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NHS league table lists best and worst-performing trusts in Greater Manchester
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The NHS rule change that will finally see hospitals across Greater Manchester transformed
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‘I spotted something on holiday that changed everything’
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Mum, 33, had no idea her problem was life-threatening until a chance discovery
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‘My dad was fit and healthy but suddenly had just 12 weeks to live’
‘Almost half of those diagnosed are already at an incurable stage (44 per cent) which is shocking and,…
Man to take on 56-mile challenge for ‘extraordinary’ Manchester hospital
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Devastation after ‘amazing’ mum and daughter both diagnosed with same disease months apart
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