Lifestyle: Health

Barbara Leonard

71-year-old Grandmother prepares for 25th Great Manchester Run as daughter undergoes cancer treatment

A 71-year-old grandmother from Oldham who has completed every Great Manchester Run since 2002 is preparing to take part again alongside her family in support of her daughter receiving treatment for stage four breast cancer at The Christie hospital in Manchester.

Date Published 07/05/2026


Dr Kershaw’s Hospice encourages open conversations during Dying Matters Awareness Week

Dr Kershaw’s Hospice is supporting Dying Matters Awareness Week by encouraging people to speak more openly about death, dying and grief.

Date Published 08/05/2026

Woman left in Oldham hospital corridor with disconnected oxygen mask dies after pulmonary embolism

A 24 year old woman from Castleton died after spending more than an hour in a corridor at Royal Oldham Hospital while suffering from a pulmonary embolism, an inquest has heard.

Date Published 07/05/2026


Tesco expands free fruit and veg scheme to more Oldham schools

Tesco is extending its Free Fruit and Veg for Schools programme to more schools including in Oldham after research found fewer than one in ten children in the North West meet...

Date Published 06/05/2026

Oldham leaders warn women face growing health inequality as healthy life expectancy falls

Two Oldham community leaders have raised concern after new figures showed a decline in the number of years people spend in good health, with widening inequality affecting women...

Date Published 06/05/2026


Granddaughter backs hospice rose campaign in memory of her grandad

A seven year old girl from Oldham is supporting a hospice fundraising campaign after staff cared for her step grandfather in his final weeks.

Date Published 01/05/2026

Oldham man says cancer charity support helped rebuild his life alongside NHS care

A man from Oldham has described how a cancer support charity helped him rebuild his life after multiple diagnoses and major surgery.

Date Published 30/04/2026


A lecturer is urging Oldham MPs to attend a parliamentary debate on statutory sick pay for women with endometriosis.

A lecturer is urging Oldham MPs to attend a parliamentary debate on statutory sick pay for women with endometriosis.

Date Published 09/04/2026

Cervical cancer screening levels in Oldham drop

The number of women in Oldham being screened for cervical cancer has dropped in the last year and is now a full three points behind the national average.

Date Published 13/01/2026


Patients urged to use the right NHS service as survey reveals non-emergency A&E attendance

People across the North West are being urged to use the right NHS service for their needs as new data show thousands have attended A&E for minor health concerns such as sore...

Date Published 04/12/2025

Oldham NHS heroes celebrated at 2025 Pennine Care People Awards ceremony

The care, compassion and dedication of NHS mental health and learning disability staff has been recognised at a glittering awards ceremony.

Date Published 01/12/2025


Royton man Simon transforms his life with help from NHS talking therapies

A Royton man is urging others to seek help after receiving life-changing support from a local mental health service when work stress and anxiety took a toll on his health.

Date Published 28/11/2025

Royal Oldham Hospital staff celebrated as part of first A&E Appreciation Week

Emergency department staff at The Royal Oldham Hospital have been recognised as part of the UK’s first-ever A&E Appreciation Week, launched by the charity Rapid Relief Team (RRT)...

Date Published 05/11/2025


New platform launches to support people living with dementia and their carers

This week marks Carers Week and the launch of a new web platform created to support local people living with dementia and those who care for them.

Date Published 17/06/2025

Men get breast cancer too - It’s important to know the signs

An Oldham dad living with incurable breast cancer is urging men to be aware of the symptoms, this Men’s Health Week.

Date Published 11/06/2025


Oldham Active’s fitness team upskills to support customers using GLP-1 weight loss medications

Oldham Active is the first leisure provider in the UK to officially train and qualify its fitness team to deliver advice and guidance on GLP-1 weight loss medications.

Date Published 09/06/2025

Celebrating a decade of excellence in Oldham

It was smiles all around for Ascroft Medical as they celebrated ten years of dental and medical provision in Oldham.

Date Published 03/06/2025


Celebrating 15 years of Christie cancer care in Oldham

The Christie at Oldham, the first in a unique network of local radiotherapy treatment centres, has celebrated its 15th birthday.

Date Published 22/04/2025

Caring Oldhamers 'Step into the NHS' with help from free eight week course

"For a long time I have wanted to work for the NHS. It pleases me to help someone in need of care" said one participant.

Date Published 16/04/2025


Anthony quits smoking aged 72 after his wife's death from COPD

Seventy-two-year-old Anthony Fearon has proved you’re never too old to change your ways.

Date Published 01/04/2025

New NHS ovarian cancer awareness roadshow comes to Oldham

The NHS has teamed up with the Dianne Oxberry Trust and Target Ovarian Cancer to bring a new awareness roadshow to the streets of Greater Manchester –...

Date Published 10/03/2025


Cancer survivor Laura encourages more people to come forward for life-saving test

A cervical cancer survivor from Oldham is urging more women to come forward for their cervical screening appointments, as she thanks the test for saving her life.

Date Published 27/01/2025

Woman ‘trapped’ in her own mind for two decades finally has her life back thanks to Oldham therapy service

An Oldham woman who lived with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) for over 20 years has praised a local NHS therapy service for helping her take back control of her life.

Date Published 20/01/2025


Nurse Lucy receives 'heroic' welcome at Chadderton campaign event

Just weeks after being hospitalised, an intensive care nurse told guests at a Chadderton café event how crippling endometriosis had reached her lungs and bladder.

Date Published 15/01/2025

More people in Oldham will be offered a Lung Health Check in 2025

More Oldhamers will be offered a free Lung Health Check in 2025.

Date Published 13/01/2025


Oldham Active urges local employers to sign up for free workplace NHS health checks

Oldham Active has joined a Government pilot to expand the NHS health checks by offering free workplace health checks to local businesses and encouraging more employers to join the...

Date Published 04/12/2024

Oldham health chief welcomes lung cancer funding

Oldham's Public Health Director has welcomed funding for research into the disease which killed her mum.

Date Published 21/11/2024


Free specialist dementia clinics coming to Oldham during World Alzheimer's Month

Nationwide and Dementia UK are bringing free face-to-face specialist dementia care to Oldham, Manchester and Bolton during World Alzheimer’s Month in September.

Date Published 29/08/2024

NHS ties with Asda in Oldham to put vital cancer awareness advice on toothpaste and mouthwash

The NHS and Asda are teaming up to provide vital advice on millions of toothpaste tubes and mouthwash bottles encouraging people to contact their GP or dentist if they notice any...

Date Published 29/07/2024


Sixty local women become community mental health champions

A local NHS trust has helped break stigma around mental health, with 60 women from the South Asian community now trained as community mental health champions in Oldham.

Date Published 23/07/2024

Oldham Active announces executive restructure

Oldham Active (Oldham Community Leisure) has announced the promotion of Simon Blair to a pivotal new role as Deputy CEO, overseeing all commercial facets of the business, customer...

Date Published 08/07/2024


Lung MOTs come to some GP surgeries in Oldham from mid-July

Smokers and former smokers aged 55-74 years based at doctors’ surgeries in parts of Oldham will be invited for a lung health check this summer.

Date Published 05/07/2024

Manchester eye specialist launches new cataract diagnostic clinics in Oldham

Next month, specialist eye hospital Optegra Eye Hospital Manchester is launching a series of diagnostic clinics in areas surrounding the city centre, to make it easier for local...

Date Published 21/06/2024


Chadderton mum Sharon gets a sneak preview of the Cancer Research UK national biomarker centre

An Oldham mum had a sneak preview of pioneering work at the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre ahead of its official opening.

Date Published 12/06/2024

Don’t ignore the burn: NHS launches new cancer awareness campaign in Oldham

A new campaign is being launched by the NHS in Oldham to raise awareness of the link between heartburn, indigestion and gullet cancer.

Date Published 10/06/2024


Cataract Awareness Month - here's some health tips from Oldham’s SpaMedica Hospital

SpaMedica, the largest NHS cataract surgery provider in the UK, has over 50 hospitals across the UK, including one located in Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, which help thousands of...

Date Published 06/06/2024

MTX marks key milestone on new endoscopy unit at Oldham Community Diagnostic Centre

Construction specialist MTX has completed complex groundworks for the new endoscopy unit in phase 2 of the new Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) Community...

Date Published 23/02/2024


Best foot forward in bid to help step-up treatment for trans people in Oldham

Those transitioning from female to male are being left with the lasting legacy of the unequal health treatment they received - as women.

Date Published 20/02/2024

Check your cancer risk and be aware - new NHS mobile van comes to Oldham

A new NHS mobile ‘clinic in a van’ is coming to Oldham so staff can talk to men about their risk of prostate cancer.

Date Published 22/08/2023


Stand for election and be part of change in local health and social care

Are you passionate about health and social care and want to make a difference in your local community?

Date Published 22/07/2023

Oldham Active reveals £500k investment in its leisure facilities

Oldham Active (Oldham Community Leisure), the charitable trust that operates leisure facilities in the borough, is investing £500k into the refurbishment and improvement of four...

Date Published 19/05/2023


Oldham residents offered free joint pain programme

Experts at the Manchester Institute of Health and Performance (MIHP), which is operated by Nuffield Health, are changing lives delivering a free programme to help people in Oldham...

Date Published 19/02/2023

Nominate your health and care champions for region-wide awards

The only Greater Manchester-wide awards for our whole health and care workforce are back for their fourth year, and are bigger and better than ever.

Date Published 12/01/2023


Royal Oldham announce the name of new emergency hub

A surgeon who was an inspiration to Royal Oldham’s colleagues is the namesake of the hospital’s new £28m extension.

Date Published 18/11/2022

Victor hails ‘magical garden’ at North Manchester General

A Failsworth great-grandfather who officially opened a new garden for patients and staff at North Manchester General Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has described it as...

Date Published 08/11/2022


Oldham family support centre hosts successful open day

The Healthy Gems Hub hosted an open day when they invited the local community to see the range of services and support they had on offer in their new base at Lindley House in...

Date Published 23/10/2022

Brave Caroline gives self-inspection her ringing endorsement

A mum-of-three who was denied the chance to sound the bell at The Christie because of Covid, has shared her remarkable recovery from cancer in a bid to make women 'breast aware'.

Date Published 14/10/2022


Sponsored Article: - 10 Everyday things that may trigger your migraines

The recurrent attacks of head pain, fatigue and aura can drag you down until you feel entirely submerged.

Date Published 03/10/2022

£1million awarded for mental health research project

A £1million grant has been awarded to health professionals in Greater Manchester by the National Institute for Health and Care Research for a study into early intervention...

Date Published 30/09/2022


Health organisations urge everyone eligible to have flu vaccine and COVID-19 booster ahead of this winter

UKHSA North West and NHS England North West are urging everyone eligible for a free flu vaccine and a COVID-19 booster across Oldham to take up the offer as soon as possible ahead...

Date Published 27/09/2022

More than half a million people now on NHS waiting lists in Greater Manchester

More than half a million people are now on NHS waiting lists across Greater Manchester, with tens of thousands of them waiting for more than one year.

Date Published 26/09/2022


Award has Oldham doctor all fired-up about cigarettes

An Oldham GP will use the receipt of a national honour to call on the vaping industry to 'continue to do all they can to extinguish smoking in pregnancy forever'.

Date Published 11/09/2022

Mother-daughter pair take on their new NHS challenge together

As awareness of mental health continues to increase at a rapid rate, a mother and daughter duo from Oldham have made a career switch to help those in need of support.

Date Published 07/09/2022


Nurse trio take on the Yorkshire Three Peaks for The Christie

Three nurses from The Christie are taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge to raise money for the specialist cancer centre.

Date Published 18/08/2022

Greater Manchester reaches 6 million Covid vaccines landmark

The combined total of first, second, booster and spring booster doses given in the city-region has hit 6 million.

Date Published 07/08/2022


Deaf and hard of hearing people urged to give feedback on care by CQC

Local people are being encouraged to share their thoughts on the standards of care they receive at GPs, dentists, hospitals and care homes, with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Date Published 07/08/2022

Oldham tech outfit launches new ‘Wellness Wednesday’ programme to support employees

An Oldham technology firm has launched a brand new wellness scheme to better support their employees with their mental and physical health.

Date Published 31/07/2022


Pictures speak louder than words: pioneering psychosis therapy trial launches for patients in Oldham

A clinical trial of a pioneering therapy which helps people with psychosis and schizophrenia to control frightening and intrusive images has launched in Greater Manchester.

Date Published 25/07/2022

Westminster failings lead to surgery staff facing flak, insists Oldham health campaigner

The closure of 100 surgeries per year, a haemorrhaging of staff due to Brexit and their own 'personal war' with GPs has meant that the Government has left surgeries on their

Date Published 14/07/2022


Mental health response partnership - which started in Oldham - nominated for NHS award

The joint mental health service partnership between Greater Manchester Police, the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) and the Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has won a NHS...

Date Published 13/07/2022

Tesco puts vital health information on Oldham shopping lists

People across Greater Manchester are being urged to seek life-changing health information during their weekly shop, as a new survey suggests many may be missing out on free and...

Date Published 12/07/2022


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