News and reports

GP practices can register patients who live outside their practice area, with home visit services provided separately. The British Medical Association (BMA) guidance explains the regulations, registration process and key concerns.

Healthwatch Bury and Communic8te (charity for Deaf and people with a hearing loss), are looking at the use of hearing aids and the reasons behind why people may not use them.

We want to here how coronavirus / COVID-19 has affected you or your family members.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) marks 10 October as World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is ‘mental health for all’.

Flu occurs every year, usually in the winter, which is why it’s sometimes called seasonal flu.

Self injury Support has been running UK-wide emotional support services around self-harm for over 30 years and they’ve always wanted to run a complementary information/navigation service alongside.

The service is accessible to patients living in Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Middleton, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside and Glossop, Trafford and Wigan, seven-days-a-week, between 8am and 10pm.

National Voices, Traverse, PPL and Healthwatch England put together some tips on how to get the most out of the virtual health and care appointments both for patients and health and care professionals.

Keeping People Connected. Helpline for people with learning disabilities living in Bury.

The majority of people who stayed as an inpatient in hospital were happy with the care they received, according to a national survey from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We have launched our latest annual report covering 2019-20.

Patients in Bury are now able to make online visits to their GP and receive advice and support virtually as more practices roll out new technology during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.