Trust news

Today, the Government announced that from next year, patients will have the option of seeing specialists online for an initial nine common conditions where there is a real disparity in access to care and the longest waits.

The Government has announced a major package of support for young people leaving care, aimed at improving health and employment opportunities.

Trish Bennett is named a Member of the British Empire (MBE).

In April 2025, NHS England published new guidelines titled "Staying safe from suicide." These guidelines introduce a significant shift in how the needs of service users and patients are assessed. The main change is moving away from traditional risk assessments (which rate risk as high, medium, or low) to a focus on safety assessments conversations to understand what makes them unsafe and what we can do to improve their safety.

End of year message from Louise Shepherd, Regional Director NHS England, North West Region