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New wet-wipe breakthrough in Bolton ‘can eradicate swine flu virus’ - The Bolton News 2nd November 2009
"BOLTON medical firm Vernacare has launched a new breakthrough product into the NHS to help prepare for the next outbreak of swine flu.
The infection-prevention products company has received confirmation that its Tuffie 5 cleaning and disinfecting wipe is scientifically proven to eradicate the swine flu virus. "
People urged to take swine flu seriously - The Bolton News 2nd November 2009
"PEOPLE are being urged to take swine flu seriously as cases fall slightly across the North West.
Health bosses want people to remain vigilant about the virus.
The warning comes as figures show 2,147 people were suspected of having swine flu in the region on the week ending October 28, compared to 2,376 the previous week. "
Cash help will boost figures for breastfed babies - The Bolton News 30th October 2009
"NHS Bolton is receiving a share of a £3 million fund to encourage mums to breastfeed their babies.
The Primary Care Trust is one of 32 organisations across the country to be given the boost and will get more than £86,000 from the Department of Health. "
Two wheels are better than four - The Bolton News 30th October 2009
"NHS BOLTON, the borough’s Primary Care Trust (PCT), has “saddled up” to a new initiative to promote two wheels rather than four.
The NHS Trust is among more than 70 North West major employers pledging to implement a new “Cycle to Work” guarantee. "
Anger over new health centre dates - The Bolton News 30th October 2009
"DELAYS to plans to build six new state-of-the-art health centres in Bolton have sparked anger in the areas that will have to wait the longest.
NHS Bolton’s board has approved a revised timetable for the work, which means some centres will not be completed until 2016. "
At risk urged to have jabs - The Bolton News 28th October 2009
"FRONT line NHS staff and at risk groups are being urged to take up offers of the first swine flu jabs.
The total number of people needing hospital treatment is continuing to rise and the number has doubled in three weeks. "
Figures for child asthma shame town - The Bolton News 28th October 2009
"CHILDREN with asthma in Bolton more likely to end up in hospital than almost any other youngsters in England, according to new figures from the charity, Asthma UK.
The town is the 10th worst place in the country for emergency hospital admissions for the under-14s. "
Hospital staff first to get jabs for swine flu - Lancashire Telegraph 28th October 2009
"BOLTON’s swine flu vaccination programme is under way with staff at the Royal Bolton Hospital receiving the jab first.
First jab: Occupational health nurse Jean Curley, left, gives staff nurse Deborah Brown a flu jab at the Bolton Royal Hospital First jab: Occupational health nurse Jean Curley, left, gives staff nurse Deborah Brown a flu jab at the Bolton Royal Hospital
All 3,600 hospital workers are being offered the chance to be immunised against the virus. "
New health centres put back to 2016 - The Bolton News 29th October 2009
"SIX new health centres planned for Bolton will not be completed until 2016 — three years behind schedule.
NHS Bolton revealed earlier this year that it could not keep to the timescales for its Building Better Health scheme due to its financial situation.
The organisation needs to save £14 million from its £460 million budget this year to balance its books. "
Inquiry launched into flaws in A&E figures at Royal Bolton Hospital - the Bolton News 27th October 2009
"ROYAL Bolton Hospital has launched an inquiry into the way one of its key targets is recorded after bosses found flaws in the figures.
Hospitals are expected to admit, discharge or transfer 98 per cent of Accident and Emergency patients within four hours of entry. "
NHS must discuss clinics with public - Lancashire Telegraph 26th October 2009
"FOLLOWING recent letters on the subject of the Little Lever Health Centre, I think it is unlikely that the new centre will ever be built.
NHS Bolton, the Primary Care Trust, is currently struggling to balance the books. It is attempting to save £13 million and, as part of this, is rescheduling the remaining six health centres from completion in 2011 to 2015. "
Questions on health centre - The Bolton News 24th October 2009
"THE external condition of the Little Lever Health Centre leaves an awful lot to be desired, I hope that the internal condition does not reflect it, although I’m told it does.
Regardless of priorities and financial merit, this Government has pumped so much money into the NHS, it should not be beyond Bolton PCT to provide a suitable, clean location to treat the ill."
Breast cancer study to be largest in the world - The Bolton News 22nd October 2009
"DOCTORS behind the world’s biggest study on breast cancer are looking for 60,000 women from Greater Manchester.
Everyone who attends the NHS breast screening programme in the county over the next three years will be invited to join the study, being carried out at Wythenshawe Hospital. "
Patient details end up in general waste in Bolton - The Bolton News 22nd October 2009
"CONFIDENTIAL details including phone messages from patients and staff payslips were thrown away with general rubbish by health staff, NHS Bolton has admitted.
Last night senior managers at NHS Bolton, the borough’s primary care trust, apologised for the error. "
Palliative and End of Life Care - The Bolton Scenario - The Bolton News 21st October 2009
"NHS Bolton hosts the local End of Life Care (EoLC) Strategy but the ability to deliver care which meets the needs of individuals and their families and carers is very dependent on partnership working across the NHS, social services, the hospice and the voluntary sector."
Royal Bolton Hospital staff among first to have swine flu jab - The Bolton News 21st October 2009
"STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital will be among the first in the country to be immunised with the new swine flu vaccine.
Frontline hospital staff throughout the country are to be offered the jab to protect vulnerable patients from the spread of the virus. "
Minimum price for alcohol needed, say health chiefs - The Bolton News 21st October 2009
"HEALTH chiefs across the North West are calling for the Government to introduce a minimum price for a unit of alcohol.
The directors of public health in the region, including Bolton’s Jan Hutchinson, want the Government to charge a minimum of 50 pence per unit of alcohol. "
Bolton listed in alcohol abuse list of shame - The Bolton News 20th October 2009
"BOLTON is one of the worst places in the country for alcohol-related harm, a new public health study shows.
Research by the North West Public Health Observatory shows that Bolton is the ninth worst in the country, moving up one place from 10th in last year’s study. "
Crisis talks over rise in alcohol abuse in Bolton - The Bolton News 19th October 2009
"More than a quarter of people aged over 16 in Bolton are drinking excessively, according to the town’s primary care trust (PCT).
The rise in alcohol abuse in Bolton will be discussed this week at a top level health meeting. "
'I was sick FIFTY times a day' - mother - The Bolton News 19th October 2009
"A MOTHER who was sick more than 50 times every day and was unable to eat normally has been cured - following a £10,000 operation she spotted on the internet.\n\nShimmi Munshi vomited dozens of times each day for four years and was diagnosed with gastroparesis, paralysis of the stomach, at the end of 2007. "
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