National and International News
2,500 will die unnecessarily this week, Met Office predicts
More than 2,500 people will die unnecessarily in England and Wales this week as a direct result of the cold weather, according to a forecast yesterday from the Faculty of Public Health and the Met Office.
The Guardian 23/12/03
Benefit squeeze on lone parents
The government is to undertake a new year double squeeze on jobless lone parents and the disabled in an attempt to drive the "economically inactive" back to work.
The Guardian 24/12/03
Child eczema 'has tripled since 1970s'
Nearly one in three children has suffered eczema by the age of three-and-a-half, triple the rate in the 1970s, a study suggested last night.
The Guardian 23/12/03
Government to review privacy Act
A law intended to protect privacy is to be reviewed after it was blamed for the deaths of two pensioners whose gas was cut off and for making the hunt for the Soham murderer more difficult.
The Independent 24/12/03
NHS Selects Firms
The National Health Service awarded two ten-year contracts yesterday, each worth £1 billion, to the American firms of Accenture and Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), which will modernise UK hospitals and doctors’ surgeries in the North West and East.
The Times 24/12/03
The Guardian 24/12/03
The Guardian 23/12/03
Patient challenges doctors for right to live
A man with a degenerative brain condition has launched an unprecedented human rights challenge to guidance for doctors which he believes could allow them to end his life by legally sanctioned euthanasia.
The Guardian 24/12/03
Satellite tracking panic alarms on the cards for NHS staff
The Government plans to issue all NHS staff with “panic buttons� — personal alarms that would locate their precise position anywhere in the country and allow them to call emergency assistance.
The Times 24/12/03
The Guardian 24/12/03
Schools in deal to curb junk food sales
Some of the world’s biggest food companies, including Coca-Cola and Mars, are stripping their brand logos from vending machines in schools and introducing healthier foods.
The Times 24/12/03
The Guardian 24/12/03
'Sloppy slipper' scheme cuts old people's falls
A scheme to bin "sloppy slippers" has helped reduce falls among older people by 60%, according to a pioneering primary care trust.
The Guardian 23/12/03
Surgeon who nearly lost arm plans to be operating in April
A surgeon whose arm was almost severed in a boating accident in the summer is planning to be back in the operating theatre next month and taking charge of patients by April.
The Independent 24/12/03
Cheshire and Mersey News
Culture chief uses cannabis
A Liverpool culture chief last night admitted she smokes cannabis to help battle crippling arthritis.
Liverpool Echo 22/12/03
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Deprived areas plan launched
A strategy for regeneration in the most needy areas of Burnley has been launched by the Burnley Action Partnership (BAP).
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 22/12/03
Support work undermined
Bury Diabetes Parents' Support Group is affiliated to Diabetes UK and exists to provide advice to the parents of children with diabetes. In conjunction with consistently excellent support from the paediatric team at Fairfield Hospital, the group is able to reassure parents that this chronic illness can be managed, to enable children to live a near-normal, healthy life.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 23/12/03
Greater Manchester News
Best in country
I would like to say thank you to Stewart and Kim, two paramedics, and the doctors and nurses at the A&E Department of the Royal Bolton Hospital who helped me recently.
Bolton Evening News 22/12/03
Cold snap could leave thousands dead
More than 2,500 people in England and Wales are likely to perish from cold in the week leading up to Christmas, experts said today.
Manchester Evening News 23/12/03
Coronary Unit appeal gets massive festive boost
The appeal for Bolton's Coronary Care Unit has taken a huge leap towards its final target today after millionaire Eddie Davies pledged a further £100,000.
Bolton Evening News 22/12/03
Mental health services to be reviewed
Mental health services in Bolton are being scrutinised as part of a national inspection.
Bolton Evening News 23/12/03
Seasonal full alert for 999 crews
Extra ambulance crews will be on full alert over Christmas and New Year as the number of emergency calls peaks for the year.
Bolton Evening News 23/12/03
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