A CARE co-ordinator from Barrow was among those highlighted at the first awards held by Cumbria Partnership NHS Trust.
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HOSPITAL bosses are cooking up plans to change patients’ meals.
Lunch menus at Furness General could be given a shake-up within months if the proposals are approved.
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In the past 12 months north Cumbria’s hospital staff have transformed the way they stamp out the spread of infection.
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Cheap booze. For many those two words are enough to put a beaming smile on the face. A nice relaxing night with a bit of change left in the purse or wallet, whether that drink is consumed in a pub or the comfort of home.
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FIGURES showing a fall in the number of children admitted to hospitals in Cumbria for booze problems does not mean the battle is being won, the director of public health has warned.
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A WEST Cumbrian dietician was cautioned by a health body this week after being convicted of possession of cocaine, cannabis and date rape drug GHB
William Williams has been issued with the caution by the Health Professions Council after the convictions in April 2007.
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AN EGREMONT man hanged himself in a hospital toilet with his shoelace, an inquest heard last Thursday.\n\nMartin Herbert, 45, of Dent View, died at Yewdale Ward of The West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven on September 5, 2006 after tying the lace from his trainers around his neck and tying the other end to a window catch.
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THE former assistant manager of a medical practice in Workington, “cooked the books” to pay herself tens of thousands of pounds more than she was entitled to, a court heard on Tuesday.
Sandra Lancaster, 50, got away with so much from the Ann Burrows Thomas Health Centre, in South William Street, Workington, that at one time she was taking home more than some of the doctors, it was alleged.
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The former assistant manager of a medical practice in “cooked the books” to pay herself tens of thousands of pounds more than she was entitled to, a court heard.
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Figures showing a fall in the number of children admitted to hospitals in Cumbria for booze problems does not mean the battle is being won, the director of public health has warned.
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Mental health workers in Cumbria were rewarded for their hard work and dedication at a special awards ceremony on Sunday night.
The first ever Spotlight Awards saw 170 staff and guests gather at Carlisle Racecourse in recognition of their efforts over the past year.
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More than 200 health and social care professionals will gather at Rheged, near Penrith, to discuss the new national dementia strategy and celebrate innovative local practice in dementia care.
The ‘Dementia – Preparing for the future’ conference will be hosted by Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
National experts are expected to deliver speeches on the latest developments in dementia care.
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A man banned from approaching health workers in Cumbria has appeared in court accused of talking to a receptionist at Carlisle’s Carleton Clinic.
Robert Oldfield, 35, was banned by an antisocial behaviour order from approaching anyone working for the Cumbria Partnership NHS Trust.
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County councillors are backing a bid to ensure Cumbrian doctors’ practices can continue to dispense prescriptions.
Patients who live more than one mile away from a chemist are currently able to get medication directly from their GP.
But Government proposals would mean patients could do this only if their surgery is more than one mile from a chemist or they live in rural areas.
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A woman is flying 4,000 miles home to Cumbria this weekend to give the gift of life to her brother in time for Christmas.
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I WONDER if Mr Greaves (letters, November 5) has actually read anything about the proposed changes to sex education?
As a mother of three children under the age of 10, I felt it would be beneficial to look a little further into the proposal and I have several points to raise.
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An Egremont man hanged himself in a hospital toilet with his shoelace, an inquest heard.
Martin Herbert, 45, of Dent View, died at Yewdale ward of the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven on September 5, 2006 after tying the lace from his trainers around his neck and tying the other end to a window catch.
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A GREAT Broughton man, who has spent six years waiting for a kidney transplant, has joined the call for people to sign up to the organ donation register.
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A WHITEHAVEN woman has become the 1,000th person since April to quit smoking with the support of NHS Cumbria’s stop smoking service.
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PATIENTS in Cumbria have more cash spent on them for prescription cancer drugs than other areas of the country, new figures show.
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said that figures released under the Freedom of Information Act showed that on average primary care trusts in England spent £390.17 per patient on prescription cancer drugs.
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