Health news from the Lancashire Telegraph

Glowing report for Lancashire 999 staff

9:04am Wednesday 1st May 2013

AMBULANCE chiefs said they ended the financial year on a high note after a “glowing report” from a health watchdog.

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New baby safety guide for Lancashire

2:35pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

CHAMPIONS of baby safety in Lancashire have welcomed the launch of a new campaign to help keep tots safe while they sleep.

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Staff suspended in investigation into care home run by Calderstones NHS Trust

2:07pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

EIGHT staff members have been suspended over a mistreatment allegation at a care home run by an East Lancashire health trust.

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Businessman aims to 'make a difference' as Calderstones NHS Trust chairman

5:41pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

A BUSINESSMAN of 40 years is aiming to ‘make a real difference for vulnerable people’ in his new role as chairman of an NHS trust.

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Sunburn warning for East Lancashire residents

4:45pm Monday 29th April 2013

A CHARITY has issued a warning to the “sun-starved North West” saying more people are set to risk scorching themselves on a foreign holiday this summer.

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Recognition for East Lancashire diabetes nurse

4:43pm Monday 29th April 2013

A SPECIALIST nurse who goes the extra mile for patients has been hailed as an NHS hero.

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Hyndburn MP backs bid to raise stroke awareness

2:55pm Monday 29th April 2013

AN MP is backing an awareness drive for people affected by strokes.

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'Mountain of paperwork' causes benefits nightmare for Blackburn cancer survivor

8:00am Sunday 28th April 2013

A CANCER survivor has had her benefits cut off after struggling to keep up with the ‘mountain of paperwork’ she was required to complete following the Government’s welfare changes.

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'East Lancashire GPs struggling with lack of staff'

3:38pm Friday 26th April 2013

DOCTORS’ surgeries are struggling to look after patients properly due to staff shortages, according to a senior GP.

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Pendle students compare Czech healthcare

3:31pm Friday 26th April 2013

HEALTH AND Social Care students at Nelson and Colne College Sixth Form visited Prague to get a better understanding of health care services offered abroad. During the trip, the students visited a mother and baby centre.

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Call for plain cigarette packets as 4,000 Lancashire kids start habit

1:47pm Friday 26th April 2013

CHARITIES have repeated calls for standardised tobacco packaging – as figures showed nearly 4,000 Lancashire children will have taken up smoking in the last year.

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Figures reveal mortality rates in East Lancashire hospitals

12:30pm Thursday 25th April 2013

MORE than 300 people than expected died in just one year while being cared for at the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, new figures show.

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