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This is Know Your Numbers week, in which the charity Blood Pressure UK aims to raise awareness of high blood pressure and prevent heart attacks and stroke. We spoke to a volunteer who has good cause to commit herself to the campaign.

A collaboration led by the Innovation Agency to create a new role in mental health has been shortlisted for two prestigious national awards.

A new report showcases the impact of a programme to improve access in the North West Coast and nationally to a simple test for asthma diagnosis.

NHS Medical Director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis reflected on life before the NHS and the milestones of the last 75 years, in an interview with the Innovation Agency.

The search is on for a new Chair for the Innovation Agency, as the organisation marks its tenth birthday.

The winners have been announced at an event recognising the best innovators and researchers in health and care in Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Innovation Agency Clinical Director Andrew Cooper is celebrating a quarter of a century working in the NHS in the North West.

People with high blood pressure are receiving better care thanks to an improvement programme delivered by the Innovation Agency and fellow AHSNs across England.

The Innovation Agency and 14 fellow Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) are to be relicensed by NHS England for a further five years.

The finalists have been announced for awards recognising the best innovators and researchers in health and care in Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and South Cumbria.