Tag: NHS

Council wants public’s views on budget cuts

Salford Council are looking for comments from the public on what matters most to them, following news of the latest cuts to the councils budget for 2019/20.

Salford GP achieves bronze ‘Pride in Practice’ award for LGBTQ healthcare

Salford GP achieves bronze ‘Pride in Practice’ award for LGBTQ healthcare

The Height General Practice in Salford has achieved the bronze Pride in Practice Award recognising the high standard of healthcare it’s provides for the LGBTQ community.

Twelve years old and struggling with alcohol and drug misuse: 'I would wake up vomiting and then carrying on drinking'

Twelve years old and struggling with alcohol and drug misuse: ‘I would wake up vomiting and then carrying on drinking’

By the time time she was 12, Salford schoolgirl Maleeka was taking drugs and getting drunk. Now at the age […]

Salford is ninth most deprived local authority in England for mental health

Salford is ninth most deprived local authority in England for mental health

Tomorrow is ‘World Mental Health Day’. This year’s theme focuses on young people’s mental health in a changing environment.

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Salford’s PaperWeight Armband invention saving lives from malnutrition

Age UK Salford is celebrating as the roll out of its PaperWeight Armband is set to save thousands of elderly people and others from malnutrition.

The Big Alcohol Conversation Tour Bus

Residents with alcohol problems in Salford now highest in the UK

A report by Manchester City Council earlier this year showed that Greater Manchester, including Salford, is one of the worst areas in the country for problems relating to alcohol.