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Students from Oldham College are preparing to take part in a Dragon Boat Race to raise money for The Royal Oldham Hospital Children's Unit through the Sunshine Appeal.
Date Published 22/05/2026
An Oldham couple are sharing their experience of early onset Alzheimer’s during Dementia Action Week in the hope that others recognise changes in memory or thinking and seek...
Dr Kershaw’s Hospice is encouraging people to recognise the signs of dementia and seek support during Dementia Action Week. The hospice says early diagnosis can help people access...
Date Published 20/05/2026
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
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...
Date Published 07/05/2026
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.
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
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...
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
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.
Date Published 09/04/2026
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
"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
Seventy-two-year-old Anthony Fearon has proved you’re never too old to change your ways.
Date Published 01/04/2025
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
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
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
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 Oldhamers will be offered a free Lung Health Check in 2025.
Date Published 13/01/2025
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's Public Health Director has welcomed funding for research into the disease which killed her mum.
Date Published 21/11/2024
