Patients who have contacted their GP practice or booked an appointment over the past weeks and months may have noticed the team is working very differently. Practices are working hard to provide care safely while reducing the transmission of coronavirus and, thanks to new technology, most patient enquiries can now be dealt with without having to [...]
Bury has the highest proportion of eligible people having an NHS Health Check in England. The latest figures which focus on cumulative data since April 2016, puts Bury on the top spot out of 151 areas for the number of eligible people having this live saving check. NHS Health Checks are free for adults aged 40 [...]
With winter type bugs and illnesses starting to circulate, and cold weather making some health problems worse, local people are reminded about the range of options to get the right care and remain safe. Health and care services in hospitals and those closer to home including GP services are coming under increased pressure as winter looms [...]
Proposals for intermediate care services in Bury that aim to reduce waste and improve the range of services available to benefit more people are being consulted on, and local people are being asked to share their views. Intermediate care services support people in the community, this may be in a care setting or in a person’s [...]
All children who were 2 or 3 years of age on the 31st August 2020 are eligible for a free flu vaccination, which is the best way to protect them against the influenza virus (flu). The children’s flu vaccine is offered as a yearly nasal spray to young children to help protect them from flu. Flu can [...]
(From L-R: Dionne Treasure, EHWB (Early Intervention) Worker / Gemma Philburn, EHWB Manager) The World Health Organisation (WHO) marks 10th of October as World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is ‘mental health for all.’ During this difficult year, many local people’s lives and livelihoods have been affected and this has been particularly tough on [...]
More local people than ever will be offered the flu vaccine this winter to protect themselves and the NHS. Currently those eligible for the free vaccination are people aged 65 and over, pregnant women, people with certain health conditions, carers and those in care homes, frontline health and social care workers, anyone living in a household [...]
Local people are invited to attend our Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the year 2019/20. The AGM will take place as follows: Date: Wednesday 23rd September 2020 Time: 4.30 - 5pm Format: Online meeting via Microsoft Teams A copy of our Annual Report for 2019/20 is available on our website At our AGM you will be [...]
Press release issued by Early Break Acknowledging that this is a particularly tough time for some people emotionally, Early Break is launching a new ‘Getting Help Line’ in Bury on 17 August 2020 to offer non-clinical, non-urgent support for anyone experiencing low level emotional health and wellbeing difficulties. The new helpline is being launched on behalf [...]
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and Chair of the Health and Social Care Partnership, Sir Richard Leese have announced an agreement for a new city-region response on mental health to complement work already happening at a local level. Find out more. For everyone Getting Help line The Getting Help line is a confidential service for [...]