'We won't operate as normal for months', warns GP practice as it diverts staff to vaccination programme

Manchester Evening News is not naming, is not illegal in the UK and can be found online.A pathologist and the coroner in the case raised concerns about its availability - as did Gwen's family.Pathologist Julie Evans told the court: "This method is giving rise to concern."We had a pocket of cases coming forward towards the end of 2019 and coming into 2020 where this chemical was mentioned."That is why we sent it for specialist investigation."We have had about 20 to 25 cases where this has been

direct to your inboxMore than 300,000 people have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine so far in Greater Manchester.As of Tuesday (January 26), 309,469 first doses of the vaccine had been administered and 96pc of care homes have now been offered the vaccine.Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has praised the progress of the rollout, saying the region is in a good position to reach the mid-February deadline.There are around 560,000 people in the four highest priority groups

direct to your inboxCoronavirus vaccine supplies in the North West of England will be cut by a third next month, the NHS has confirmed. A spokesperson told the BBC that the weekly sum will be reduced from 310,000 to 200,000 by the second week of February for regions including Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside, and South Cumbria.

direct to your inboxThe operators of Manchester Arena say it was 'inherently unlikely' CCTV personnel monitoring the City Room foyer area 'would have paid any particular regard' to Salman Abedi on the night he killed 22 people there with a bomb.Andrew O'Connor QC, representing SMG at the public inquiry into the atrocity, said there was 'nothing about Salman Abedi's dress or conduct on any of his visits to the City Room that would have made it even reasonably likely that a CCTV operator would

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the citySupplies of vaccines have become steadier in parts of Greater Manchester after hospitals said the situation with stock last week was 'hand to mouth'.Hospital hubs in Salford, Rochdale, Oldham and Bury and the mass vaccination centre at the Etihad in Manchester now have a week's schedule of supplies.Salford's supplies of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is also said to be 'more readily available' within the

direct to your inboxEvery care home resident in Manchester has now been given the Covid-19 vaccine.Residents of the city's 56 care homes were among the first people to be prioritised for the vaccine rollout, with NHS teams aiming to have completed the vaccination programme by January 24.After a busy weekend, council bosses said every resident has now had the vaccine in the borough.The vaccines were administered by either local GPs or gtd healthcare with support from Manchester Health and Care

straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes has revealed his methodical approach to free-kick practice, which paid off in style for Manchester United against Liverpool. The 26-year-old fired home a brilliant 78th minute free-kick in United's 3-2 FA Cup victor y over Liverpool on Sunday evening.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have opened their Old Trafford stadium to be used for vaccination training.St John Ambulance will be granted access to four hospitality suites across the stadium to utilise as a training centre for hundreds of volunteers as part of the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme.The suites will be adapted and used as a large-scale training facility over the next five weekends.The adaptation of Old Trafford is part of a UK-wide programme which

direct to your inboxA Manchester has seen her cleaning tips turn her into an Instagram sensation.And it was all because of a dare.Teaching assistant Annemarie Jones is on track to becoming the next big 'cleanfluencer'-  like Mrs Hinch - after gaining almost 45,000 Instagram followers and becoming so influential that products she posts about sell out.The mum-of-three was dared by a friend to start an Instagram page dedicated to her cleaning hacks after devoting an hour a night, plus a full

direct to your inboxA glimmer of hope in these dark days.Photos of people grinning from ear to ear under their masks while getting their coronavirus vaccines have been shared across Greater Manchester.The cheerful images represent hope following a tough year.A reminder that better days will come and one day things will get back to normal.Here are just some of the wonderful images that have been popping up on social media during the mass vaccination roll-out.GP Bev Matta from Westhoughton Primary

direct to your inboxThe biggest vaccination rollout ever has started in earnest across Greater Manchester.Health teams have been working around the clock to make sure the Covid-19 jabs can be administered as quickly and smoothly as possible. Across the city-region 87,697 people have already received their first dose, as of January 12.

direct to your inboxA sports centre in south Manchester is being transformed into a coronavirus vaccine centre - one of the first in the region to be led by a local pharmacy.From Monday (January 18) jabs will be administered at Whalley Range Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club on Kingsbrook Road. The service is being provided by local pharmacy group Kapoor Pharmacy Services (KPS), which runs two chemists in Whalley Range and Chorlton as well as one in Rochdale.

What do you think about the safety of schools? Do you think teachers and school staff should be prioritised for the vaccine? Let us know in the comments here, or on our Manchester Family Facebook page. Teacher unions have been calling for all those working in education and childcare settings to be vaccinated.

direct to your inboxNerves are growing within the Greater Manchester system about whether the current stop-start rate of vaccine supply will be sufficient to hit government targets by mid-February.Some areas are understood to have received barely half as many doses this week as they have capacity to deliver, while across the board there is worry about the last-minute nature of their arrival from the national distribution system - meaning local health officials and GPs are struggling to plan and

direct to your inboxPeople could receive 'multiple invites' for coronavirus jabs due to a cross-over between national and local vaccination programmes.A GP practice in South Manchester has warned patients that they could be contacted more than once in the early stages of the vaccination roll-out.Barlow Medical Centre on Wilmslow Road published a statement on its website stating: "We will be running our vaccination programme alongside the national vaccination campaign so you may receive multiple

direct to your inboxFrontline medical staff treating Covid patients at Greater Manchester hospitals have been told they must wait 11 weeks for their second doses of the Pfizer vaccine.It was reported last month that the government intended to extend the period between jabs from three or four weeks to as many as 12 to maximise those receiving the first dose amid the rise of a mutant strain.This means the second dose of both the Oxford/AstraZeneca and the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines will be within

direct to your inboxThis is the first look inside Greater Manchester's mass coronavirus vaccination centre ahead of its opening on Monday.The site, at the Manchester Tennis and Football Centre at the Etihad Campus, has undergone a remarkable transformation as this exclusive footage provided by the NHS shows.It's one of seven vaccination centres being launched in England next week.Initially it will be open to people over 80 and healthcare staff by appointment only.Manchester's director of public

direct to your inboxHospitals across Greater Manchester have begun postponing cancer operations as fears grow that the region could run out of intensive care beds.Some cancer surgery has already been cancelled at the last minute due to a lack of critical care beds, while more broadly trusts are beginning the process of rescheduling cancer operations not deemed to be the most urgent.The move comes amid expectations of a ‘very scary’ surge in admissions from Monday, according to one senior doctor

direct to your inboxRochdale Infirmary patients became the first in Greater Manchester to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine this week.It was given to people aged over 80 attending scheduled outpatient appointments at the hospital, after its pharmacy team took delivery of the vaccine on Monday.The vaccine was approved for use in the UK by the medical regulator at the end of December.