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Baths plan given go ahead - Warrington Guardian 2nd November 2009
"WORK can start on demolishing Warrington’s historic baths after plans for a new health centre were passed.
Members of the council’s development control committee agreed on Wednesday night to the radical scheme. "
Help at hand for older people - Warrington Guardian 31st October 2009
"CHESHIRE Carers Centre will be hosting a series of talks for carers of older people living in Cheshire through November and December.
The caring at home course has been running at the London Road centre, in Northwich, from Monday this week and will finish on Monday, December 14, between 12.30pm and 3pm with lunch provided. "
Governors resign over Halton Hospital row - Warrington Guardian 28th October 2009
"TWO governors have resigned from their posts at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust because of what one has termed their frustration over a ‘false’ role.
Bob Bryant and David King both handed in their resignations on Monday after months of arguments between the governors’ council and the hospital’s executive board. "
Warrington Hospital worker struck off - Warrington Guardian 29th October 2009
"A HOSPITAL worker who ‘joked’ about keeping human body parts in his freezer for work he was not qualified to do has been struck off by the Health Profession Council.
John Gough pretended to have passed a diploma in orthopaedics and researched at the University of Liverpool Hospital for five years, during which time he joked to his colleague at Warrington Hospital that he was storing body parts at home. "
Special event at ADS marks new alcohol strategy - Warrington Guardian 26th October 2009
"A SPECIAL event at ADS Warrington during this year's Alcohol Awareness Week marked the launch of the town's new alcohol strategy.\n\nAddiction Dependency Solutions, or ADS, is commissioned by NHS Warrington to treat people with alcoholism. "
Health chiefs urge 'at risk' groups to take swine flu jab - Warrington Guardian 25th October 2009
"NORTH WEST NHS leaders are urging people in “at risk” groups and eligible NHS staff to take up the offer of a swine flu jab.
Over the past week the number of people in hospitals in connection with swine flu has risen by 35 per cent with around 29 in critical care. "
Health care goes under the microscope - Warrington Guardian 23rd October 2009
"ALL the health bodies covering Warrington have improved in their annual ratings, released last week.
The ratings are released annually by the Care Quality Commission, formerly the HealthCare Commission, and award a ‘weak, ‘fair’, ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ mark for quality of care and financial management. You can see the full reports at cqc.org.uk. "
Swine flu outbreak to be 'more prolonged but less severe' - Warrington Guardian 22nd October 2009
"Health experts in the North West have welcomed news that the impact of swine flu on the majority of people in the UK is now assessed as being milder than first feared.
Evidence is now pointing to a less severe but more prolonged outbreak, with NHS staff experiencing pressure until May next year. "
NHS plans to bulldoze Warrington baths and build clinic will reap cash - Warrington Guardian 22nd October 2009
"DEMOLISHING Warrington Baths and building a new health centre in its place could net Warrington Borough Council £105,000.
The figure comes from swapping the Legh Street site to NHS Warrington and the council taking ownership of the current Garven Place Clinic based next to the Town Hall. "
Swine flu vaccines to arrive in region 'in next couple of weeks' - Warrington Guardian 21st October 2009
"NHS organisations are gearing themselves up to receive batches of the swine flu vaccines in the next couple of weeks in preparation for vaccinating front-line staff.
Staff vaccination is an important part of the strategy to protect vulnerable people from the spread of the swine flu virus. "
Good news for Warrington NHS with first excellent rating for finance - Warrington Guardian 15th October 2009
"IT is good news for Warrington’s NHS this week as annual external reports award a range of ‘fair’, ‘good’ and ‘excellent’ ratings for their quality of care and finances.
NHS Warrington received a ‘good' mark for quality and ‘good’ for finance from the Care Quality Commission, while Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust received a ‘good’ score for its quality of care and an ‘excellent’ score for its grasp on finances. "
36 people died or were badly hurt in our hospitals in six months - Warrington Guardian 15th October 2009
"SEVENTEEN patients died at Warrington and Halton hospitals in six months and a further 19 were severely hurt.
New figures from the National Patient Safety Agency show that in total 1,625 incidents were reported between October 2008 and March this year. "
Ten-week programme has got Warrington’s younger generation on the MEND - Warrington Guardian 15th October 2009
"SPEAKING to nine-year-old Abigail Morley it is clear that she relishes the chance to make a real change to her life and adores a new programme that is helping her lose weight and eat healthily.
Abigail, from Padgate, is taking a 10-week class called MEND that teaches children and their parents about nutrition and exercise. "
Excellent treatment - Warrington Guardian 15th October 2009
"I am writing to express my admiration for the excellent treatment I received recently while an NHS patient in Warrington Hospital.
Fropm start to finish I could not have asked for better treatment from doctors, nursing and anciliary staff, including pharmacy, laboratory, x-ray and catering departments. "
Parents warned after virus hits three children at Warrington Road Day Care Centre - Warrington Guardian 14th October 2009
"HAND, foot and mouth disease has hit a Widnes nursery.
Three children at Warrington Road Day Care Centre have been diagnosed with the virus, which health chiefs stress has nothing to do with foot and mouth disease that affects cows, sheep and pigs. "
VOTE: Is hospital admitting A&E patients so it doesn't breach targets?- Warrington Guardian 13th October 2009
"A ROW is brewing between NHS Warrington and the hospital over finances and targets.
It is understood that NHS Warrington believes the hospital is admitting patients from A&E who do not need treatment in order to keep within their target to see everyone in A&E within four hours. "
Boss confirms Orford Park will go ahead - Warrington Guardian 13th October 2009
"WARRINGTON’S ‘Olympic legacy’, The Orford Park Project, will definitely go ahead, health bosses have been told.
Warrington Borough Council’s chief executive, Diana Terris, told NHS Warrington board members that the project will be ‘a flagship’ for Warrington and that nothing would stop its progress. "
Hospital fined over Legionnaires' death - Warrington Guardian 12th October 2009
"THE hospital where a Warrington patient died of Legionnaires’ disease has been fined after unsafe levels of the bacteria were found in its bathing water supply.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ordered The Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Trust to pay almost £48,000 following a prosecution. "
Drunk nurse suspended from the profession - Warrington Guardian 12th October 2009
"A NURSE who turned up for work drunk and was caught swigging sherry on the ward has been suspended from the profession for nine months.
Shirley Fitzsimmons had been sent home from Warrington Hospital's B18 ward, where she was a senior nurse, on numerous occasions because she smelled of alcohol, the Nursing and Midwifery Council heard last week. "
Free massage with your library books - Warrington Guardian October 2009
"GET more than a good read at Warrington Library tomorrow by taking advantage of free hand, neck, shoulder and foot massages from NHS Warrington.
The complementary therapies are being showcased to mark World Mental Health Day. "
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