1. Get help to buy food and milk

    Advice and Information -

    The NHS Healthy Start scheme aims to help those who are pregnant or have responsibility for at least one child under the age of 4, who are on a qualifying benefit or a low income.

  2. Healthwatch Bury Access Assistance

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    Regular drop in session to help you access local health services.

  3. NHS tells patients to seek emergency care as needed during latest industrial action

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    The NHS is asking patients to seek emergency care if they need to during industrial action and take simple steps to help ensure care is available to patients who need it most.

  4. Looking after your health during the Cost of Living crisis.

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    The continuing cost of living crisis is adversely affecting people's physical and mental wellbeing, with vulnerable people and those on lower incomes hit the hardest.

  5. Are you struggling to access health and care services this winter?

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    With the NHS under extra pressure this winter, we need to hear your experiences of care to help services understand what is working and spot issues affecting support for you and your loved ones.

  6. ‘Help Us, Help You’ Cancer - Earlier Diagnosis

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    NHS England has launched a new phase of the ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign taking a radically different approach to detecting cancer earlier for patients, when it is easier to treat.

  7. Prevention is the best medicine - what to expect from your smear test

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    Cervical cancer screenings save at least 2,000 lives every year in the UK. Here's what you should expect from your smear test and why these screenings are important.

  8. What is womb cancer?

    Advice and Information -

    The main symptom of womb cancer is bleeding after the menopause.

  9. £25 million for women's health hub expansion

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    Women across the country to benefit from better access to care for essential services for menstrual problems, contraception, pelvic pain and menopause care.

  10. Pharmacy Bank Holiday Opening Hours

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    The Easter Bank Holiday Opening Hours between Easter and May 2023 for pharmacies in GM are now available.

  11. Healthwatch Bury Park Bench Surgeries

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    Join us for a chat about all things health and care related at one of our park bench surgeries.

  12. Celebrating ten years of people speaking up to make care better

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    We mark the difference the public has made in improving NHS and social care services.

  13. Bury Sexual Health Service

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    Facebook Live with Bury Sexual Health Service.

  14. World Immunisation Week: 24th to 30th April

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    World Immunisation Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed and to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease.

  15. Healthwatch Bury Facebook Live for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

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    Knowing the symptoms of bowel cancer could save your life.

  16. Coronation Weekend Activities in Bury

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    Coronation activities taking place over the bank holiday weekend.

  17. Type 2 Diabetes prevention week

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    Finding out your risk of type 2 diabetes only takes a few minutes, but it could be the most important thing you do today.

  18. Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish their Annual Report 2022-23

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    Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish its first Annual Report which highlights their activities over the past year and the impact the independent network has achieved.

  19. Healthwatch in Greater Manchester Annual Report 2022-23

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    Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish its first Annual Report which highlights their activities over the past year and the impact the independent network has achieved.

  20. Healthwatch Bury Annual Report 2022-23

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    Our annual report for 2022-2023. Giving a background to what we have been doing, how we have helped people in the borough and contributed to the system.

  21. How do I get a fit note?

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    From 1 July 2022, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists can legally certify and issue a statement of fitness for work, or informally known as a ‘fit note’.

  22. What to expect when waiting for care

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    The wait for planned medical care or surgery can be frustrating. That’s why you must get regular, clear and accessible updates to help you plan your next steps while you wait.

  23. CQC publishes reports following inspections at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust it must make further urgent improvements following an inspection of its leadership and three services from January to March.

  24. St John Ambulance BSL emergency first aid film

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    St John Ambulance want to ensure that no one dies through lack of first aid provision.

  25. National survey highlights decline in people’s experience of urgent and emergency care.

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    Findings from a survey of more than 36,000 people who used NHS urgent and emergency care services in September 2022 show that many people had a worse experience than in previous years – particularly those treated in an A&E type department.

  26. NHS to roll out flu vaccines for children from September

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    Millions of children in England will be offered a flu vaccine from September, as the NHS steps up its vaccination programme to protect the country against both flu and covid viruses ahead of winter.

  27. NWAS Patient Transport Service (PTS) and 999 easy read guides

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    North West Ambulance Service have produced an easy read format of their Patient Transport Service (PTS) and 999 guide.

  28. What help can you get to pay for your prescriptions?

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    The cost-of-living crisis is putting many people under financial strain, and prescription costs are more than some people can afford to pay. Find out what help is available to help you cover the cost of your medication.

  29. Macmillan welfare benefit advice and assistance in Bury

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    Bury & Bolton Citizens Advice are working in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support to provide welfare benefit advice and assistance to patients affected by cancer across Bury.

  30. NHS mobile van comes to Bury and Prestwich

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    This Van Can is a Greater Manchester NHS mobile health clinic in a van which is raising awareness of prostate cancer.

  31. New NHS England programme to improve type 2 diabetes care for people under 40

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    A new initiative has been launched by NHS England in which people under 40 living with type 2 diabetes will be offered additional health checks, to help lower their risk of diabetes complications.

  32. Upcoming Healthwatch Bury group and drop-in sessions

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    Healthwatch Bury will be attending various groups in Bury this autumn and winter.

  33. How to stay well this winter

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    Tips to help you stay well this winter and get the care you need.

  34. What is the COVID-19 vaccine and how do I get it?

    Advice and Information -

    Take a look at what you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccination programme, including where to go and why it's important.

  35. Could you be the Healthwatch Bury board member we have been looking for?

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    We are currently on the lookout for people that could add their valuable skills and experience to our board of directors as we look to build on the work we have been doing and strive for bigger goals.

  36. Healthwatch Bury Annual General Meeting

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    Save the date for the Healthwatch Bury Annual General Meeting 2023.

  37. Greater Manchester care home is rated inadequate and placed in special measures by CQC

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Burrswood Care Home in Bury, Greater Manchester, inadequate, and placed it in special measures following an inspection in August.

  38. Bury Breathe Easy Group

    Advice and Information -

    Bury Breathe Easy is a local support group for all people affected by lung disease, their family members, friends and carers.

  39. Healthwatch Bury Annual General Meeting

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    We would like to invite you to the Healthwatch Bury's Annual General Meeting 2023.

  40. What are the symptoms and treatments for diabetes?

    Advice and Information -

    Diabetes UK estimates that five million people in the UK are living with diabetes, with 850,000 of them not yet diagnosed.

  41. Let's Make a Difference Together

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    Volunteers needed to take part in a new communications campaign to encourage the reporting of inappropriate behaviour against women and girls across Bury.

  42. Can I access my GP records online?

    Advice and Information -

    From 31 October 2023, GP surgeries must give patients online access to their new health record entries. Find out what information is in your record and how to access it.

  43. Getting started with the NHS App

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    Step-by-step instructions for patients.

  44. Our Christmas opening hours

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    Our phone line Christmas and New Year opening hours.

  45. Youth Service: support over the festive period

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    Information about where and when young people can access support over the festive period

  46. Better Health Quit Smoking

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    It's much easier to quit when you get the right support and there are lots of options to choose from.