Steptember Oldham PCT's Annual Health Check results Oldham clinicians help launch national debate on future shape of NHS  New smartcard-style free travel passes on the way for older and disabled passengers August Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale PCT is holding its first Annual General Meeting on the 26th September  IRP full Report and Recommendations Healthy Futures response to the IRP decision Mike Farrar NHS North West Chief Executive on the IRP decision  IRP backs Healthy Futures  Fun filled day for famlies in Oldham 22nd August July 2007 Local Audiology Waiting Times are Some of the Lowest in Country Health Secretary unveils new drive to improve access to GP services  -- North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) has been named as the UK’s third for administering clot-busting drugs to heart attack patients before they reach hospital Openshaw’s new £3 million NHS centre is now the ultra-modern home of a GP practice  New defibrillators boost for the Royal Oldham Hospital Rochdale Infirmary gets on the Art Trail National accilades for Patients' Council Jane's passage to India for Professor Winston  Royal Oldham gets the "Green" light for green schemes National accolades for Patients' Council June 2007 Deaths from heart disease slashed in Bury Gordon Brown shaping health care for the next decade Self-help guide for Irritable bowel syndrome Over the next few months one of the biggest surveys looking at the health, habits and lifestyles of Oldham residents will be taking place. A group of parents have been having a splashing time over the past few months at Oldham sports centre. New Chief Executive at Pennine Acute Trust  Deaths from heart disease slashed in Bury Construction work will start on 2 new health centres at Alkrington and Deeplish. Bernard Braiden, local Middleton resident has been appointed to serve as a Non Executive Director of Heywood Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust for the period 1 June 2007 to 31 May 2009. Bernard Braiden is appointed to the Heywood Middleton and Rochdale PCT Board  £21m Construction work commences on three new health centres in Bolton, Heywood Middleton & Rochdale  What do Heywood and Peine in Germany have in common?