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East Lancashire doctors face working longer hours
12:50pm Tuesday 7th July 2009
DOCTORS working at Royal Blackburn Hos-pital and Burnley General Hospital could face working extra hours under new regulations.
Have your say »Sunshine boozing leads to East Lancashire A&E surge
9:00am Monday 6th July 2009
DRUNKEN people enjoying the summer sunshine in East Lancashire have led to a huge increase in hospital admissions, accident and emergency bosses have revealed.
Parking anger of residents near Burnley General
9:00pm Sunday 5th July 2009
RESIDENTS have appealed to councillors to help resolve a parking nightmare prompted by charges imposed by Burnley General Hospital bosses.
‘Swine flu cluster’ alert in Accrington
10:00am Saturday 4th July 2009
A SWINE flu cluster has emerged in East Lancashire, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal.
Great Harwood nurse accused of inappropriate relationship with female patient
6:37pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
A MENTAL health nurse caught lying on top of a female patient claimed he was just using a 'restraint' technique, a hearing was told.
New Burnley Hospital fare: Aeroplane food or healthy option?
4:53pm Tuesday 30th June 2009
BURNLEY health chiefs are considering serving pre-cooked, chilled or frozen food to patients – a move which prompted an angry response from campaigners. We went to taste some of the dishes that could soon be on the menu for patients and give our verdict.
Accrington schoolboy contracts swine flu
9:50am Tuesday 30th June 2009
UPDATE An 11-year-old boy has been confirmed as the first person from East Lancashire to have contracted swine flu.
Health campaign success in East Lancashire
11:00pm Monday 29th June 2009
ORGANISERS behind a health campaign say it has saved 300,000 years of life for people in East Lancashire since it was set up 12 months ago.
MRSA falling in East Lancs hospitals
1:40pm Sunday 28th June 2009
NEW cases of the superbug MRSA in East Lancashire hospitals have fallen.
Mum of Blackburn kidney transplant boy calls for more donors
3:02pm Friday 26th June 2009
A MOTHER from East Lancashire has helped to launch a major new organ donation campaign after her son turned his life around with two kidney transplants.
East Lancashire labs coping with surge in tests for cervical cancer
9:00pm Thursday 25th June 2009
EAST Lancashire laboratories are coping well with smear test results even though some health trusts across the country are facing a backlog.
Rossendale runner, 62, marks end of chemotherapy with 5k race
8:10pm Wednesday 24th June 2009
A FORMER champion runner defied medical advice to complete a long- distance run marking the end of his treatment for stomach cancer.
East Lancashire doctors work to prevent stillbirths
8:55am Friday 19th June 2009
RESEARCH by East Lancashire doctors, which could help prevent stillbirths and promote safer pregnancies, is being presented to top childbirth experts.
Altham man died of anaphylactic shock in hospital cubicle
8:00pm Thursday 18th June 2009
A TEARFUL widow told an inquest that hospital staff stood by and 'did nothing' as her husband died after suffering an acute anaphylactic reaction.
Top nurse VIP guest at Accrington health centre’s opening
2:35pm Thursday 18th June 2009
THE COUNTRY’S top nurse will be in Hyndburn to officially open Accrington’s £7 million Acorn Health Centre.
Surgery boost at Clitheroe Health Centre
11:57am Tuesday 16th June 2009
PATIENTS in Clitheroe will be able to undergo minor surgery in the town from next month after a £650,000 redevelopment of the treatment rooms.
Burnley man to star in new healthy heart campaign
10:00pm Monday 15th June 2009
A BURNLEY man is to star in a new DVD to help people with learning disabilities strengthen their hearts.
Suicides in East Lancashire at three-year high
1:10pm Monday 15th June 2009
HEALTH chiefs have launched a review after the number of suicides in East Lancashire shot up for the first three months of 2009.
East Lancashire hospitals meet patient waiting time targets
7:16pm Saturday 13th June 2009
TARGETS for patients to be diagnosed, assessed and receive their first treatment within 18 weeks of referral are being met at East Lancashire Hospitals.
Swine flu: Three cases in Lancashire confirmed
3:00pm Friday 12th June 2009
OFFICIALS have recorded 16 cases of swine flu in the north west since the outbreak began.
Indian surgeons in visit to Burnley
3:20pm Friday 12th June 2009
SURGEONS from India will visit Burnley General Hospital on Tuesday to see the latest techniques in orthopaedic operations.
Going right to heart of matter with check-ups in Blackburn with Darwen
11:44am Friday 12th June 2009
HEART disease is being tackled head on with the launch of a free check up service in East Lancashire.
Salt ban for pupils at Blackburn grammar school
6:10pm Wednesday 10th June 2009
A GRAMMAR school in East Lancashire has banned students from adding salt to their food.
Bacup mum’s brush with cancer sparks fund-raising crusade
4:42pm Wednesday 10th June 2009
JENI BROWN was just 15 when her mother died of breast cancer.
Blackburn with Darwen roadshow taking place to spot cardiac problems
11:40am Sunday 7th June 2009
PEOPLE across a borough are being encouraged to learn their pulse rate in a bid to prevent deaths from cardiac arrhythmia.
New lease of life for Blackburn heart attack man
5:12pm Friday 5th June 2009
A FORMER chain smoker has described how he transformed his life after a triple heart bypass.
East Lancashire's unsung health service heroes honoured
12:10am Thursday 4th June 2009
UNSUNG heroes of the health service were given the chance to shine last night at the first STAR awards held by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Concern over ambulance response times to rural Pendle
11:46am Wednesday 3rd June 2009
CONCERNS have been raised over ambulance response times in rural parts of Pendle.
Blundering midwife made Blackburn family suffer
11:37am Wednesday 3rd June 2009
A MOTHER whose daughter was born disabled following failures by a midwife has spoken of her relief after the woman was struck off.
Clitheroe and Accrington hospitals superbug-free for past year
1:53pm Monday 1st June 2009
TWO East Lancashire hospitals have been clear of superbugs over the last year, it has been revealed.
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