We have recently been doing some work on the accessibility of ‘publicly accessible defibrillators’ in our local area. Defibrillators Statistics show that your chances of surviving many types of heart attack increase from 0% to 40% with early CPR and early defibrillation. It is important to stress that good first aid training is also important […]

I Will, if You Will has been a in Bury (funded by Government) to encourage women and girls to feel the benefits of getting more active. Over the last 12 months, IWIYW has been piloted in Bury to see what helps create a shift in attitude and what encourages more women and girls to be […]

Information from the NHS in Bury: If you have a long term health condition, even one that is well managed, you are eligible for the flu vaccination free of charge. Flu can make the effects of existing health conditions worse, so if you have a long term condition, like diabetes, asthma or heart disease, it’s […]

Liberal Democrat health minister Norman Lamb is calling for the government to free up as much as £1.5bn to invest in the NHS in 2015/2016. Norman wants to see the government make NHS funding a priority in next month’s Autumn Statement. We are calling for extra funding to focus on improving mental health care, particularly […]

Bury Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is reruiting for a number of patient cabinet roles. The CCG say: “Bury’s Patient Cabinet has a central role in ensuring meaningful involvement and engagement with local patients and communities – gathering views and feedback and making sure that patients have a chance to feed into and actively participate in […]

Just to update residents on the transport issues around the proposed changes to hospital services in Greater Manchester. You may be aware from the media or from emails earlier in the year about the proposed changes to emergency services which are currently being consulted on by the NHS. The proposals would be that for the […]

Local people are being asked for our views in the current Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment Consultation which is currently taking place. Every Health and Wellbeing Board has a responsibility to publish a statement of the needs for pharmaceutical services (‘chemists’ ) of the population in its area. The assessment considers a number of issues including: population […]

Care service providers in Bury are working to reduce the number of accidental falls suffered by older people. Residents are invited to a Falls Prevention Awareness Day on Wednesday 24 September, held at Textile Hall, Manchester Road, Bury from 10am to 4pm. Every year, one in three over-65s will have a fall. This event will […]

The NHS in Greater Manchester is currently consulting with members of the public about its proposals for the future of some aspects of healthcare in Greater Manchester. This is a very important consultation which will affect how we receive healthcare in future years. In particular it will affect which hospitals we need to attend for some […]

Just an update on a number of services to help people with and affected by dementia in the Bury area – hope this is useful: Elms Dementia Cafe The Elms Dementia Cafe takes places 10.30am – 12.30pm at Elms Community Centre once a month. The upcoming dates are: – 12 September 2014 Fire Safety Talk […]