News for: Health

A new addition is set to shake up the Stockport leisure scene at Stockport Sports Village with an exciting, fresh approach to fitness. Scheduled to open in early January 2020, ‘H1VE’ has been conceived to cater for those seeking a high-tech, boutique-style fitness experience which “blends the … [Read more...]

Robotic surgery from Stepping Hill Hospital’s surgical teams has reached a landmark in pioneering surgery as their 1000th patient had keyhole surgery from a special surgical robot. Since June 2015, the hospital surgical department has used Da Vinci , a state-of-the-art four armed surgical robot … [Read more...]

Two Stepping Hill Hospital Senior Clinical Nurses Specialists in acute pain management have been recognised nationally. Jill Hulme-Duvall and Colette Wharton were named as Acute Pain Nurses of the Year at the National Acute Pain Awards 2019 which celebrate the best in acute pain management across … [Read more...]

Stockport’s GPs, nurses and midwives are once again the best in Greater Manchester (GM) for immunising people against flu topping the Flu Vaccination league with over 98,000 Stockport residents being vaccinated against the flu, the highest number ever recorded in the borough Stockport Council’s … [Read more...]

Endoscopy services at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, are set for expansion thanks to major new investment of £1.8m. The endoscopy suite is about to receive major enhancement and expansion, with building work due to start later this year. The enhanced endoscopy will give Stepping Hill … [Read more...]

A US customer of Bariquins, the Stockport company that makes bariatric (obese-sized) training mannequins, has received national accreditation for recognising the highest standards for safety and quality of care for patients receiving weight loss surgery.The Wentworth-Douglass Center for Weight … [Read more...]

Businesses can apply for a share of £1.5 million to prepare for, or run, studies that collect data to back their innovative medical technologies. The life sciences is a key sector of the UK economy made up of 5,000 companies with a turnover of £70 billion and employing 235,000. It is … [Read more...]

Volunteer long service awards Long serving volunteers at Stepping Hill Hospital were honoured for their time, work hard and dedication at their annual long service awards.   Adrian Belton, Chair of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust which runs the hospital, led the award ceremony and … [Read more...]