Health

A new nursing role at Wigan Infirmary is proving to be invaluable for women and their families at the most heart breaking of times.

A Wigan GP practice has been rated outstanding by health watchdogs.

Wigan’s hospital organisation says it is “on track” to have a medical examiner in post before the April deadline, after a survey revealed that a majority of NHS trusts have yet to establish the key posts

When four-month-old Seth Molyneux suddenly had problems his eyesight, his family had no idea where to turn.

A hip fracture proved fatal for more than 20 patients in one year at Wigan Infirmary.

Paul Gascoigne has credited having anti-alcohol pellets sewn into his stomach with helping him turn his life around.

Nicola Parker, medical herbalist and columnist, writes about detoxing and eating food that cleanse the gut

Hospital chiefs have received a boost to their In Pink fund-raising campaign.

A Wigan nurse has spoken of his pride at working for local health services during the introduction of the new ‘Veterans’ Aware’ campaign, and also of his work abroad as an army reservist volunteer.

Following a year of fund-raising from staff, members of the public and local businesses, a new area designed especially for teenage patients has officially been opened at Wigan Infirmary.

A doctors surgery has been ordered to improve after its latest inspection.

Hundreds of Wiganers will be killed by air pollution over the next decade if clean-up measures are not taken urgently, a health charity warns today.

A church is throwing open its doors for a special service celebrating organ donation.

A Lancashire hospice which cares for sick children is celebrating after winning an ‘outstanding’ rating.

The NHS in Wigan spends £58 more on diabetes drugs per patient than it did five years ago, figures reveal.

A total of 554 patients were brought by ambulance to Wigan A&E during the first days of the new year, figures reveal.

CrossFit, a high-intensity form of interval training which combines elements of weightlifting, gymnastics, calisthenics, and aerobic fitness, was founded in 2000 and has since taken the exercise world by storm. There are now over 13,000 affiliated CrossFit gyms and Crossfit JST in Wigan is at the forefront of the fitness revolution in the town.

More than half of Wigan’s eateries inspected in the penultimate month of last year received top hygiene ratings.