NHS England

It is three years since then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson put the country into lockdown

Coronavirus pandemic: The impact on Wigan three years on Andrew Dowdeswell

Figures show 6.3 per cent of residents in Wigan said they were in "bad or very bad" general health in the 2021 census

More than one in 20 Wigan residents in poor health Andrew Dowdeswell

Patients face long waits to be admitted to a bed

Hundreds of patients forced to wait more than 12 hours for a hospital bed Gaynor Clarke

The Royal College of Surgeons of England said no surgeon wants to cancel operations, but high demand and the lack of social care leading to a delay in discharging patients has made this impossible.

Wigan's hospitals saw fewer operations cancelled than in the year before Andrew Dowdeswell

Wigan Infirmary

Waiting times for routine treatment increase for patients at Wigan's hospitals Will Grimond

Wigan Infirmary

Attendances drop at Wigan's A&E unit amid huge demand and strikes Gaynor Clarke

Wigan Infirmary

Health Demand from extra patients led to long waits and 'critical incident' at A&E Gaynor Clarke

DanceSyndrome

DanceSyndrome: charity giving those with disabilities the chance to dance Jack Marshall

Nearly a quarter of Wigan's ambulance patients waited for at least an hour

Nearly a quarter of ambulance patients waited more than an hour at hospitals Will Grimond

Wigan Infirmary

Long waits at Wigan's A&E as fewer than half of patients seen in four hours Gaynor Clarke

Wigan Infirmary

More than 100 'bed blockers' in hospital every day on average Andrew Dowdeswell

The MMR jab protects against measles, mumps and rubella

Parents urged to get their children vaccinated as MMR jab coverage behind target Katie Williams

Wigan Infirmary

Drop in patient numbers at Wigan's busy A&E departments Gaynor Clarke

A Covid-19 booster programme is under way aimed at curbing further waves

Wigan Infirmary is currently caring for 24 Covid-19 patients Patrick Jack

Wigan Infirmary

Fewer visits to Wigan's casualty departments - but still long waits to be seen Gaynor Clarke

The survey found that 32.6 per cent of people with long-term health conditions do not feel they have had enough support from local services – up from 24.4 last year

News Satisfaction with GPs lowest since at least 2018 Will Grimond

Wigan Infirmary

Two-year waits at Wigan's hospitals down by more than 90 per cent Will Grimond

There are still thousands of unvaccinated people in Wigan

Covid: Thousands still unvaccinated in Wigan Jon Peake

It was another busy month at Wigan Infirmary's A&E department

More than 1,000 casualty patients face long waits for beds at Wigan's hospitals Gaynor Clarke

Autism is a lifelong condition which impacts how people communicate and interact with the world.

Ten face long waits for autism diagnosis in Wigan Will Grimond

Of the 840 births recorded in Wigan in 2020-21, 30.4 per cent were delivered by C-section.

C-sections make up nearly a third of Wigan births Patrick Jack

Mixed-sex ward rules were broken

Wigan's hospital trust breaks single sex ward rules Patrick Jack

Wigan Infirmary

Wigan A&E patients face long waits for beds Gaynor Clarke

Some dentists' morale is said to be rock bottom

Dental appointments' pandemic plummet Joanna Morris

More than 220 pre-booked operations were cancelled at late notice in Wigan during the last three months of 2021

Hundreds of Wigan operations axed at the 11th hour Joanna Morris

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue

Wigan borough MP demanding action to cut hospital waiting times Gaynor Clarke

Smear tests can catch cervical cancer early

Thousands of Wigan women have missed life-saving smear tests during pandemic Joanna Morris

Ambulances outside Wigan Infirmary's A&E unit

News Only half of patients at Wigan's A&E unit seen in four hours as omicron variant ... Gaynor Clarke

A treatment for people who have cystic fibrosis is now available to more than 1,000 children on the NHS

Cystic fibrosis treatment extended to more than 1,000 children on NHS Isobel Frodsham

There are only three fewer care workers employed in Wigan than there were last summer before the compulsory jab rules were introduced

'Mass exodus' of Wigan care home staff due to compulsory Covid jab rules fails t... Federica Bedendo

Vaccine volunteers have been thanked for their efforts

‘Amazing’ vaccine volunteers thanked for their efforts in huge jabs rollout Aine Fox

Palforzia, an oral drug, appears to reduce the risk of harm when a peanut allergy sufferer comes into contact with the foodstuff (image: Shutterstock)

NHS England to offer new treatment to help tackle peanut allergies Henry Sandercock

The Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold (Photo: Getty Images)

Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold Claire Schofield

Sajid Javid is urging people to ‘play their part’ and get their Covid-19 booster jab (Photo: Getty Images)

‘About 10’ people in hospital with Omicron as Sajid Javid makes booster plea Claire Schofield

Boris Johnson prepares to address the nation at 8pm

UK Covid alert level raised following rapid increase in Omicron cases Iain Lynn

Caroline Nicolls receives an injection of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine administered by nurse Amy Nash, at the Madejski Stadium, Reading (Getty Images)

This is who is eligible for their booster as millions able to book jab from Mond... Group Reporter

Sajid Javid has called on the public to get their booster dose before Christmas (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Top-up’ immunity and get booster jab before Christmas parties, Brits urged Claire Schofield

The NHS booking service for booster jabs should be updated by 13 December (Photo: Getty Images)

Bookings for booster jabs to open for all ‘no later than December 13’ Claire Schofield

The JCVI has not yet advised on whether second jabs will be made available to healthy teenagers (image: Shutterstock)

Children younger than 12 could be given Covid jabs next year Henry Sandercock

Ambulances outside Wigan Infirmary's A&E department

Wigan patients’ long wait for A&E care is revealed Gaynor Clarke

'Record breaking' number of Covid-19 booster jabs given in a week by NHS England... Carly Roberts

NHS111 waits were five times longer in September than they were five months earlier

Huge rise in Wigan NHS111 call waiting times Federica Bedendo

Care home staff must be fully vaccinated from tomorrow

Covid jab deadline looms on unvaccinated care staff in Wigan Federica Bedendo