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Local NHS service to help patients with Long Covid
People suffering with Long Covid, also known as Post-Covid Syndrome, can be referred by their GP to a local clinic in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR).
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NCA aids creation of virtual support toolkit in response to COVID-19
As a response to the social restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, Healthwatch Salford have worked together with staff and governors from the Northern Care Alliance to co-produce a good practice toolkit with the aim of helping health and wellbeing groups to move their support meetings from traditional face-to-face to online.
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Salford patients are first to use ground-breaking app for Long Covid
People in Salford living with long Covid are being supported with the help of a ground-breaking mobile app and clinical website to track their recovery and improve their health.
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Disruption to blood tube supply – patient information
A supplier to the NHS has advised us and other hospital trusts of a global shortage of some equipment used for taking blood tests.
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Never Quit Quitting campaign encourages Greater Manchester smokers to quit smoking
The CURE Project is supporting a major new campaign aiming to help thousands more people who live and work in Greater Manchester to stop smoking.