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Week Commencing 15 December 2008
Shaping up lifestyles for better health
Week Commencing 8 December 2008
Fit for the future
Catch a black cab for your health
£40m shot-in-the-arm for Oldham’s health
Angry families freeze in power cuts
Sick patients left in ambulances
Falinge - sicknote capital
One of the first doctors to pioneer a lifesaving technique for heart attacks has hung up his stethoscope.
Week Commencing 1 December 2008
The H factor's coming to Oldham
Campaign to increase sex-infection testing
Government gets tough on maternity services
Sir Michael Rawlins may extend tenure at NICE
King's Fund report points to patchy patient experience
Queen's speech: government to make Darzi review law
Number of elderly winter deaths soar
Going the extra mile for people in Oldham
A maternity unit set for closure could be given a lifeline offering a service with midwives in charge.
Minister stands up for rights of carers
Environmental heroes are honoured
Hospital cleaners win wages battle
An official inquiry has concluded learning disabled people face discrimination, abuse and neglect in the NHS.
'Ad vans' urge young people to get tested for Chlamydia
Week Commencing 24 November 2008
60 seconds versus your life
Staff at Glodwick Primary Care Centre say they fear for their safety if forced to use a new car park.
Oldham director of public health pledges to take action over harmful alcohol culture
Chancellor unveils plans for NHS cost savings
Chubby children mend their ways
Ministers get tough on extended hours
Doctors flying in to fill shortages in casualty
Week Commencing 17 November 2008
Organ donors on the rise
Keep warm and keep well this winter
U-turn in new mums milk row
Hospital to stop giving free formula milk to new-born babies
£13.5m earmarked for public health initiatives
Government announces new drug pricing scheme
Quality and outcomes framework 'distracts GPs'
PCTs may face bill for top-up refunds
"Tan jab” is an unlicensed medicine and may not be safe - warns medicines regulator
NHS Evidence advisory committee established
Department of Health sets out framework for improving quality of care
Building which provides vital breaks for learning disabled children and adults has benefited from £40,000 facelift
£40,000 facelift at Cambeck
Walk-in centre ready to reopen after deep clean
Week Commencing 10 November 2008
Younger people now suffering from mouth cancer
Asians ‘more likely to develop diabetes’.
Radiographer struck off after cover up
Indoor market to be home to stop smoking stall
Calls to make diabetes a top priority
Research claims Aspirin does not prevent Heart Disease
Week Commencing 3 November 2008
Health Trust bans toys
Patients get more say in NHS Services
Oldham to get new funding for people with alcohol problems
Families invited to baby memorial service
Radiographer accused over x-ray
Flagship Health Facility opens for business
Young people in Bury are being offered free testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections
Bury Primary Care Trust is reinforcing its anti-fraud culture to coincide with Fraud Awareness Month
Parents have complained they are walking their children to school via a muddy footpath covered in glass
NHS fraudsters risk their careers for pennies, warns local hospital counterfraud expert
Week Commencing 27 October 2008
Walking works - It's a fact!
Test kits will help cancer screening
Superbug cases 'fall drastically'
Week Commencing 20 October 2008
Hold-up: Treasury eyes NHS surplus
TA visit to Fairfield General Hospital hailed a success
Management of long-term sickness abscence and incapacity for work: consultation on the additional evidence
Report available here
Find out health contact details with Yellow Pages
Fat families and lazy workers are to benefit from a £230,000 health and fitness boost in Bury.
Healthcare Commission publishes NHS ratings showing major improvement in performance
Clean hands save lives
Diabetes growth doubles in a year
Treatment of heart attack national guidance: final report of the National Infarct Angioplasty Project (NIAP)
Oldham Primary Care Trust has been commended by a patients’ group for it’s results in the Healthcare Commission’s annual health check.
A Team of paramedics has given a Prestwich-based chidren's charity a much-needed £1,000 cash injection.
Hospital staff are praised after improving Pennine Acute Trust ratings in annual health check
Week Commencing 13 October 2008
NHS North West chief executive Mike Farrar said it was too early to know the impact on the NHS but that tighter spending "must be anticipated".
Surgeries across Greater Manchester will get an average of £18,000 a year for staying open later.
The NHS faces a £12 billion bill for compensation payouts
The world-famous Christie Hospital’s new £17million radiotherapy centre in Oldham WILL go ahead
Week Commencing 6 October 2008
Link4Pink Appeal is close to its target
The profile of social care has been given a potential boost with the appointment of Phil Hope as a minister
NHS infection control: a clean bill of health
Calm before the storm as PCTs prepare to flex their muscles
The alarming levels of health inequalities experienced by travelling communities can be better understood
OLDHAM’S £20 million flagship super health centre is on target to open next summer.
The NHS needs a network of flying doctors to cope with the closure of A&E units
Obesity 'costs more than £4bn a year'
A review of Pennine Acute Trust’s radiology services involving a private company has sparked job fears among staff.
Bosses of one of the region's biggest hospitals say it is not fit to provide 21st century healthcare and they are drawing up plans to rebuild it.
Could You Help Shape Your Local NHS?
Ignorant parents are blamed for adding to £67 million being spent in Oldham on dealing with problems of overweight
Bury PCT casdh bosst pays dividends
One of the most ambitious health projects in Oldham is one step nearer
Transport bosses have released details about the extra bus services Bury residents could enjoy if the TIF bid succeeds
New Healthy Futures Leader Appointed
Summer fun run for children charity
Celebrations all round Northern Air Hospital Radio Manchester
50,000 Images and counting on £1.75 million electronic x-ray system at Rochdale Infirmary
Hospice gets hi-tech grant
Saggy Boobs? Breastfeeding Balderdash – and that’s official, according to pioneering Greater Manchester midwife
ROCHDALE Infirmary bosses have met to discuss innovative plans to give people a bigger say in how services are administered.
OLDHAM state-of-the art £17.5 million pathology laboratory has been making headlines
Blackley MP Graham Stringer has paid a special visit to North Manchester General Hospital
Pennine Acute Trust key stakeholder briefing for February 2008
Touch-screen technology is being piloted at two hospitals in Pennine Acute
Help is out there for people with Diabetes
Star guest to visit LiveLife 2008
Oldham GPs Website appointment booking system big hit
The new Radcliffe Primary Care Centre currently under construction opens it doors to prototype room
Radcliffe woman who regained the confidence to take control of her health is inspiring other local people
Campaign to understand Oldhamers' health needs
Patients’ Council video produced by NHS Modernisation on developing the importance of patient involvement
Lord Darzi on changing the perception of the NHS
Every effort was made to retain key services
Plans have been revealed for the future of healthcare in Heywood.
60 years as a smoker, Margaret Thompson from Bury has proved that it's never too late to kick the habit
£1 million investment at North Manchester General Hospital helps patients with diabetes
Caring, involving, improving magazine hits the streets
Royal Oldham joins the ranks of national centres for medical learning
Heywood, Middeton and Rochdale PCT seek patient views vital to drive service improvements
Gorden brown say "Over the past 10 years we have invested in health services at record levels"
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