Click on content link below to go to the news from that section: this will open a web page if you receive this by email
International News
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Greater Manchester News
National News
More than 1,000 GP surgeries are sub-standard, says survey - The Guardian 14/09/06
At least one in seven GP surgeries is failing to meet the minimum standards of the NHS trusts, according to a survey published today. More than 1,000 GPs' premises are termed unfit for purpose, and the state of surgeries is worsening at a time when the government is set on moving services from hospitals and into the community.
Clean up operation - The Guardian 14/09/06
Campaigners will today lay floral tributes at Westminster Abbey as a mark of respect for the victims of superbugs such as MRSA. Graham Tanner looks at what needs to be done to stem the rise of such infections.
The renewal agenda must be brought to the public sector - The Guardian 14/09/06
To improve Labour's standing in the polls, Blair's successor has to encourage new thinking on health and education
Too much, too old? - The Guardian 14/09/06
Like many thirtysomethings, Hugh Wilson thought he was indestructible - until he collapsed during a run. It was time to face up to the fact that he wasn't 21 any more ...
'Exercise? Look at you, you don't need to' - The Guardian 14/09/06
She does no sport and eats like a horse, yet Aida Edemariam is so slim that people think she's anorexic. She's not - but is she fit?
Tory conference to join the debate - The Telegraph 14/09/06
The Conservative Party announced yesterday it is to change the opening debate of its annual conference to confront the issue of protecting childhood.
Axe to fall on first of 60 hospital departments - The Telegraph 14/09/06
Hospital departments in Surrey and Sussex are likely to be the first to be axed in sweeping health service "reconfigurations" expected to involve every region in England.
Papers reveal plan to halve number of A&E hospitals - The Guardian 14/09/06
A hard case to make - The Guardian 14/09/06
Health boss hints at NHS overhaul - BBC Health News 13/09/06
Curb on teenage drinkers and smokers - The Telegraph 14/09/06
Drastic action to stop the spread of heavy drinking and smoking among young people — including a ban on advertising alcohol on television — is recommended by Government advisers today.
Hospitals 'face closure' over NHS cash crisis - The Telegraph 14/09/06
The full scale of the financial crisis in the health service is laid bare today by a report that identifies the 16 NHS trusts most at risk of closures and further job cuts.
Poor children to get teeth tips - BBC Health News 14/09/06
Children and parents living in the most deprived areas are to be given tips on teeth brushing.
Alcohol education 'not working' - BBC Health News 14/09/06
Tougher methods of teaching children about alcohol and tobacco are needed to combat the rise in consumption, a government advisory panel says
Drugs education 'is not working' - BBC Health News 14/09/06
Schools' education programmes are having hardly any effect on reducing drug use, according to a panel which advises the government on drug policy.
Bursary call for student nurses - BBC Health News 13/09/06
Student nurses are being forced to quit their courses because of mounting debt, according to a nursing body.
Mobile phone users 'stressed out' - BBC Health News 13/09/06
People are becoming addicted to mobile phones, causing them to become stressed and irritable, psychologists say.
'Run-down' GP surgeries warning - BBC Health News 13/09/06
One in seven GP surgeries is "not fit for purpose", a survey has suggested.
Disabled 'suffer healthcare gap' - BBC Health News 13/09/06
An investigation into healthcare given to people with mental health problems and learning disabilities shows they often get worse treatment than others.
NHS accused as mental health patients die younger - The Guardian 14/09/06
BMA Response To The Disability Rights Commission's Report On Health Inequalities, UK - Medical News Today 14/09/06
IVF donor sperm shortage revealed - BBC Health News 13/09/06
Almost 70% of fertility clinics either have no access to donor sperm, or find it extremely difficult to obtain, a BBC survey suggests.
Mother permitted to sue hospital - BBC Health News 13/09/06
A Dumfries mother has been cleared to sue a hospital which kept her baby daughter's brain after a post mortem.
'13% of young men have chlamydia' - BBC Health News 13/09/06
Thirteen per cent of men aged 20 to 24 are infected with chlamydia, early data from a screening programme has shown.
Hospices get £50m upgrade money - BBC Health News 13/09/06
The government is making £50m available to help refurbish hospices as part of its push to improve palliative care.
UK Government Announces £50m Funding Boost For Hospices And End Of Life Care - Medical News Today 14/09/06
Warning over tropical virus risk - BBC Health News 13/09/06
Travellers to the Indian Ocean are being warned about an increased risk of the crippling Chikungunya virus.
NHS phone charges 'prey on poor' - BBC Health News 13/09/06
Phone charges imposed by some hospitals "prey on the poorest and most vulnerable," says a Welsh Assembly Member.
GMC head criticises reform plans - BBC Health News 13/09/06
The head of the body which regulates doctors has said planned government reforms would damage patient care.
Health boss hints at NHS overhaul - BBC Health News 13/09/06
Hospitals could be stripped of services in the run up to the next general election, the new NHS chief says.
Brown 'stands by NHS reform plan' - BBC Health News 13/09/06
Chancellor Gordon Brown is said to have told union chiefs he would refuse to reverse Tony Blair's NHS reforms.
Elderly warned over winter deaths - BBC Health News 12/09/06
A hard-hitting campaign has been launched to stop pensioners being killed by cold weather this winter.
Friends strike medicine fund deal - BBC Health News 12/09/06
A man is buying medication that could prolong his friend's life on the promise of repayment after his death.
Dangers Of Over-egging Eating Disorders - Medical News Today 14/09/06
A leading weight-control research charity fears that exaggerated claims about the extent of eating disorders are contributing to the general obesity crisis.
New Deputy Chairs For Scotland's Junior Doctors - Medical News Today 14/09/06
Dr Alan Robertson and Dr Katie MacLaren, have been elected as the new deputy chairs of the BMA's Scottish Junior Doctors Committee (SJDC).
Department Of Health To Buy Partnerships UK's Stake In Partnerships For Health (PFH) - Medical News Today 14/09/06
The Department of Health and Partnerships UK (PUK) today announced that the Department is set to become the sole owner of Partnerships for Health (PfH), the public private partnership set up to encourage investment in GP premises and health centres.
Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) Approves Topamax® For Prevention Of Migraine - Medical News Today 14/09/06
A significant new treatment option to prevent migraine headaches is now available in Scotland following Monday's approval of TOPAMAXâ (topiramate) by The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC
What Are The Health Effects Of Unsaturated Fatty Acids? - Medical News Today 14/09/06
Scientists and health professionals will meet in London on 14th September to discover more about the new and emerging health benefits of unsaturated fatty acids. The conference marks the launch of a new British Nutrition Foundation publication ‘The Health Effects of Dietary Unsaturated Fatty Acids'.
University Experts Develop Early Warning System For Pandemic Flu - Medical News Today 14/09/06
A new computerised information system that will be able to provide daily figures on the number of people going to their GP suffering from a flu-like illness has been developed by researchers from The University of Nottingham in partnership with public health experts.
Can Hearing Voices In Your Head Be A Good Thing? - Medical News Today 14/09/06
Psychologists have launched a study to find out why some people who hear voices in their head consider it a positive experience while others find it distressing.
International News
Bio group wins US smallpox vaccine contract - The Guardian 14/09/06
Acambis, a Cambridge-based biotechnology group, underlined its growing importance in the global fight against bioterrorism as it signed a $30m (£16m) deal with the US government to manufacture 10m doses of smallpox vaccine.
Lifestyles blamed for 17 per cent rise in childhood cancer cases - The Independent 14/09/06
Cancer is rising rapidly among children across Europe and the increase shows no sign of slowing, researchers have found.
Brain-damaged patients wake following sleeping pill treatment - Daily Mail 14/09/06
A group of severely brain-damaged patients given little chance of recovery by medical experts are awakening after receiving a radical new course of medication - in the form of a sleeping pill.
SARS: No Evidence That Any Of The Treatments Worked - Medical News Today 14/09/06
The SARS virus set alarm bells ringing across the world when it first appeared in 2002, but now a review of the effectiveness of the treatments used against it has found no evidence that any of them worked. The review was commissioned by the World Health Organization and has been published in PLoS Medicine.
Study In New England Journal Of Medicine Suggests Heart Attack Patients Fare Better With CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stents - Medical News Today 14/09/06
The CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent reduced the risk of target vessel failure (TVF) by almost half in patients who suffered a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction or AMI) compared to those who were treated with balloon angioplasty and a bare metal stent, according to data appearing today in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.
Do You Know The Signs And Symptoms Of Prostate Cancer? - Medical News Today 14/09/06
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) is encouraging men to get educated when it comes to prostate cancer awareness, screening and their treatment options.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Two wards close to save £21m - Liverpool Echo 14/09/06
TWO Merseyside hospital wards are closing to save £21.5m.
City dealers offer heroin at two for price of one - Liverpool Echo 13/09/06
DRUG dealers in Liverpool are offering buy-one-get-one-free supermarket-style deals on heroin, a new survey revealed yesterday.
Region's children have 'risky' drinking habits - Liverpool Echo 13/09/06
NINE out of ten children in Merseyside and Cheshire have risky drinking habits, a major study revealed.
Hospital food is rated 'excellent' - Crewe Chronicle 13/09/06
THE food at both Leighton Hospital in Crewe and the Victoria Infirmary at Northwich has been given an 'excellent' rating by National Health Service watchdogs.
Hospital food is rated as excellent - Middlewich Guardian 13/09/06
MP is quizzed by pensioners - Ormskirk Advertiser 14/09/06
MP ROSIE Cooper attended the West Lancashire Pensioners Forum and was quizzed over several issues including pensions, the NHS and transport.
MP welcomes plans to plug holes in hospital's budget - Warrington Guardian 13/09/06
PLANS to plug a developing black hole in Warrington Hospital's budget have been praised by Warrington North MP Helen Jones.
A very special reunion for babies - Warrington Guardian 13/09/06
WARRINGTON'S Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) has reunited the children it has cared for in the past 14 years and raised more than £1,000.
Care row brother contracts superbug - Northwich Guardian 13/09/06
AN Acton Bridge man fighting for the authorities to pay for his sick brother's care has suffered a new setback.
Anti-incinerator groups have high hopes of success - Middlewich Guardian 13/09/06
THE public inquiry into the future of waste management in Cheshire continues this week and campaigners fighting incinerator plans are putting forward a strong case.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
School that’s in very good health ... - Ormskirk Advertiser 14/09/06
TARLETON Community Primary has attained Lancashire Healthy School status.
Life-saving jab for the under-twos - Ormskirk Advertiser 14/09/06
BABIES across West Lancs are to benefit from an additional life-saving jab thanks to added investment into the NHS.
MP is quizzed by pensioners - Ormskirk Advertiser 14/09/06
MP ROSIE Cooper attended the West Lancashire Pensioners Forum and was quizzed over several issues including pensions, the NHS and transport.
Private firm to take pressure off the NHS - Carlisle News & Star 14/09/06
A LEADING European private healthcare provider is being brought in to perform routine operations and help cut waiting times for Cumbrian patients.
I’ll allay fears says cottage health boss - Carlisle News & Star 13/09/06
COTTAGE hospital campaigners are holding their breath following the appointment of Sue Page as the new boss of the local primary care trust
Greater Manchester News
GP killed himself after 'caring too much' - Manchester Evening News 14/09/06
A DOCTOR cared so much for his patients he took his own life when he feared he had let down an elderly woman in his care.
Flats plan for elderly care home - Bolton News 13/09/06
THE last council-run care home in Bolton could close early next year - and be replaced by flats for the elderly.
The home babes - Bolton News 13/09/06
THE number of babies being born at home has soared since a new midwifery team was formed in Bolton three years ago.
Crisps and sweets diet is criminal - Bolton News 14/09/06
WHEN someone as influential as chef Jamie Oliver hits the headlines over the controversial subject of what children eat, you would think that something revolutionary would result, wouldn't you?
Can Hearing Voices In Your Head Be A Good Thing? - Medical News Today 14/09/06
Psychologists have launched a study to find out why some people who hear voices in their head consider it a positive experience while others find it distressing.
0 comments:
Post a Comment