Health

Teen booze problem worst in UK

WEST Cumbria’s hospital deals with more teenage drinkers than any other in the country, it has been claimed.

Last updated 30 November 2007
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Doctor of Year award

A WEST Cumbrian medic has scooped a prestigious national health prize.

Last updated 30 November 2007
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Body parts meeting

FAMILIES of people killed in accidents between 1962 and 1992 have been invited to a meeting for those affected by the Sellafield body parts scandal.

Last updated 30 November 2007
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New hospital sites put forward

WORKINGTON MP Tony Cunningham has vowed to fight plans to build West Cumbria’s new hospital in Whitehaven.

Last updated 29 November 2007
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GPs to rule on CATS centres

CONTROVERSIAL privately-run health clinics, including one proposed for Workington, have been scrapped.

Last updated 23 November 2007
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Thank you for Robert’s care

THE friends and family of Siddick community leader Robert Allison have said a double thank you to the staff who treated him for cancer.

Last updated 23 November 2007
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New centre to help addicts

A DRUG and alcohol drop-in centre will open in Maryport next month.

Last updated 23 November 2007
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Praise for disability service

THE FUTURE for learning disability services in Cumbria is promising, according to Government watchdogs.

Last updated 16 November 2007
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CATS centres scrapped

CONTROVERSIAL privately-run health clinics have been scrapped.

Last updated 16 November 2007
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£3.6m after birth bungled

HOSPITAL bosses have agreed damages worth £3.6 million for a seven-year-old boy whose birth left him with a catastrophic brain injury.

Last updated 12 November 2007
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New trust director

ACCOUNTANT Michael Bonner has been appointed a non-executive director of the North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Last updated 9 November 2007
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Bed blocking rate falls

BED BLOCKING, where patients stay in hospital only because they have nowhere else to go, has fallen sharply in west and north Cumbria.

Last updated 9 November 2007
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Hospital docs up for award

A TEAM from the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven is in the running for a national award.

Last updated 9 November 2007
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Charity evening raises £1,600

A FUND-RAISING evening has raised £1,600 to help improve facilities and leisure activities for West Cumbrian mental health patients.

Last updated 9 November 2007
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Consultants can't back NHS plans

CONSULTANTS at the West Cumberland Hospital have said that they cannot support their management’s plans for the future of the health service.

Last updated 9 November 2007
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Expert help to quit smoking

SMOKERS in West Cumbria will have more expert support to help them quit thanks to a training course being held in Workington.

Last updated 2 November 2007
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Food getting better, say patients

A RECENT survey of food at the West Cumberland Hospital shows an improved level of satisfaction with the service.

Last updated 2 November 2007
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Bid to keep care ward in place

A COCKERMOUTH man will launch a petition to stop the West Cumberland Hospital’s palliative care ward being transferred to the community.

Last updated 2 November 2007
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Appeal for blood donors

PEOPLE are being urged to donate blood to maintain healthy stocks so that hospitals in the north west can continue to save and improve patients’ lives.

Last updated 19 October 2007
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Knockout effort helps hospice

A TEAM of Workington health professionals have raised nearly £1,000 for charity through their entry in the Cumberland Show It’s a Knockout on July 21.

Last updated 19 October 2007
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