Patients are being urged to get organised ahead of the spring bank holiday on Monday 25 May, collect prescriptions in advance and to consider self-care for minor, short term conditions. There are a range of services and options available over the bank holiday with some community pharmacies open. Please remember to follow the national social distancing [...]
Local health and care services remain available to support local people, however, many services are working in a slightly different way to keep them running and health and care staff, along with local people safe, during the Coronavirus outbreak. With technology at the fingertips of many health care professionals and patients alike, this opens up opportunities [...]
Temporary changes are being made to two Bury walk-in centres to help the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19). Both Prestwich and Moorgate walk-in centres are now closed to the public. Bury One Commissioning Organisation (OCO) has taken the emergency steps to protect the public and staff and prevent the spread of the virus. The temporary changes will [...]
Staff from Unsworth Medical Centre in Bury have been praised at a recent health awards for the level of care and support they have shown to their patients. Patients and carers from Bury were asked to nominate members of their GP practice team for a ‘Patient Choice’ award. Hosted by NHS Bury Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the [...]
NHS Bury Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Bury Council and a host of local organisations have joined forces to offer support to those who have recently been diagnosed with memory loss. The new provision, called Memory Loss Support Services, will help patients with a memory loss condition known as mild cognitive impairment. Mild cognitive impairment is where [...]
Healthcare providers in Bury and Greater Manchester are celebrating after being shortlisted for an HSJ Award for their work to improve care for infants with a suspected cow’s milk protein allergy (CPMA). NHS Bury Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Bury and Rochdale Care Organisation (part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group) and the North West Paediatric [...]
Two new cancer investigative tests have been made available to GPs across Bury to help them provide a faster diagnosis to patients presenting with low risk symptoms of pancreatic or colorectal (bowel) cancer. GPs will now be able to refer patients at low risk of suspected pancreatic cancer for a direct access computerised tomography (CT) abdomen [...]
Patients are being urged to get organised ahead of the summer bank holiday on Monday 26th August, collect prescriptions in advance and to consider self-care for minor, short term conditions. There are a range of services and options available over the bank holiday with some community pharmacies open. Pharmacists offer expert health advice and can recommend [...]
A blog by Dr. Jeff Schryer, Chair of NHS Bury CCG. In the late 19th century one of the commonest operations performed by urologists was a form of fixation of the kidney. There was a belief where kidneys that move out of their normal position cause all kinds of problems ranging from backache to depression and [...]
A new service called Advice and Guidance has been introduced in GP practices across Bury to help ensure that patients are receiving the most appropriate care in a timely way. Advice and Guidance is a consultant led service provided by specialists at The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, which brings together the Salford Royal and Pennine [...]
