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Published 17 July 2008
A LIFESAVING group is struggling to keep going because of a lack of volunteers.
Bid to move mental health teams ‘will not affect patients’
Published 15 July 2008
PLANS to move Allerdale’s community mental health team from Workington to Wigton have been revealed.
NHS Trust names its new boss
Published 10 July 2008
CUMBRIA’S hospitals will have a new chief executive following the appointment of CAROLE Heatly, currently chief executive of Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has been appointed chief executive of North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which manages the West Cumberland Hospital and Cumberland Infirmary.A WORKINGTON man claimed that a small housing development in West Cumbria may be at risk because of his driving ban.PLANE spotters will be out in force for the annual Open Day and Fly-In at Kirkbride airfield, near Silloth, next weekend.A NAIL cutting service for older people is running at Maryport community resource centre on Selby Terrace.
New group to improve cancer services
Published 3 July 2008
A NEW group is being launched to help Cumbria Primary Care Trust improve its West Cumbrian cancer services.
Safety cash for hospital
Published 12 June 2008
SAFETY at Sellafield meant money for Maryport last week.
New hospital community beds
Published 15 May 2008
TWENTY new community beds for Whitehaven’s West Cumberland Hospital should be ready by the end of the year.EAGLESFIELD Paddle School helped raise £500 for Save the Children.
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 9 July 2080
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 9 July 20082008
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.
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