Health News

RESIDENTS are being urged to self-isolate and get themselves tested if they are showing even the mildest COVID-19 symptoms, following more than 40 new confirmed cases in Warrington during the past fortnight. Read More

WARRINGTON veterans who have served in the British Armed Forces are being urged to inform their local primary healthcare practice as part of a new study. Read More

THE number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Warrington is increasing again, with 35 cases in the past week. Read More

WARRINGTON & Halton Hospitals £4.3m allocation from the national ‘winter’ pot has provided a “huge boost” to expanding the Emergency Department at Warrington Hospital as patient numbers return to pre-COVID-19 levels. Read More

RESIDENTS are being urged not to throw away face masks following a sudden increase in the number being found littering Warrington’s streets and parks. Read More

THERE have been just five new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Warrington in the past week – compared to 36 the previous week when health chiefs warned local residents against complacency. Read More

FOLLOWING a national rise in domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, Warrington & Halton Hospitals Safeguarding Team has led a targeted ‘Spotlight on Safeguarding’ campaign this month with the launch of a “Silence hides Violence” poster. Read More

A new £1.5m midwife-led birth centre at Warrington Hospital is nearing completion with plans for the first births there in the autumn. Read More

ACTIVE Cheshire’s Chief Executive Anne Boyd is to be recognised with a British Citizen Award Medal of Honour in recognition of her extraordinary endeavours. Read More