Health
Job fears as hospitals battle to save £14m
Published 8 May 2008
A HEALTH union fears that managers at Cumbria’s two main hospitals may be preparing to shed jobs as they strive to make savings of more than £14 million.
Strategy to combat teen alcohol abuse
Published 24 April 2008
HEALTH chiefs in Cumbria have vowed to crack down on alcohol abuse as almost a third of 14 to 17-year-olds admitted to buying booze in the last week.
New mental health project
Published 17 April 2008
A NATIONAL programme to improve mental health services for people with learning disabilities will be launched in Cumbria next week.
Conference promises estates health improvements
Published 17 April 2008
PLEDGES have been made to improve the health of residents living on Workington’s estates at a conference in the town.
Gym’s free fitness offer
Published 17 April 2008
A WORKINGTON gym owner has joined forces with staff at the town’s community hospital to combat the growing problem of obesity.
Hospice memorial
Published 12 April 2008
WEST Cumbria’s ‘hospice without walls’ marked the start of its 21st anniversary year with the launch of a fund to train its volunteers and staff.
Ahead on waiting list targets
Published 10 April 2008
NORTH Cumbria’s hospitals surpassed national 18-week waiting list targets last month.
Former nurse speaks of her arthritis fightback
Published 3 April 2008
A FORMER nurse from West Cumbria has told of her fight back from a serious arthritic disease that affects less than one per cent of the UK population.
Staff safe, but hospitals face uphill struggle to save £14m
Published 27 March 2008
CUMBRIA’S hospital managers face an uphill struggle to meet a tough new £14.2m savings target during the next financial year.
Schools screened for sex diseases
Published 27 March 2008
WEST Cumbrian pupils are being tested for sexually transmitted diseases in schools and then sent their results by text.
Moss Bay has worst life expectancy in Cumbria
Published 21 March 2008
CUMBRIA’S new director of public health says Workington’s Moss Bay residents have the worst life expectancy in Cumbria.
£80m cottage hospitals bid
Published 20 March 2008
AN £80 MILLION bid is going ahead to secure funding to develop cottage hospitals across Cumbria.
Cancer screening is among UK’s best
Published 13 March 2008
CANCER screening services across north Cumbria are among the best in the country, latest figures show.
Extra heart attack risk for exposed workers
Published 7 March 2008
SELLAFIELD workers exposed to high levels of radiation over long periods before the 1980s may be more at risk of suffering heart attacks or strokes, says new research.
Healthcare meeting
Published 7 March 2008
HEALTH chiefs will meet next week to discuss the responses from the recent public consultation on the future of health issues.
Uniform way to beat superbugs
Published 7 March 2008
STAFF at the West Cumberland Hospital will soon be banned from going home in their uniforms.
Carers feel left out of new respite care plans
Published 28 February 2008
CARERS in West Cumbria fear for the future of respite care as two Workington homes are due to close.
Hospital chairman retires
Published 21 February 2008
THE CHAIRMAN of North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is retiring.
New name for Hospice at Home
Published 19 February 2008
WEST Cumbria Hospice At Home has changed its name.
More proposals to cut hospital beds
Published 15 February 2008
IT IS FEARED that a reduction in beds in a new West Cumbrian hospital could see the maternity department lose a third of its beds.
