North West News Archive

Hajj pilgrims reminded to take travel advice before setting off Release date: 26 October 2011
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is reminding UK travellers to Makkah (Mecca) for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to seek health advice before making the journey to ensure that they enjoy a healthy trip.
Added/updated: 1 May 2012
Students advised to have MMR jabs to avoid the risk of mumps Release date: 5 May 2011
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is advising students throughout the region to check their MMR vaccine status following outbreaks of mumps in UCLan (University of Central Lancashire) in Preston and The University of Manchester.
Added/updated: 5 May 2011
North West: Anthrax case confirmed by HPA in Blackpool Release date: 10 February 2010
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) and NHS Blackpool can confirm they are investigating the death of a drug injecting heroin user in Blackpool.
Added/updated: 10 February 2010
Food tips from the HPA for a safe, happy & germ-free Christmas Release date: 18 December 2009
Last year over 7,400 people from across the North West fell ill with food poisoning, according to data from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West.
Added/updated: 18 December 2009
Advice to teenagers and young adults as mumps figures soar Release date: 16 December 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is advising teenagers and young adults to protect themselves against mumps as cases soar throughout the region.
Added/updated: 16 December 2009
North West still tops results for hepatitis C diagnoses for 2008 Release date: 11 December 2009
According to latest figures released by the Health Protection Agency, more than 8,000 people were diagnosed with hepatitis C last year in England and 1,679 of these were in the North West.
Added/updated: 11 December 2009
Advice for People with “winter vomiting” Release date: 8 December 2009
People with norovirus infection, often referred to as “winter vomiting,” should resist the temptation to attend Christmas parties and other social functions, the Health Protection Agency North West advised today.
Added/updated: 8 December 2009
Statement - Hotel cleared to reopen Release date: 4 December 2009
Following a risk assessment, it was agreed that the Scarisbrick Hotel in Southport could reopen on Saturday 5 December.
Added/updated: 9 December 2009
Virus may have caused D & V outbreak Release date: 2 December 2009
The Health Protection Agency, NHS Sefton and Environmental Health Officers from Sefton Council are investigating an outbreak of sickness and diarrhoea amongst guests and staff in the Scarisbrick Hotel in Southport.
Added/updated: 8 December 2009
HPA North West issues advice for World AIDS Day Release date: 20 November 2009
The number of people living with HIV infection worldwide has trebled in the past 10 years and here in the North West as elsewhere in the UK the numbers continue to rise, HPA North West reported today on World AIDS Day.
Added/updated: 1 December 2009
Increase in HIV cases in North West Release date: 20 November 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West today (27 November) revealed that the number of people in the region who have been newly diagnosed with HIV has increased for another year.
Added/updated: 27 November 2009
CO Warning to people returning to homes in flood-hit areas Release date: 20 November 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) today alerted people returning to their homes in flood-hit areas to the dangers of using indoors portable generators, camping stoves or other gasoline, propane or natural gas devices that are meant for outdoor use.
Added/updated: 20 November 2009
‘Hands up’ to stop the spread of colds and flu in schools Release date: 16 November 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is helping primary schools across the North West to teach children that good hand hygiene can stop the spread of coughs, colds and even swine flu.
Added/updated: 16 November 2009
HPA North West welcomes call to ban sunbeds for under 18s Release date: 13 November 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West welcomes Cancer Research UK’s call today for a ban on the use of sunbeds by the under 18s.
Added/updated: 13 November 2009
Take care when travelling to Mecca Release date: 12 November 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is urging UK travellers to the annual Hajj Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca to make sure they’ve taken all the appropriate health precautions before making the journey.
Added/updated: 13 November 2009
Be on the alert for Meningococcal Disease this winter Release date: 10 November 2009
Meningitis is more prevalent in the winter months and everyone should be aware of the signs and symptoms to look out for and be prepared to take urgent action whenever it is suspected, according to Professor Qutub Syed, Director, Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West.
Added/updated: 10 November 2009
Olivia invents a new bug, Snifflicocci, and wins a prize Release date: 4 November 2009
A £10 book voucher is winging its way to Olivia Walker after the nine year old from Astley, North Manchester, won the Health Protection Agency's "Name your Bug" competition at the Manchester Science Festival 2009.
Added/updated: 10 November 2009
People with “winter vomiting” should not visit GP surgeries or A & E Units Release date: 4 November 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is advising people with norovirus infection (winter vomiting) not to attend GP surgeries or hospital Accident and Emergency Units to avoid the risk of infection being passed on to vulnerable patients.
Added/updated: 4 November 2009
HPA North West Urges: “Protect Yourself from Flu Before Winter Sets in” Release date: 26 October 2009
Everyone who is eligible for H1N1v (swine flu) or normal season flu vaccination should protect themselves and their families by taking up the offer of a jab.
Added/updated: 27 October 2009
Children to learn about germs, antibodies and vaccines and have fun doing it Release date: 23 October 2009
Education through play will be the theme for children visiting the Health Protection Agency (HPA) team at the Manchester Science Festival in the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) on Wednesday 28 October and Sunday 1 November.
Added/updated: 23 October 2009
Why everyone who is eligible should take up the offer of flu vaccination Release date: 21 October 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is strongly recommending that anyone who is offered vaccination against H1N1v (swine flu) should seize the opportunity to protect themselves and their families from what has the potential to be a serious illness.
Added/updated: 21 October 2009
Experts look for possible links in Legionnaires’ disease cases Release date: 25 September 2009
We can confirm that we are investigating two apparently sporadic cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the Fleetwood area of Lancashire.
Added/updated: 25 September 2009
Nursery children in the clear Release date: 22 September 2009
Sixteen children from Brooklands Nursery, Rose Hill, Bryn, Wigan who were tested for E.coli O157 as a routine precautionary measure have been given the all clear.
Added/updated: 23 September 2009
Children to be tested for E. coli O157 as a precautionary measure Release date: 18 September 2009
Any children attending Brooklands nursery in Wigan who have had episodes of diarrhoea at any time since Monday 7 September are to be tested for E.coli O157 as a precautionary measure.
Added/updated: 18 September 2009
MMR Plea to parents, older teenagers and young adults following rise in measles and mumps cases Release date: 12 August 2009
As numbers of mumps and measles cases continue to rise, the Health Protection Agency has renewed its calls for parents to protect their children with two doses of MMR vaccine.
Added/updated: 27 May 2010
Going on holiday? Don’t forget to pack your CO alarm Release date: 24 July 2009
Holidaymakers are being urged to pack an audible Carbon Monoxide alarm along with their sun cream before heading off on their seasonal break. It could save their lives.
Added/updated: 24 July 2009
Authorities act as swine flu starts to spread in the community Release date: 1 July 2009
As evidence begins to emerge that swine flu may be starting to spread in the community in parts of Greater Manchester, the Health Protection Agency North West and NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale is repeating its advice to people with symptoms to stay at home.
Added/updated: 1 July 2009
Authorities act as swine flu starts to spread in the community Release date: 1 July 2009
As evidence begins to emerge that swine flu may be starting to spread in the community in parts of Greater Manchester, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is repeating its advice to people with symptoms that they should stay away from work and school.
Added/updated: 1 July 2009
Reassurance for nursery parents Release date: 15 June 2009
We can assure parents of children who attend Paradise Lane (St. Peter’s) Pre-school in Formby, Merseyside that there are no cases of H1N1 (swine flu) infection associated with the nursery and that no child or member of staff has symptoms of swine flu.
Added/updated: 15 June 2009
Correct storage and handling of food will protect the over 60s from Listeria Release date: 15 June 2009
Older people who fail to heed use-by dates on food risk contracting listeria, a rare but potentially life-threatening disease, the Health Protection Agency North West warned today.
Added/updated: 15 June 2009
Meningitis Case Release date: 8 June 2009
We can confirm that a two year old boy from Wirral has sadly died from meningococcal infection.
Added/updated: 8 June 2009
H1N1 New Flu Virus Update Release date: 4 June 2009
A new North West case of H1N1 infection announced this afternoon is a man from Liverpool who developed symptoms after returning from a trip to the United States.
Added/updated: 4 June 2009
H1N1 New Flu Virus Update Release date: 2 June 2009
Three new North West cases of H1N1 infection were announced this afternoon, bringing the regional total to 13 confirmed cases.
Added/updated: 2 June 2009
North West swine flu case Release date: 31 May 2009
Two new cases of swine flu in the North West announced today are a man and woman from the Liverpool area. Both had been in close contact with a previously announced case. Both are being treated with antivirals and are recovering well at home.
Added/updated: 31 May 2009
North West swine flu case Release date: 29 May 2009
We can confirm that the latest case of H1N1 influenza infection (swine flu) to be confirmed in the North West is a man from Liverpool. The patient is being treated with antivirals and is making a good recovery at home. Close contacts including family contacts are also being treated with antivirals.
Added/updated: 29 May 2009
HPA North West Reissues Advice on Farm Visits Release date: 27 May 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is reminding parents, schoolteachers and children that it is vitally important to wash their hands thoroughly after touching or stroking animals during farm visits.
Added/updated: 27 May 2009
Every unprotected child and teenager should be given two doses of MMR vaccine Release date: 27 May 2009
The Health Protection Agency North West has renewed its plea to parents to protect their children with two doses of MMR vaccine after 40 cases of measles and 276 cases of mumps were confirmed in the region in the first three months of this year.
Added/updated: 27 May 2009
Advice on Farm Visits Release date: 15 May 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is advising parents and children on measures they should take to protect themselves from infection during and following farm visits.
Added/updated: 19 May 2009
H1N1 New Flu Virus Update Release date: 11 May 2009
Three new cases of H1N1 new virus influenza have been confirmed in the North West, bringing the region’s total of confirmed cases to six. The newly confirmed cases are men from Oldham and Tameside in Greater Manchester and Wirral on Merseyside.
Added/updated: 11 May 2009
H1N1 New Flu Virus Update Release date: 6 May 2009
We can confirm that the latest case of new virus H1N1 in the North West is a woman from the Tameside area of Greater Manchester who became ill after returning home from a visit to Mexico.
Added/updated: 6 May 2009
H1N1 New Flu Virus Update Release date: 2 May 2009
The second case of the new H1N1 flu virus infection on Merseyside that was announced today is the husband of the female patient who was yesterday confirmed to have had the infection. Both people had recently visited Mexico together. Both are being treated at home and are described as being quite well.
Added/updated: 2 May 2009
Press statement from HPA North West Release date: 28 April 2009
We can confirm that earlier today paramedics supported by Port Health officials and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) treated a passenger who became ill during a flight from Mexico to Manchester Airport earlier today.
Added/updated: 28 April 2009
Health advice for parents and children visiting farms during the holidays Release date: 15 April 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is advising parents planning to take children on farm visits to observe strict hygiene after touching or stroking animals to avoid a range of potentially serious infections.
Added/updated: 15 April 2009
Preston Laboratory is being developed as the North West Centre for Food, Water and Environmental Microbiology Services Release date: 14 April 2009
A new Health Protection Agency (HPA) run Food, Water and Environmental Microbiology (FW & E) service for the North West has been established in the laboratory at the Royal Preston Hospital.
Added/updated: 14 April 2009
Measles advice given to parents Release date: 31 March 2009
We can confirm that a child who attended Sure Start and pre-school facilities in the Middleton area of Greater Manchester on 16, 18 and 19 March has since developed measles.
Added/updated: 31 March 2009
HPA North West Renews Its MMR Plea to Parents Release date: 31 March 2009
The Health Protection Agency North West and Primary Care Trusts in Greater Manchester have renewed their plea to parents to vaccinate unprotected children with two doses of MMR vaccine because the measles risk in the community is continuing.
Added/updated: 31 March 2009
Pupils to be vaccinated to prevent measles spreading in primary school Release date: 27 March 2009
Three measles cases have been reported in pupils at a primary school in Salford.
Added/updated: 27 March 2009
Extra MMR Clinics set up to prevent further spread of mumps in students Release date: 24 March 2009
MMR vaccination clinics are to be held in the University of Liverpool later today (Tuesday 24 March) and tomorrow following an outbreak of mumps in the student population.
Added/updated: 23 March 2009
Cases of Tuberculosis remain high Release date: 24 March 2009
Everyone has a role to play in containing and preventing the spread of TB.
Added/updated: 27 May 2010
Universities in drive to protect students from mumps Release date: 19 March 2009
Liverpool’s three universities are backing a Health Protection Agency North West drive to protect their student populations from mumps.
Added/updated: 18 March 2009
Lancaster University Students Get MMR Vaccine after an Outbreak of Mumps Release date: 18 March 2009
Students at Lancaster University are being offered MMR vaccine following an outbreak of mumps. Eight clinical cases of mumps have been reported in the university’s student population within the last week.
Added/updated: 18 March 2009
Measles Advice For Parents Release date: 17 March 2009
Public health experts are asking parents to protect their children with two doses of MMR vaccine after three further suspected cases of measles were reported bringing the total number of cases in Oldham and North East Manchester to 10.
Added/updated: 17 March 2009
Vaccination Drive as Measles reappears in Manchester and Oldham Release date: 13 March 2009
Parents are being urged to protect their children with two doses of MMR vaccine following an outbreak of measles in North East Manchester and Oldham
Added/updated: 13 March 2009
Mumps cases worryingly high in Greater Manchester Release date: 11 March 2009
Mumps is increasing across the North West with 287 cases confirmed in 2008, compared to 159 in 2007.
Added/updated: 13 March 2009
Statement on suspected meningococcal case Release date: 5 March 2009
We can confirm that a student at Blackburn College has died from suspected meningococcal disease.
Added/updated: 9 March 2009
Sir William Stewart to Open £20 Million Biomedical Research Centre in Liverpool Release date: 9 February 2009
Sir William Stewart, HPA Chairman and a noted scientist in his own right, will tomorrow (Tuesday 10th February) open a £20 million Biomedical Research Centre in Liverpool.
Added/updated: 9 February 2009
MMR plea as North West tops measles table Release date: 6 February 2009
More cases of measles were confirmed in the North West during the last three months of 2008 than anywhere else in England and Wales, figures published by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reveal today.
Added/updated: 5 February 2009
Don’t Let Drink Spoil the Romance of Valentines Day Release date: 4 February 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is urging young people not to let drink spoil the romance of Valentines Day.
Added/updated: 4 February 2009
Be on the alert for Meningococcal Disease, says HPA North West Release date: 26 January 2009
Dr. Catherine Quigley, the Health Protection Agency North West’s Regional Epidemiologist, is warning that this time of the year brings a peak in meningococcal infection and everyone should be aware of its symptoms.
Added/updated: 26 January 2009
Think twice about visiting hospital plea to people with “winter vomiting” Release date: 22 January 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West today repeated its plea to people with norovirus infection (winter vomiting) not to attend GP surgeries or hospital Accident and Emergency Units to avoid the risk of passing on infection to more vulnerable patients.
Added/updated: 22 January 2009
North West has the highest numbers of measles cases outside London Release date: 9 January 2009
The Health Protection Agency North West has renewed its plea to parents to ensure that children are protected by two doses of MMR vaccine after new figures (published today) show that the region had the highest number of confirmed cases of measles in England in October and November 2008.
Added/updated: 9 January 2009
Young People Warned: Don’t Take Risks with Your Sexual Health during the Christmas and New Year Festivities Release date: 22 December 2008
GPs and agencies working in sexual health for young people throughout Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire have been asked to be aware of the early signs and symptoms of syphilis so that potential cases can be referred to Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) clinics for treatment.
Added/updated: 22 December 2008
HPA issues advice as Flu Rates Increase across the region Release date: 18 December 2008
With flu rates increasing across the region the Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is advising people on what they can do to protect themselves and others from infection on the run up to Christmas.
Added/updated: 19 December 2008
Vaccination plea to young people as Mumps figures rise sharply Release date: 18 December 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is advising unprotected teenagers and young adults up to the age of 25 in Greater Manchester to ask their family doctors for vaccination with MMR vaccine
Added/updated: 18 December 2008
Injecting drug use is a major risk factor for hepatitis C Release date: 10 December 2008
Nearly one-quarter of all laboratory confirmed cases of hepatitis C in England since 1995 were in the North West Region and the majority of these were associated with injecting drug use, the Health Protection Agency's annual report on hepatitis C for 2008 reveals today.
Added/updated: 10 December 2008
Protect yourself and others from “winter vomiting” Release date: 9 December 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is urging people with “winter vomiting” not to visit their GP surgeries or hospital Accident and Emergency Units.
Added/updated: 9 December 2008
HPA North West Urges: “Protect Yourself from Flu” Release date: 5 December 2008
Flu is circulating in the community for the first time this year, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West reported today.
Added/updated: 5 December 2008
Don’t take a chance with measles. Arrange MMR vaccination Release date: 2 December 2008
With measles continuing to increase in Central and Eastern Cheshire, health officials are renewing their plea to parents to give consent for unprotected children and teenagers to be vaccinated in school.
Added/updated: 3 December 2008
Why every unprotected child and teenager should have two doses of MMR vaccine Release date: 28 November 2008
Measles could sweep the UK unless vulnerable children and teenagers are vaccinated as a matter of urgency, the Health Protection Agency North West warned today.
Added/updated: 28 November 2008
10,500 Children to be offered MMR vaccine to curtail measles outbreak Release date: 28 November 2008
Central and Eastern Cheshire (CEC) PCT is to offer MMR vaccine to more than 10,500 children and teenagers in an attempt to curtail an outbreak of measles.
Added/updated: 28 November 2008
HPA North West in “use antibiotics responsibly” plea Release date: 18 November 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is campaigning to bust the myth that antibiotics are a cure for all ails. They don’t work on viral illnesses such as colds, the flu and most coughs and sore throats and should not be prescribed for such.
Added/updated: 17 November 2008
Drive to beat Clostridium difficile through improved prescribing Release date: 18 November 2008
The North West Medicines Information Centre, supported by the Health Protection Agency and others, is leading a drive to beat Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) through improved antibiotic prescribing.
Added/updated: 17 November 2008
Awareness-raising events planned for CO Awareness Week Release date: 12 November 2008
Five million people in the UK, including approximately 500,000 here in the North West, are at risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in their homes from faulty boilers and dysfunctional gas, coal and oil-burning appliances. To raise awareness of these dangers, two major events will be organised in the North West Region during Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week.
Added/updated: 13 November 2008
Initiative to persuade home owners and tenants to purchase CO alarms 5 Million Homes May be at risk from CO Poisoning Release date: 10 November 2008
The Rapid Hardware store in Liverpool is backing a campaign to reduce the danger of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the home by providing massive discounts on audible CO alarms in the run up to and during CO Awareness Week that begins on 17 November.
Added/updated: 10 November 2008
GPs Urged To Be On Alert for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms Release date: 7 November 2008
The charity CO-Awareness backed by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is urging GPs throughout the region not to overlook the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning when patients present in their surgeries with flu-like symptoms.
Added/updated: 7 November 2008
MMR vaccine plea as Measles continues to spread Release date: 3 November 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is stepping up its drive to increase MMR uptake rates following reports of yet another measles outbreak in the region, this time in Liverpool.
Added/updated: 3 November 2008
TB figures stabilise but remain at high level Release date: 30 October 2008
Health Protection Agency urges people with symptoms to seek early diagnosis Everyone should be aware of the symptoms of TB and be able to recognise them when they occur and furthermore people who suspect that they may have the infection should seek medical advice as soon as possible, the Health Protection Agency North West advised today.
Added/updated: 30 October 2008
MMR plea to parents following measles outbreak Release date: 28 October 2008
Latest reports confirm that there have been 22 GP diagnoses of measles in Cheshire and seven of these have been confirmed by laboratory tests. Further lab results are awaited.
Added/updated: 30 October 2008
MMR Plea to Parents Following Measles Outbreak Release date: 27 October 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West has renewed its plea to parents to vaccinate their children with two doses of MMR vaccine following a measles outbreak in Cheshire.
Added/updated: 30 October 2008
HPA advises on how to protect yourself and others from “winter vomiting” Release date: 17 October 2008
It won’t be long before norovirus infection, often referred to as “winter vomiting” is back in the news and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is urging people with symptoms not to visit their GP surgeries or hospital Accident and Emergency Units.
Added/updated: 17 October 2008
Rescued Couple Warn of Carbon Monoxide Threat Release date: 16 October 2008
A married couple from Wirral, Merseyside, who were rescued by paramedics after being overcome by Carbon Monoxide gas in their home, are urging householders everywhere to install Carbon Monoxide alarms and have gas and other fossil-fuel-burning appliances tested before winter sets in.
Added/updated: 13 January 2009
HPA North West Urges: “Protect Yourself from Flu Before Winter Sets in” Release date: 3 October 2008
As the Department of Health launches its seasonal flu jabs campaign, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is urging everyone who is eligible for flu vaccination to take up the offer of immunisation.
Added/updated: 3 October 2008
Girls should seize the opportunity of HPV protection Release date: 25 September 2008
Added/updated: 17 October 2008
Be Sure, Be Safe, Be Sexy is the message for visitors to Manchester Pride 2008 Release date: 18 August 2008
Be Sure, Be Safe, Be Sexy is the message from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and partners to thousands of people who are preparing to converge on Manchester for the 18th annual Pride Festival over this coming bank holiday weekend, with a new web site besurebesafebesexy.com to provide all the information you need for a happy and healthy time.
Added/updated: 19 August 2008
A Soggy Summer Doesn’t Mean Safe Sunshine Release date: 14 August 2008
Cheshire and Merseyside’s on-off summer is putting families at greater risk of sunburn, health experts are warning. Short periods of hot, sunny weather or days with intense sunny spells can be just as risky as a prolonged heatwave if proper precautions aren’t taken, said Dr Diana Forrest, chair of the group representing Cheshire and Merseyside’s eight Directors of Public Health.
Added/updated: 19 August 2008
Action to reduce risk of measles epidemic Release date: 7 August 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) welcomes an initiative by the Department of Health to make extra vaccine and more funds available to enable Primary Care Trusts to put in place a campaign to vaccinate every child up to the age of 18 against measles.
Added/updated: 14 January 2009
Young People Carry Disproportionate Number of Sexually Transmitted Infections in UK Release date: 15 July 2008
Newly diagnosed cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) rose up by 6% in 2007 compared to 2006, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reported today.
Added/updated: 15 July 2008
MMU students and staff screened for TB Release date: 11 July 2008
235 students and staff at Manchester Metropolitan University have been offered screening for TB as a precautionary measure after a former student on the final year textile course, which finished in the summer of 2007, was diagnosed with TB
Added/updated: 28 May 2010
Holidaymakers warned about the potential risk of carbon monoxide poisoning in caravans Release date: 7 July 2008
With the start of the school holidays, people from Cumbria and Lancashire who are planning caravan holidays are warned to be alert to the potential risks of carbon monoxide poisoning from such appliances as gas powered fridges, heaters or cookers.
Added/updated: 14 January 2009
Holiday health warning - Greater Manchester Release date: 4 July 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is warning people who are preparing for exotic foreign holidays that it is important to seek health advice before travelling and to take any pre-travel medication that is recommended for the countries they propose to visit.
Added/updated: 14 January 2009
Holiday health warning - Cumbria and Lancashire Release date: 4 July 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is warning people who are preparing for exotic foreign holidays that it is important to seek health advice before travelling and to take any pre-travel medication that is recommended for the countries they propose to visit.
Added/updated: 14 January 2009
Whether Chemical Hazard or Infectious Disease, Report Illustrates that HPA North West Staff are ready for the Challenge Release date: 13 June 2008
In an initiative to combat Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAIs) such as MRSA and Clostridium Difficile, nurses from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West have developed an infection control training resource for staff in residential care homes.
Added/updated: 14 January 2009
HPA Advice for dealing with Germs that can lurk in the Kitchen Release date: 9 June 2008
Approximately 4.5 million people – one in 10 of the population – suffer food-borne illnesses in England and Wales every year.
Added/updated: 14 January 2009
Vaccination Drive as Measles reappears in Manchester Release date: 27 May 2008
Parents are being urged to protect their children with two doses of MMR vaccine following confirmation that measles has been confirmed in Manchester for the first time since 2006.
Added/updated: 14 January 2009
HPA North West issues reminder on freshly sliced cooked meats Release date: 23 May 2008
Health Experts in the North West are reminding consumers about advice on the safe storage of sliced-at-the-counter cooked meats.
Added/updated: 13 January 2009
Raised Public Awareness Will Help with the Early Detection and Treatment of TB Release date: 20 March 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is supporting a worldwide campaign led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to de-mystify and de-stigmatise tuberculosis as World TB Day approaches on Monday March 24.
Added/updated: 13 January 2009
Cautious Optimism as HCAI Infection Rates Fall in North West Hospitals Release date: 30 January 2008
MRSA bacteraemia and C. difficile infection rates have reduced sharply in North West hospitals, the latest Health Protection Agency report on Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAIs) revealed today (Wednesday 30 th January).
Added/updated: 14 January 2009
Seasonal flu levels trigger use of antiviral drugs Release date: 10 January 2008
As seasonal flu levels reach the point at which doctors are being advised to prescribe antiviral drugs to vulnerable patients, the Health Protection Agency North West is advising that it is not too late to get a flu jab.
Added/updated: 14 January 2009
North West Regional Archive pre 2008 (PDF, 817 KB)
Added/updated: 2 June 2010