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Swine flu blog: The anti-vaccination 'militia' - The Whitehaven News 1st November 2009
"Protesters are resorting to direct action against the vaccine. Deputy editor Alan Cleaver reports daily on the impact of swine flu in West Cumbria, with a particular slant on how the media and the public are reacting to the worsening crisis."
Don’t miss your breast screening, says NHS - The Whitehaven News 28th October 2009
"WOMEN are being urged to attend their breast screening appointment as every year around 9,000 across Cumbria fail to turn up.
Health professionals say those 21 per cent could be putting their health at risk. "
Pregnant women among the swine flu ‘at risk’ group - The Whitehaven News 21st October 2009
"CUMBRIAN patients will start to receive free swine flu vaccinations from next Monday, it has been confirmed.
Those identified as most at-risk – including people with long-term health problems, chemotherapy patients and pregnant women – will receive a letter from their GP inviting them to have the jab."
Mental health trust‘s service scores ‘weak’ - The Whitehaven News 21st October 2009
"THE health trust which manages mental health services is making “excellent” use of its resources but has scored ‘weak’ for its quality of services.
The Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the only mental health trust in the North West rated as weak for its quality of services."
Mumps warning issued - The Whitehaven News 21st October 2009
"COPELAND’S young people are being reminded to check they’re fully vaccinated as an increase in mumps is seen in areas across the county.
During September more than 40 newly suspected cases of mumps were found in Allerdale – a large majority of these cases were seen in people aged 15 to 24."
Warning over child drinkers - The Whitehaven News 21st October 2009
"A POLICE inspector has warned that parents need to start taking responsibility for their children’s drinking.
The message comes as new figures show the number of men, women and under-18s in Copeland admitted to hospital due to alcohol is “significantly worse” than the English average."
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"ALAN CLEAVER gets an update on how the swine flu virus is affecting Cumbria
CUMBRIA is one of the counties with the highest rates of swine flu in England. That might surprise you but you can thank the mildness of the virus for this good fortune."
Health scores revealed for NHS trusts - The Whitehaven News 15th October 2009
"THE health trust which manages mental health services is making "excellent" use of its resources but has scored 'weak' for its quality of services.
This was revealed today as performance ratings for all health trusts across the country are published by the Care Quality Commission, an independent health watchdog."
NHS make resources count - The Whitehaven News 14th October 2009
"THE county’s primary care trust is among the top third in the country for how it manages its money.
Following a national audit, NHS Cumbria has been praised by an independent watchdog for its ‘use of resources’."
‘Eat less – move more’ - The Whitehaven News 14th October 2009
"WHITEHAVEN pupils will be learning about how to be fit and healthy through a healthy living roadshow.
CFM radio presenter Robbie Dee will be visiting five schools across the county – including Jericho Primary School – to spread the Change4life message: eat less, move more."
West Cumberland do it one slow step at a time - The Whitehaven News 14th October 2009
"WEST Cumberland Hospital and Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, have seen a significant reduction in the number of patients slipping, tripping or falling.
At the Whitehaven hospital, slips, trips and falls on the pilot wards have reduced by 20 per cent."
Hospital boss off to India to recruit doctors - The Whitehaven News 14th October 2009
"HOSPITAL bosses will travel to India later this month in a bid to recruit doctors to come and work in Cumbria.
During the past five years the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust has been struggling to fill a number of consultant posts at both Carlisle and Whitehaven."
En-suite single rooms plan for town’s redeveloped hospital - The Whitehaven News 14th October 2009
"THE redeveloped West Cumberland Hospital may have all single en-suite rooms on its general wards.
It is all still being discussed but hospital project director David Hounslea said that was the aim on standard inpatient wards."
Award for helping hundreds stub out - The Whitehaven News 7th October 2009
"A FORMER NHS Cumbria manager has received a leadership award after helping to save the lives of hundreds of smokers by encouraging them to quit.
Barbara Bellis increased the number of smokers accessing free NHS support to stop smoking by 20 per cent during 18 months as manager of Cumbria Stop Smoking Service. She has now retired from her post."
Redundancies a last resort – health boss - The Whitehaven News 7th October 2009
"REDUNDANCY will be an absolute last resort for hospital bosses as they prepare to deal with the impact of the recession in years to come.
Carole Heatly, chief executive of the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, and West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, gave the reassurance amid speculation about national cuts in public spending."
10 swine flu deaths in NW - The Whitehaven News 7th October 2009
"THERE have been 10 deaths from swine flu in the NHS north-west region, it was announced this week.
The region covers Lancashire and Cumbria – no Cumbria-specific figures are available. The number of deaths is small at the moment but the government is warning that swine flu could claim as many as 19,000 deaths nationwide."
Flu jab reminder for at-risk groups - The Whitehaven News 7th October 2009
"AT-RISK groups across Copeland are being reminded not to forget to get their normal seasonal flu jab.
Every year people who are over 65, or in a clinical at-risk group, are sent letters by their GP inviting them for a flu jab. This is because people with chronic illnesses and long-term conditions are at risk of developing complications such as bronchitis or pneumonia if they catch flu."
Health trust's finance scores revealed - The Whitehaven News 1st October 209
"THE county's primary care trust is among the top third in the country for how it manages its money.
Following a national audit, NHS Cumbria has been praised by an independent watchdog for its 'use of resources'."
NHS scores - The Whitehaven News 30th September 2009
"SCORES for how well NHS Trusts are managing their money are due for release today.
As they were under embargo, The Whitehaven News was unable to publish them in this weeks edition however log on to the website www.whitehaven-news.co.uk to find out how the local trusts did."
Cumbrian doctor hanged herself after break-up - The Whitehaven News 23rd September 2009
A senior radiologist killed herself following the breakdown of her relationship with long-term partner, former Cumbria hospital boss Marie Burnham.
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