together with trained staff. Brockville have offered the […]