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New centre 'sets Leigh Infirmary up for the 21st century'

WEBIt sets Leigh Infirmary up for the 21st century and will improve the health of local people for decades to come." The endoscopy unit enables the team to make faster …

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New mental health facility opens at Wigan A&E Department

WEBThe Makerfield Suite held an opening event on Friday, July 14, with Wigan MP Lisa Nandy cutting the suite ribbon alongside NHS staff and managers. The area …

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Lloyds pharmacy and Boots flu jabs: who is eligible and how to book

WEBUK Health Security Agency chief executive Dr Jenny Harries said this year’s flu could be “multi-strain” and reiterated that natural immunity is lower after last year’s …

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REVEALED: The best and worst GP surgeries in the borough

WEBCollectively, 88 per cent of residents hailed the Wigan Borough CCG’s surgeries as good, three per cent higher than the national average. The England-wide survey provides …

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Work now underway at new surgical hub facility at Leigh Infirmary

WEBThe work to build the additional theatre, alongside the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) scheme, will create a new surgical hub facility to expand the …

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REVEALED: The best and worst GP surgeries in Leigh, Tyldesley and

WEBLilford Park Surgery in Leigh 97%. Elliot Street Surgery in Tyldesley 94%. Intrahealth Leigh Sports Village 94%. Doublet-Stewart MPH in Leigh 93%. Seven …

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Failings found in care of woman who died after being found …

WEBTHE family of a woman who died after being found hanging in her room at a mental health hospital have expressed their disappointment in the failures that were …

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Wigan borough records one of highest increases of sexual health …

WEBFindings demand extra funding for sexual health clinics Following the analysis, the LGA, which represent councils responsible for public health across …

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Wigan and Leigh hospitals announce changes to visiting times

WEBLast month, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) announced that there would be a change to hospital visiting …

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Wigan Council's Our Safe Space to support carers and children in …

WEBA NEW project that will support the emotional health and wellbeing of Wigan Borough’s children in care, care leavers and foster carers has been announced by the …

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New £10m diagnostic centre to be rolled out in Leigh

WEBThe £10m facility is expected to open at Leigh infirmary in winter 2023. With a £2.3billion investment into CDCs, more than 1.7 million tests, checks and scans have …

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Smokers urged to get free lung health check at Leigh Tesco

WEBPeople aged between 55-74 years old are being invited to have a potentially “life-saving" NHS lung health check. A mobile health clinic has been stationed at Tesco …

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Smoking, alcohol and inactivity the biggest killers across Wigan

WEBSMOKING, alcohol and a lack of exercise are the biggest contributors to death in Wigan, health bosses have claimed. Rachael Musgrave, director of public …

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The new unit at Leigh Infirmary that honours a much-loved nurse

WEBTHE family of a former nurse has officially opened a new unit in her name at Leigh Infirmary. A special event was held at the new Jean Heyes Reablement Unit on …

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Leigh Mental Health unit named as Atherleigh Park

WEBPhase two will include 42 en-suite rooms for those being cared for by the later life and memory service. The site will also include facilities to promote physical health …

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Fears over looming £1.9bn deficit in Greater Manchester’s NHS …

WEBTHE council’s deputy leader has warned that the restructuring of health services across Greater Manchester has been a ‘backward step’ and that the NHS in the …

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Most deprived areas across Wigan and Leigh revealed

WEBThe five areas with the highest deprivation rates in Wigan and Leigh. Laithwaite and Marsh Green – 71.8% of households here were deprived in at least one …

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Tattooist supporting mental health awareness with semi-colon …

WEBA LEIGH tattooist is joining forces with more than a hundred tattoo parlours today in support of mental health and suicide awareness. Opening up a hybrid tattoo …

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Leigh Infirmary's new £6.8m Hanover Centre opens

WEBPATIENTS will benefit from a £6.8 million redevelopment that has transformed part of Leigh Infirmary. Ther new Hanover Diagnostic and Treatment Centre …

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