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Director appointed to NHS Liverpool Community Health - Liverpool Daily Post 3rd November 2009
"A MERSEYSIDE health service has appointed a new Finance Director.
Gary Andrews has taken up the role at NHS Liverpool Community Health.
He has more than 15 years’ experience in the finance and commercial sector."
Awards for Sefton's smoking advisers - Liverpool Echo 2nd November 2009
"SEFTON’S stop smoking advisers have been recognised for their accomplishments during the past 10 years.
Four members of NHS Sefton’s SUPPORT stop smoking team, based at Litherland Town Hall Health Centre, received long service certificates at a special event at the House of Commons marking a decade of stop smoking services."
New boss for NHS Liverpool Community Health - Liverpool Echo 2nd November 2009
"A MERSEYSIDE health service has appointed a new Finance Director.
Gary Andrews has taken up the role at NHS Liverpool Community Health.
He has more than 15 years experience in the finance and commercial sector, joining from United Utilities"
Wirral volunteer praised for her work at health centre - Wirral Globe 2nd November 2009
"A VOLUNTEER tea lady has been praised for her work at a Wirral health centre.
Babs Blaine with her husband Fred in Port Sunlight Village. Fred and Babs Blaine following the ceremony in Port Sunlight Village.
Each week Babs Blaine, 83, works between six and 10 hours at Victoria Central Health Centre's tea bar in Wallasey. "
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. "
Campaigner marks 10 years since Alder Hey organ scandal - Liverpool Echo 30th October 2009
"THE founder of an Alder Hey organ scandal support group has marked its 10th anniversary.
Joan Wheeler, 59, of Wallasey, who began the Pity II group, had a commemorative bench installed next to her sons grave in Landican cemetery, Arrowe Park."
University of Liverpool researcher and Warrington Hospital worker John Gough struck off by HPC - Liverpool Echo 30th October 2009
"A HOSPITAL worker who claimed he kept body parts in his freezer has been struck off after lying about his qualifications.
John Gough, who worked at Warrington Hospital and carried out orthopedic research at the University of Liverpool, claimed he had a PhD."
Southport Coronation Street star Ken Cope slams NHS over cancer shock - Liverpool Echo 30th October 2009
"CORONATION Street star Ken Cope has slammed the National Health Service after he was misdiagnosed with cancer.
Liverpool-born Ken, who now lives in Southport, was diagnosed with the condition after visiting a hospital in Oxford with chest pains in 2000"
Countess of Chester Hospital criticised by Cheshire Coroner for over drugging elderly patient by mistake - Chester Chronicle 29th October 2009
"A MANSLAUGHTER investigation was triggered at the Countess of Chester Hospital when a pensioner died after accidentally being given double the maximum dose of an anti-depressant drug – TWICE."
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. "
Easing the fear that comes with cancer - St Helens Star 30th October 2009
"HAS your life been touched by cancer?
Well now with the opening of the Macmillan Information and Support Centre at St Helens Hospital there’s a place with a relaxed, friendly and confidential environment to talk to the experts. "
MPs hopeful on Whiston burns unit decision - St Helens Star 30th October 2009
"ST HELENS Labour MPs are hopeful a decision will be made soon to reject proposals to downgrade specialist burns care at Whiston and Alder Hey hospitals.
The campaign to save Whiston Hospital's Burns Unit is gathering momentum. Campaigners have amassed thousands of names on a petition to save Whiston's Burns Unit.
They have taken confidence from their belief that Health Secretary Andy Burnham does not accept a regional review of burns care was carried out correctly. "
Snoring could be cured with £3 injection - Daily Telegraph 30th October 2009
"A £3 injection could cure snoring, a pioneering consultant claims. "
Snoring jab could cure noisy snoozing in minutes for just £3- Daily Mail 30th October 2009
"It takes two minutes and costs just £3, but its effects could be priceless for the partners of loud snorers.
The 'snoreplasty' involves injecting a chemical called sodium tetradecyl into the roof of the mouth."
Strike threat looms over Liverpool Women’s Hospital - Liverpool Daily Post 29th October 2009
"STRIKE action could hit Liverpool Women’s Hospital, plunging wards into chaos.
Support staff including porters, cleaners, canteen workers and telephone operators have asked their union, Unison, to prepare for a ballot on industrial action if their next pay packet does not contain back pay owed by their employers Sodexo."
£3 cure for Merseyside’s snoring problem - Liverpool Daily Post 29th October 2009
"DOCTORS at a Merseyside hospital are pioneering a £3 injection that could cure the region’s snoring problem.
Consultants at Southport & Ormskirk hospital are the only team in Britain to offer the procedure – called the snoreplasty – and it is proving an effective alternative to painful surgery."
£3 snoring treatment has made a big difference to my life - Liverpool Daily Post 29th October 2009
"STUART MacKINNON, 41, from Formby, has gone through the procedure during the last 12 months.
The father-of-two has had a course of three injections to ease the effect snoring was having on his life."
Ormskirk hospital pioneers £3 cure for snoring - Liverpool Echo 29th October 2009
"MERSEY doctors are pioneering a £3 injection which can cure snoring.
Consultants at Ormskirk hospital are the only team in Britain to offer the procedure– called the snoreplasty– and it is proving an effective alternative to painful surgery."
Hand gels for Liverpool doctors’ surgeries and care homes to stop spread of superbugs - Liverpool Daily Post 29th October 2009
"LIVERPOOL patients and visitors will soon have to use hospital-style hand gels in GP practices and care homes to stop the spread of superbugs.
C. Difficile targets are currently being missed in the city, because of a large amount of “community acquired” infections, caught outside hospitals."
Liverpool GP practices and care homes to provide hand gels to stop bug spread - Liverpool Echo 29th 2009
"LIVERPOOL patients and visitors will soon have to use hospital-style hand gels in GP practices and care homes to stop the spread of superbugs.
C. Difficile targets are currently being missed in the city, because of a large amount of “community acquired” infections, caught outside hospitals."
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