Lancashire Telegraph | Health

East Lancashire Hospitals ‘likely to miss C-diff bug target’

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

HOSPITAL bosses have admitted they are unlikely to hit their target for limiting the number of C-diff cases this year.

New breast screening system helps East Lancashire women survive

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:31:09 +0000

WOMEN in East Lancashire are benefitting from a new digital breast screening system and state-of-the-art trailer.

£115k ‘warm homes’ boost for Blackburn with Darwen residents

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

VULNERABLE residents and families in Blackburn with Darwen are to be given extra help to keep healthy, safe and warm this winter thanks to a £115,000 grant.

Green light for East Lancashire’s GP consortiums move

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

EAST Lancashire’s GP consortiums have passed the first test towards taking over the planning and buying of health services.

Accrington £5m care centre opens at Springhill Care Home

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:38:18 +0000

A NEW £5million specialist care centre has opened its doors in Accrington.

Burnley-born cerebral palsy brothers in bid to raise £6,000

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:06:15 +0000

AN appeal in aid of two Burnley-born brothers with cerebral palsy – for a cash-strapped Lancashire respite centre – is on the lookout for disco kings and queens.

Burnley prostate cancer patient appeals for change to NICE proposal

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:08:50 +0000

A CANCER sufferer has urged health chiefs to reconsider investing in a drug that can extend men’s lives.

Rossendale campaigners win healthcare fight

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:31:31 +0000

CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating as long-awaited essential healthcare services are finally set to open in Rossendale.

Burnley General Hospital's new baby unit awarded £45k

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:14:56 +0000

PATIENTS and families have provided generous support to a fledgling maternity unit at Burnley General Hospital.

East Lancashire 999 crew tweet the day’s work

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:10:56 +0000

TWITTER followers got an insight into a day in the life of an ambulance crew in East Lancashire yesterday.

Lancashire doctor hits back over false whiplash claims

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

A LANCASHIRE doctor has hit back at suggestions medical professionals could do more to detect false whiplash claims.

Cuts hit Lancashire budget for old people’s social care

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000

GOVERNMENT spending on older people’s social care has fallen £500million short, according to Age UK Lancashire.

Health chiefs across East Lancashire forced to quit

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:23:13 +0000

HEALTH chiefs across East Lancashire have reluctantly agreed to resign as part of sweeping NHS reforms.

Barrowford PIP victims’ campaigner welcomes arrest

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:41:47 +0000

A MODEL from Barrowford behind a victims’ campaign group has welcomed the arrest of the boss of the faulty breast implants firm.

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust defend quality of hospital food

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

EAST Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has defended the quality of its food.

East Lancashire doctor's concerns over lack of vitamin D

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:32:34 +0000

A TOP doctor is concerned that people in East Lancashire are not getting enough vitamin D, which is putting their health at risk.

Work set to start on Accrington's £1m pharmacy centre

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000

WORK is set to start on a new £1million pharmacy centre in Accrington next month.

Barnoldswick volunteer gives vital help to India leprosy charity

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:41:40 +0000

A VOLUNTEER has helped medics improve the lives of people with leprosy in a small community in India.

Clayton-le-Moors mum worried about PIP breast implants

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

A MUM-OF-FOUR whose breast implants contain banned silicone has demanded action from private medical companies.

Blackburn dentist surgery named the best in the North West

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:21:45 +0000

A DENTIST is celebrating a step forward for tooth care in East Lancashire after his surgery was named the best in the North West.