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New dental surgeries in Copeland - Carlisle News & Star 2nd November 2009

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:26:57 -0000

"Two new dental surgeries in Copeland will be officially opened this week.

The Oasis Dental Care surgeries in Whitehaven and Workington have been up and running since summer and Copeland MP Jamie Reed will make the openings on Friday."

Tags: Access Dental Health NHS Health News

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Get serious about swine flu - North West Evening 2nd November 2009

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:26:18 -0000

"PEOPLE in Cumbria are being urged to take swine flu seriously.

As the number of reported cases in the North West dropped slightly this week, NHS health officials want people to continue to be on the look out for symptoms."

Tags: H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Health News

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Ormskirk hospital see surge in snoring cure inquiries - Ormskirk Advertiser 31st October 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:26:21 -0000

"A MERSEYSIDE hospital offering a £3 injection to cure snoring has seen a surge of inquiries after the procedure featured in the ECHO.

Consultants at Ormskirk hospital have so far treated 400 patients with the wonder injection, which is an effective alternative to painful surgery."

Tags: Snoring Sleep CLHN Health News

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Swine flu blog: The anti-vaccination 'militia' - The Whitehaven News 1st November 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:18:36 -0000

"Protesters are resorting to direct action against the vaccine. Deputy editor Alan Cleaver reports daily on the impact of swine flu in West Cumbria, with a particular slant on how the media and the public are reacting to the worsening crisis."

Tags: The Whitehaven News H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Immunisation

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Health chiefs urge people to take swine flu seriously - North West Evening Mail 31st October 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:16:50 -0000

"A CALL has gone out to South Cumbrians to take anti-virals if they catch swine flu – and accept vaccination if it is offered.

This comes as a vaccination programme to protect against the H1N1 virus is being rolled out in the county."

Tags: H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Health News

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Warning despite fall in north west cases of swine flu - Carlisle News & Star 31st October 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:15:55 -0000

"Cumbrians are being urged to remain vigilant regarding the swine flu virus despite a fall in the number of cases.

Latest NHS figures confirm that 139 people are being treated in north west hospitals, 33 of them are in critical care. Fourteen people have also died as a result of swine flu in the north west since the virus outbreak began in April."

Tags: H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Epidemiology Health

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Egremont woman who died from alcohol withdrawal was 'too heavily sedated' - Carlisle News & Star 31st October 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:15:02 -0000

"The husband of a woman who died after suffering from acute alcohol withdrawal believes she was given too high levels of sedatives."

Tags: Alcohol Health News CLHN Sedatives

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Learn the signs of stroke - North West Evening Mail 30th October 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:12:30 -0000

"HEALTH officials are urging people to learn to recognise the signs of strokes and how to treat sufferers.

Between 2007 and 2008 more than 11,000 people in Cumbria suffered a stroke and last year 557 people in the county died following a stroke."

Tags: Stroke Health News CLHN North West Evening Mail

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FGH extension under way - North West Evening Mail 30th October 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:11:56 -0000

"WORK is under way on an £160,000 expansion of Furness General Hospital’s oncology unit.

The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, which runs FGH, has planning permission for two, single-storey extensions at the back of the existing ward, to form a consulting room and complementary therapy room."

Tags: NHS Estates Hospitals Health News CLHN

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Carlisle woman's death was 'a cry for help' - Carlisle News & Star 30th October 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:10:45 -0000

"A widow who doused herself in petrol and set fire to it was still grieving after losing her husband to terminal cancer, an inquest heard."

Tags: Suicide Mental Health Health News CLHN

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Health workers urged to get on their bikes - Carlisle News & Star 29th October 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:08:19 -0000

"HUNDREDS of health workers across Cumbria will be guaranteed changing rooms and somewhere to lock their bikes as part of a new Government drive to boost cycling."

Tags: Physical Activity Environment Health News CLHN

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Family sue over Chorley teen’s spinal operation - Chorley Citizen 30th October 2009

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:01:05 -0000

"THE family of a Chorley teen left paralysed for life after intricate spinal surgery have launched a bid for seven-figure compensation in London's High Court.

Laura May was just 11 – and trying on clothes while out shopping – when her mother Christine first noticed an anomaly in her upper back which prompted urgent medical attention. "

Tags: Surgery Neurology Children Negligence Health

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Clitheroe Health Centre shut until next Thursday - Lancashire Telegraph 30th October 2009

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:59:48 -0000

"CLITHEROE Health Centre is not expected to reopen until next Thursday or Friday after health bosses said damage caused by a fire was worse than they expected.

NHS East Lancashire said repair teams were working 'flat out' and would work over the weekend to restore electricity supplies after the £2m building’s lighting, heating, IT and telephone systems were knocked out by the blaze on Tuesday.

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Tags: NHS Estates Primary Care Health News NHS

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‘Now is right time to go’ says Calderstones hospital boss - Lancashire Telegraph 30th October 2009

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:59:01 -0000

"A HOSPITAL boss has quit and said it was a honour to have held the role.

Graham Parr has resigned as chairman at Calderstones Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Mr Parr has held the chairmanship for five years and is a former director of estates at the old Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Trust"

Tags: NHS Management Lancashire Telegraph CLHN Health

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Accrington hospital to get GP practice - Lancashire Telegraph 28th October 2009

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:27:44 -0000

"A NEW GP practice based at The Accrington Victoria Community Hospital will open in November.

The practice, commissioned by NHS East Lancashire, will provide a GP service for patients to register while also working alongside the Minor Injuries Unit already based at the hospital to provide a walk-in service for any patients with minor illnesses. "

Tags: Primary Care Health News CLHN Lancashire Telegraph

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Fire shuts Clitheroe Health Centre for a week - Lancashire Telegraph 28th October 2009

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:01:51 -0000

"CLITHEROE Health Centre has closed after a fire knocked out all of the £2million building’s lighting, heating, IT and telephone systems.

Staff discovered the fire in the centre’s main electricity meter room when they arrived at work to an alarm ringing around 8.30am yesterday, shortly before the Railway View Avenue site was due to open to the public. "

Tags: CLHN Health News Lancashire Telegraph Primary Care

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Women put health at risk - North West Evening Mail 27th October 2009

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:10:00 -0000

"AROUND 9,000 women put their health at risk – by not attending breast screening appointments.

Health officials say 78.9 per cent of 42,700 Cumbrian women aged between 50 and 70 attended an appointment in 2007/08."

Tags: Mass Screening Breast Cancer Womens Health Health News

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Nine thousand Cumbrian women ignore breast cancer screening invite - Carlisle News & Star 27th October 2009

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:09:31 -0000

"Nine thousand Cumbrian women are putting themselves at risk of breast cancer by ignoring screening invites.

Latest figures show that every year more than 20 per cent of women in the county invited for routine breast screening appointments do not attend."

Tags: Mass Screening Breast Cancer Womens Health Health News

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Too many managers spoil NHS - Lancashire Telegraph 27th October 2009

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:07:38 -0000

"The Care Quality Commission (CQC) says one in eight NHS trusts must urgently improve the care it provides.

The CQC found a drop in the number of hospitals meeting basic standards in areas such as hygiene and safety. But it also said more services than ever could be rated good or excellent.

The CQC published ratings on England's 392 trusts and looked at every type of NHS trust, including acute, mental health, primary care and ambulance. The Blackburn with Darwen NHS trust in 2008 - 2009 in meeting core standard & providing services - the score said they just met the criteria."

Tags: Management Hygiene Health and Safety Infection Control Quality

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Fire at Clitheroe Health Centre - Lancashire Telegraph 27th October 2009

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:06:38 -0000

"TWO GP surgeries and a treatment room at Clitheroe Health Centre have been closed after a fire this morning.

Nobody was injured in the blaze, which started in the main electricity meter room around 8.20am and was discovered by staff after a fire alarm sounded. "

Tags: NHS Estates Primary Care Health News CLHN

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