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THE North West Ambulance Service has appointed a new director to be responsible for equality and diversity.

She has more than eight years’ experience of working in the field of community cohesion, equality and diversity, and now works for Greater Manchester Crown Prosecution Service.

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THE former boss of north Cumbria’s hospitals has defended her decision not to suspend a top director despite claims he had assaulted a senior nurse.

Marie Burnham, who ran the Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital until earlier this year, insists she took the allegations very seriously.

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About 130,000 homes in Cumbria are supplied by water containing added fluoride – and soon that number could be increased.

Health bosses in the county are considering introducing fluoride into more of the reservoirs providing our drinking water.

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NHS finances in Cumbria have improved steadily over the last 12 months, latest national ratings have revealed.

Last year both Cumbria Primary Care Trust (PCT) and the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust were slated by the Audit Commission in the annual league tables.

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saved by Kieran Lamb on 2008-10-03

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A SEXUAL health clinic for the over-20s in Carlisle is extending its hours to include morning appointments.

The London Road Community Clinic at Hilltop Heights will now be open on Fridays from 9.45am to 11.30am.

Medical staff will offer a range of sexual health services, such as contraception, general advice and referral to specialist services.

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ELDERLY people and those with chronic or long-term illnesses are being urged to take advantage of free flu jabs.

The call from NHS Cumbria, the county’s primary care trust, coincides with the national launch of the Department of Health’s annual flu immunisation campaign.

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HEALTH bosses have decided they would like the option of adding fluoride to more water supplies in Cumbria to be explored further.

Already around 130,000 people in West Cumbria receive fluoridated water but a possible extension of the scheme could mean Carlisle, Penrith, Barrow, Kendal and surrounding areas are also included.

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saved by Kieran Lamb on 2008-10-02

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A HIGH-PROFILE NHS manager has slammed Cumbrian hospital bosses over their treatment of a senior nurse.\n\nKen Jarrold told a tribunal this week that he believes a culture of bullying and harassment was allowed to develop among managers of the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and Whitehaven’s West Cumberland Hospital.

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THE quality of urgent and emergency care, across Cumbria, is improving, according to a national watchdog.

The Healthcare Commission carried out a review of services in each primary care trust area countrywide. It found that 60 per cent were performing well.

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THE organisation responsible for more than £700 million of NHS spending in Cumbria is on a healthy financial footing.

Measures taken by NHS Cumbria, the county’s primary care trust, to put the county’s health finances on a sustainable path for the future has helped turn a £36.7 million deficit in 2006/07 into a small surplus this year – two years earlier than forecast.

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NORTH Cumbria’s hospitals could get cash bonuses for improving patient care and cutting the length of time patients spend on wards.

The West Cumberland Hospital and the Cumberland Infirmary are two of 40 from across the North West taking part in a new healthcare initiative.

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Cumbrian GPs are performing just above the national average, according to figures released yesterday.

Every practice in England – including all 93 in Cumbria – was rated against a set of performance indicators.

The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) looked at the care of various clinical conditions, ranging from asthma, heart failure and diabetes to obesity and depression.

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PEOPLE most at risk of developing serious complications from flu are being urged to take advantage of a free jab.

The Department of Health has launched its annual flu immunisation campaign which aims to help increase the number of flu jabs issued to those within at-risk groups.

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SLASHING the amount of premature deaths due to cancer is among a list of top priorities which Cumbria’s health bosses are to tackle.

They want to reduce such early deaths by 34 per cent by 2013.

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COMMUNITY hospitals will be “redesigned fit for the 22nd century” said Cumbria’s health chief.

Chief executive of Cumbria’s Primary Care Trust, Sue Page, said “one of the world’s best architects” had been appointed to transform cottage hospitals.

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A HIGH-PROFILE NHS manager has slammed Cumbrian hospital bosses over their treatment of a senior nurse.
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Sarina Saiger: Claims she was victim of a campaign of harassment

Ken Jarrold told a tribunal yesterday that he believes a culture of bullying and harassment was allowed to develop among managers of the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and Whitehaven’s West Cumberland Hospital.

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HOSPITAL bosses yesterday refuted claims that they overlooked equal opportunities polices in order to promote senior members of staff.

Former director of nursing Sarina Saiger has accused the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust of racial discrimination, victimisation, harassment and unfair dismissal.

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NORTH Cumbria’s hospitals could get cash bonuses for improving patient care and cutting the length of time patients spend on wards.

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saved by Kieran Lamb on 2008-09-26

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HEALTH chiefs will be told today that adding fluoride to water supplies in more parts of Cumbria would be illegal.
Around 130,000 people in West Cumbria already receive fluoridated water but the NHS Cumbria board are set to decide whether to make plans that could lead to fluoridation in South Cumbria.

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A paramedic has been accused of breaking a string of rules on critical care while treating an injured cyclist, who later died, so that she could get to a concert.

Claire Lomas is alleged to have performed an “unauthorised early crew change” after responding to an accident in Keswick.

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