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Gill Dummigan

@msgilld

BBC Health Correspondent for North West England.

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I’ll be examining both sides of the argument in a special report on ⁦BBC North West⁩ at 1830 on BBC1 and on iPlayer for 24 hours after bbc.com/news/articles/…

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This is 3 year old Seb from Chorley. He has hydrocephalus and his mum’s campaigning for earlier diagnosis. Watch ⁦BBC North West at 1330 and 1830 for more⁩ Harry's HAT CharityRMCHosp

This is 3 year old Seb from Chorley. He has hydrocephalus and his mum’s campaigning for earlier diagnosis. Watch ⁦<a href="/BBCNWT/">BBC North West</a> at 1330 and 1830 for more⁩  <a href="/HarrysHAT5/">Harry's HAT Charity</a> ⁦<a href="/RMCHosp/">RMCHosp</a>⁩
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Made this documentary about events at Blackpool Victoria’s stroke unit. Out tonight on BBC 2 at 7pm and on iPlayer now. Shot by Sean Twamley finishing edit by Al Quarterman bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

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Really pleased to be nominated and well done everyone! 👏👏👏 Looking forward to seeing you all at the do next month 🍻🎉 #RTSNWAwards

Really pleased to be nominated and well done everyone! 👏👏👏 Looking forward to seeing you all at the do next month 🍻🎉 #RTSNWAwards
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“It’s a horrible, horrible situation” Christina Black from Liverpool has to find more than £7,000 every 3 weeks for the cancer drug which is helping to keep her alive. The NHS says #Enhertu is too expensive to fund. Breast Cancer Now BBC North West tonight, 1830 and on BBC iPlayer.

“It’s a horrible, horrible situation” Christina Black from Liverpool has to find more than £7,000 every 3 weeks for the cancer drug which is helping to keep her alive. The NHS says #Enhertu is too expensive to fund. <a href="/BreastCancerNow/">Breast Cancer Now</a> <a href="/BBCNWT/">BBC North West</a> tonight, 1830 and on BBC iPlayer.
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“People feel abandoned” Why 100s of people in Greater Manchester say they aren’t able to get the mental health care they need, and the staff demanding change. Watch the full story ⁦BBC North West⁩ 1830

“People feel abandoned” Why 100s of people in Greater Manchester say they aren’t able to get the mental health care they need, and the staff demanding change. Watch the full story ⁦<a href="/BBCNWT/">BBC North West</a>⁩ 1830
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Happy New Year! Back for first 1830 BBC North West of 2025. Graph ⬇️ shows North West Tonight has completed FOUR consecutive years, month-after-month, with the highest Audience Appreciation of all BBC News output. Thank you, as always, for watching and best wishes from all the team.

Happy New Year! Back for first 1830 <a href="/BBCNWT/">BBC North West</a> of 2025. Graph ⬇️ shows North West Tonight has completed FOUR consecutive years, month-after-month, with the highest Audience Appreciation of all BBC News output. Thank you, as always, for watching and best wishes from all the team.
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EXCLUSIVE. The organisation which funds healthcare in Lancashire and South Cumbria plus three hospital trusts have been put in the equivalent of financial “special measures” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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EXCLUSIVE: The crisis in our A&Es. We’ve discovered that last year in the NW nearly 39,000 patients waited longer than 24 hours for a bed in a ward. Hundreds waited longer than four days. More on ⁦BBC North West⁩ at lunchtime and 6.30. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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So why is this happening? Today figures came out which show that 60% of patients who were medically fit to leave hospital at the end of January didn’t. Pointing to issues with social and community care.

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“We’re seeing an impact on young people’s mental health, depression and loneliness” Lancashire’s Director of Public Health says some health inequalities are worse now for the region than before Covid bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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“I love my children so much and I want to see them grow up” NHS announces review of a treatment for stage four eye cancer - but not in time for Trafford mum Hannah Quigley Mckie who has to raise £180,000 to fund her own. More ⁦BBC North West⁩ tonight at 6.30 ⁦⁦Ocular Melanoma UK

“I love my children so much and I want to see them grow up”
NHS announces review of a treatment for stage four eye cancer - but not in time for Trafford mum Hannah Quigley Mckie who has to raise £180,000 to fund her own. More ⁦<a href="/BBCNWT/">BBC North West</a>⁩  tonight at 6.30 ⁦⁦<a href="/OcuMelUK/">Ocular Melanoma UK</a>⁩
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EXCLUSIVE Lancs Police have wound down the active investigation into the killing of stroke patient Valerie Kneale at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in 2018. They say it will be regularly reviewed, they still hope for more information and their thoughts remain with her family.