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Health news
Patients’ transfer successfully completed
THE final switching of patients to allow for a £100m redevelopment of Whitehaven’s West Cumberland Hospital has been taking place this week.
Last updated 17 March 2010
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Hospital smoking ban virtually impossible to enforce – bosses
HOSPITAL bosses say enforcing controversial no-smoking legislation in their grounds has got them stumped.
Last updated 10 March 2010
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Hospital bosses scrutinise Stafford report
NORTH Cumbria’s hospital bosses are setting aside time to look carefully at the Stafford Hospital scandal and make absolutely sure it could never happen here.
Last updated 10 March 2010
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Site visit to hospital
A SITE visit to West Cumberland Hospital will take place before planners make a decision on redevelopment plans.
Last updated 10 March 2010
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Group in hospital site visit
A SITE visit to West Cumberland Hospital is expected to take place before planners make a decision on redevelopment plans.
Last updated 4 March 2010
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Top marks for hospital services
WEST Cumberland Hospital and the Cumberland Infirmary are in the top 20 per cent in the country for areas of their outpatient service.
Last updated 4 March 2010
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Teddy treat for patients
IF you go down to the A&E department today, you’re sure of a big surprise!
Last updated 4 March 2010
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GPs given more say over NHS services
FAMILY doctors in Copeland are to be given more responsibility over the future of county NHS services.
Last updated 4 March 2010
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Diabetes trial to be run
A GROUND-BREAKING scheme to prevent people developing Type 2 diabetes is to be launched.
Last updated 4 March 2010
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Social care: a job that changes lives
IMAGINE yourself in a job that involves putting people back in control of their lives. More than a million people work in social care and over the next few years this is set to grow.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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Hospital to compensate cancer victim’s husband
A MAN whose wife died after medics at the West Cumberland Hospital dismissed an x-ray of a cancerous tumour as “nothing substantial” has won a six-figure sum from health bosses.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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Grant boosts diagnosis for stroke patients
STROKE patients are set to benefit from a £250,000 grant to introduce new technology which will improve diagnosis, say health bosses.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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Sickness costs health chiefs £500,000 per month
STAFF sickness at West Cumberland Hospital and the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, costs health chiefs around £½million a month.
Last updated 19 February 2010
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Mental health helpline ‘ringing success’
A HELPLINE for people in Cumbria with mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol issues has been hailed a success after figures have shown that it has taken 1,000 calls since it was launched in June 2009.
Last updated 18 February 2010
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Caring for body and mind
WHITEHAVEN’S Senhouse Centre will be holding a wide range of events to boost mind, body and spirit.
Last updated 18 February 2010
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Have a heart-to-heart
HEALTH staff are offering you the chance to have your heart checked.
Last updated 11 February 2010
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Chlamydia advice given to young
WARNINGS are being issued about how young people could be putting themselves at risk of catching chlamydia.
Last updated 11 February 2010
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Former HR boss faces new action
A FORMER director of North Cumbria’s hospitals is facing disciplinary action over her role in a high-profile racial discrimination case.
Last updated 10 February 2010
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Hard-hitting workplace safety campaign launched
A HARD-hitting campaign has been launched to prevent accidents in the workplace.
Last updated 8 February 2010
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Find a child’s passion – and keep them out of trouble
THE key to beating drug and alcohol addiction is finding every child’s passion before they are 18, Cumbria’s top health chief has claimed.
Last updated 3 February 2010
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