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Tongue device enables blinded soldier to 'see' - Daily Telegraph 16th March 2010

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:59:16 +0000

"A soldier blinded by a grenade in Iraq has described how his life has been transformed by ground-breaking technology that enables him to ''see'' with his tongue. "

Tags: Vision Blindness Medical Technology CMHN Health News UHN Daily Telegraph

Blind soldier can 'see' with his tongue thanks to ground-breaking device - Daily Mail 16th March 2010

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:30:24 +0000

"A soldier blinded by a grenade in Iraq has had his life transformed by ground-breaking technology that enables him to 'see' with his tongue. Lance Corporal Craig Lundberg, 24, from Walton, Liverpool, lost his sight while serving in Bascra in 2007. Today he revealed he can identify shapes, walk around unaided and even read thanks to a pioneering device."

Tags: Medical Technology Vision Blindness Health News UHN CMHN Daily Mail

Chief Medical Officer to give Liverpool John Moore’s University Roscoe lecture - Liverpool Daily Post 10th February 2010

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:06:56 +0000

"BRITAIN’S most senior medical officer will deliver a talk in Liverpool next week. Sir Liam Donaldson, who has been the Chief Medical Officer for the past 12 years, will deliver a Roscoe Lecture for John Moores University. Entitled The Legacy of Dr Duncan – the first Chief Medical Officer, the lecture will focus on the Liverpool-born physician who worked at the city’s infirmary and campaigned for improvements to the appalling living conditions of his patients."

Tags: Public Health Health News CMHN Liverpool Daily Post

Fazakerley hospital first to set up elite life-saving team of doctors and nurses - Liverpool Echo 10th February 2010

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:06:19 +0000

"A LIVERPOOL hospital is the first in the North West to set up an elite 24 hour team of doctors and nurses to save lives. The Medical Emergency Team (MET) system used at Fazakerley Hospital is based on one introduced in Australia and the USA."

Tags: Health News CMHN Hospitals Organisational Design Accident and Emergency Departments Liverpool Echo

Vicky O'Keefe of Bishops Way only discovered son received double dose after he fell ill - Widnes World 10th February 2010

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:51:25 +0000

"A WIDNES mum only discovered her two-year-old son had been given double the the correct dose of the swine flu jab after he developed a fever. Vicky O’Keefe, aged, 23, of Bishops Way, Widnes was alarmed when her GP told her her son, Alex, was among 59 tots given the adult vaccination by mistake at the Health Resource Centre in Caldwell Road. "

Tags: H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Immunisation Health News CMHN Widnes World

Praise for town's 600 stroke patients - Warrington Guardian 9th February 2010

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:50:15 +0000

"RAPID blood clot treatments and early discharge services are improving care for more than 600 stroke patients each year at Warrington Hospital. This was the verdict after the National Audit Office (NAO) released a report on the progress in improving stroke care after the Department of Health implemented a National Stroke Strategy in December 2007. "

Tags: Stroke NHS Health News CMHN Warrington Guardian

Your views are needed for NHS Wirral's health care survey - Wirral Globe 9th February 2010

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:48:42 +0000

"NHS Wirral wants to hear from the public about their experiences of some recently developed health services. Their findings will help the organisation improve health services and ensure public money is put to the best use possible, with services meeting the needs of local patients. "

Tags: Wirral Globe CMHN NHS Quality Health News

Death rate at Royal Liverpool Hospital A&E ‘worst in the country’- Liverpool Daily Post 9th February 2010

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:33:08 +0000

"ACCIDENT victims are more likely to die at the Royal Liverpool Hospital than anywhere else in England, shock new figures have revealed. The survival rate at the city's main hospital is the lowest in the country, according to research released to a study that condemned the lack of care at night and at weekends in casualty departments."

Tags: Accident and Emergency Departments Quality Mortality Hospitals Health News CMHN Liverpool Daily Post

Midwife cuts at Wirral's Arrowe Park Hospital - Liverpool Daily Post 9th February 2010

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:32:15 +0000

"A MERSEYSIDE hospital is cutting the number of its midwives, despite investing more than £11m in a new women and children’s wing. Nine midwives on temporary contracts at Arrowe Park, Wirral, will leave the hospital at the end of March."

Tags: Financial Management CMHN Obstetrics Midwifery Health News Liverpool Daily Post

Smuggled tobacco is a source of ill-health on the cheap - The Guardian 10th February 2010

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:24:22 +0000

"Poor people and children are most at risk from contraband tobacco. But now one city is taking tough action to stub out the problem. Denis Campbell joins a raid in Liverpool"

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Northwich centre aims to help hidden carers - Northwich Guardian 8th February 2010

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:39:51 +0000

"A HELPLINE has been set up to offer support and advice to ‘hidden carers’ who may not be aware that there is help available for them. There are more than 50,000 people in Cheshire who care for family members but almost 25,000 are not registered and do not receive any help. "

Tags: Carers Health News CMHN Northwich Guardian

Royal Liverpool wants to become Foundation hospital - Liverpool Daily Post 8th February 2010

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:33:15 +0000

"LIVERPOOL’S main hospital has announced plans to become a foundation trust. The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals Trust has begun a consultation which will run until April 29."

Tags: Hospitals Governance NHS News CMHN Liverpool Daily Post

Liverpool hospital asks public opinion in bid to become a Foundation Trust - Liverpool Echo 8th February 2010

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:32:35 +0000

"LIVERPOOL’S main hospital is today asking people’s views on its application to become a foundation trust. The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals Trust has begun a consultation on the topic which will run until April 29."

Tags: Hospitals Governance NHS News CMHN Liverpool Echo

NHS Warrington given £300m budget - Warrington Guardian 7th February 2010

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:17:03 +0000

"NHS Warrington has received Government funding of more than £306m to set out its priorities for the next year. The total, £306.6m, will go towards the PCT’s operating framework for 2010/11 and is almost 11 per cent higher than the £290.6m granted in 2009/10. "

Tags: Priorities Primary Care Financial Management Health News NHS CMHN Warrington Guardian

Surge in injuries from Wii console in Liverpool - Liverpool Daily Post 6th February 2010

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:39:18 +0000

"HEALTH centres in Liverpool have seen a surge of Wii related injuries since Christmas. Children and adults are going into walk-in centres in the city with muscle strain, aches and pains after overdoing it on the interactive Nintendo consoles. Veronica Bellis, from NHS Liverpool Community Health, says workers at city health centres have noticed injuries resulting from the console."

Tags: Information Technology Wounds and Injuries Health News CMHN Liverpool Daily Post

Surge in injuries from Wii console in Liverpool - Liverpool Echo 6th February 2010

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:38:33 +0000

Tags: Information Technology Wounds and Injuries Health News CMHN Liverpool Echo

Maghull dad tells of heart and kidney transplant joy - Liverpool Daily Post 6th February 2010

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:37:44 +0000

"A DAD-OF-ONE who was weeks away from death before having a heart and kidney transplant today spoke of his new lease of life.\n\nKevin Wainwright, 48, from Maghull, was given six months to live in 2005 but, just as he thought time had run out, a double transplant gave him a second chance."

Tags: Heart Diseases Lung Diseases Health News Transplantation Services Surgery CMHN Liverpool Daily Post

Maghull dad tells of heart and kidney transplant joy - Liverpool Echo 6th February 2010

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:37:03 +0000

Tags: Heart Diseases Health News Lung Diseases Transplantation Services Surgery CMHN Liverpool Echo

Southport Hospital miracle spray could beat superbugs - Southport Visiter 5th February 2010

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:12:18 +0000

"A ‘MIRACLE’ spray being trialled at Southport hospital has been touted as the remedy to healthcare superbugs. The invisible non-toxic solution – which is said to protect almost any surface against dirt and bacteria – is set to revolutionise cleaning in hospitals."

Tags: Infection Control Hospitals Health News CMHN Southport Visiter

Answers to organ concerns - Southport Visiter 5th February 2010

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:11:47 +0000

"DR Bickerstaffe dispels the most commons myths surrounding organ donation: But how do they know you are really dead? “Organs are removed for transplantation after a person has died. Death is confirmed by doctors at consultant level who are entirely independent of the transplant teams. Death is confirmed in exactly the same way for people who donate organs as for those who do not.”"

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