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Oldham residents are now part of a single Greater Manchester-wide network that stitches GPs, hospitals, councils, police, fire crews, charities and neighbourhood groups into one team aimed at catching problems earlier and keeping families healthier for longer.

Instead of bouncing between unconnected desks, a person who needs help can tap one online doorway to find late-night chemists, mental-health counsellors, debt advice or a falls-prevention class without repeating their story each time.

The same portal offers home-screen heart checks timed for Valentine's week, free HIV test kits until 15 February, and a survey inviting parents and teenagers to pin the parks, clubs and quiet corners that actually lift young minds.

Behind the scenes, shared records let district nurses see yesterday's police call-out about a vulnerable pensioner, while social workers spot hospital discharge notes before a frail resident is sent home alone.

No new money has been announced, and the website still funnels people through a postcode search rather than promising instant appointments, leaving GPs to warn that demand may still outstrip capacity even when the paths between services run smoother.