Stephen Powis

Wigan Infirmary

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

NHS call for responsible drinking during ambulance worker strikes Patrick Hollis

Wigan Infirmary

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

Routine hospital treatment waits haven't got any shorter in Wigan over the last year

Some 1,500 Wigan patients waiting for hospital treatment longer than a year Patrick Jack

Breast screening

Fears over huge numbers of missed breast cancer checks Joanna Morris

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue

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

Almost 1,000 more patients were added to the Wigan waiting list for routine treatment in December

News Wigan waiting lists on the up Federica Bedendo

Frontline healthcare staff in England must be fully vaccinated against Covid by 1 April (Photo: Getty Images)

Healthcare staff face sack without exit payments under Covid jab plans Claire Schofield

Work on eight hubs is due to begin this week (Photo: Getty Images)

New Covid Nightingale ‘surge hubs’ being set up to manage Omicron wave Claire Schofield

A busy hospital scene

Frustration at Wigan patients stuck in hospital when fit for release Charles Graham

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 booster programme still has a long way to go

Majority of Wigan over-50s still haven't had a booster jab Katie Williams

Sajid Javid is not implementing Plan B measures for England (Photos: Getty)

Sajid Javid rules out Plan B but hints at mandatory jabs for NHS staff Group Reporter

How to book your Covid booster jab in the UK - and who is eligible to get one Claire Schofield

Nation urged to get Covid booster jab ‘to protect freedom and Christmas’ - what ... Carly Roberts

Unvaccinated university students have been urged to get a Covid vaccine in freshers’ week (Photo: Shutterstock)

Read This Unvaccinated students urged to get coronavirus jab during Freshers’ week Helen Johnson

Hepatitis C cure will now be available to under-12s on NHS in ‘world first’ (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Hepatitis C cure will now be available to under-12s on NHS in ‘world-first’ Ethan Shone

Wigan hospitals saw an increase in cancer specialist appointments

Wigan hospitals see rise in cancer specialist referrals Alex Ross

Thousands of people are admitted into hospital each year with conditions caused by obesity

Fewer people admitted to Wigan hospitals as a result of obesity Katie Williams

37-year-olds in Lancashire to be invited to get their Covid jab from today

This is when 37-year-old will be invited for their Covid vaccine By The Newsroom

Bookings can be made from 7am on Thursday

Coronavirus vaccinations being made available to people aged 38 and 39 in Englan... Jane Kirby, PA

Around half a million 44-year-olds will receive a text inviting them to get their jab through the national booking service, NHS England said (Photo by Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

44-year-olds are being offered Covid jabs - why the rollout has been extended by... Alex Nelson

Fewer vaccines will be available in April

NHS boss urges people to get coronavirus vaccine immediately Jane Kirby, PA

'We're on track to meet our target': what Matt Hancock said about the vaccine ro... Group Reporter

A small number of people have had allergic reactions to the Covid vaccine - this... Sarah Wilson

The start of a Covid-19 vaccination programme in the UK is welcome news

Reasons why the Covid-19 pandemic will not be over soon Iain Lynn

Most people over 80 won't get Covid jab until next year - here's why Rhona Shennan

Coronavirus cases are growing across the country (Photo: Shutterstock)

Read This More people are currently hospitalised with coronavirus than in March - the late... Claire Schofield

Wigan Infirmary's A&E department

Half the number of patients go to Wigan's A&E units during coronavirus pandemic Gaynor Clarke

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been accused of muddling the government's message on social distancing (Getty Images)

These are the lockdown rules for over-70s after the government's conflicting sta... Finlay Greig