The Westmorland Gazette | Health

'We will clear hospital appointments backlog' say health chiefs

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:50:00 +0000

HEALTH chiefs say they will clear 19,000 excess appointments at their hospitals with extended surgeries.

Vomiting bug closes wards at Furness General Hospital

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:19:28 +0000

EIGHT wards have been closed at Furness General Hospital following an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug.

Nurses eat for free at Windermere restaurant

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:10:00 +0000

by DANIEL ORR NURSES in South Lakeland can enjoy a free meal as a Windermere restaurant says thanks for their tireless work.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: Health committee takes trust chief to task

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:50:00 +0000

BELEAGURED hospital trust boss Tony Halsall was grilled by county councillors after Westmorland Gazette revelations over a catalogue of health failings.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: Patients' records store plan

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:30:00 +0000

ALMOST £170,000 is to be spent by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust on a building to store patients’ records.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: Ambulance waits rising elsewhere

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:59:00 +0000

AMBULANCE waiting problems at Royal Lancaster Infirmary, revealed by The Westmorland Gazette, are echoed elsewhere in England, the BBC said.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: Crudely-titled email sparks watchdog probe

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0000

A GOVERNMENT watchdog has launched an investigation into an incident where midwives emailed an crudely-titled file with confidential patient details to an unknown party.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: Andrew Lansley says trust must improve

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:06:25 +0000

THE Health Secretary has spoken of the need for the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust to improve – with haste.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: Staff's morale 'has hit rock bottom'

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

THE morale of nurses and doctors at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust is at ‘rock bottom’, according to a union leader.

Windermere cancer survivor backs Shorter Journeys Longer Lives campaign

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:40:00 +0000

A CANCER survivor has shared her uplifting story to help show others why radiotherapy services are vital in South Lakeland.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: Death rate grading is highest in country

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:10:00 +0000

THE University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust has the highest hospital mortality grading in the UK.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: GPs, baby death dad and hundreds of patients join call for change

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000

BELEAGUERED hospital bosses have refused to resign despite mounting public pressure and growing anger among local health professionals.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: Boss refuses to quit but admits ‘life’s very uncomfortable’

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000

HOSPITALS trust boss Tony Halsall yesterday refused to step down despite admitting his job had become ‘very uncomfortable’.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: Issues at Barrow baby unit ‘have been dealt with’, says trust

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000

TRUST bosses say they have met the demands of a health watchdog which has power to close the troubled maternity unit at Furness General Hospital.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: MP Tim Farron ‘swamped’ with complaints

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000

ANGRY hospital staff and patients swamped MP Tim Farron’s weekly surgery following damning revelations featured in last week’s Westmorland Gazette.

Alice Pyne's holiday fund mug is a global hit

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:50:00 +0000

A MUG designed by a teenager suffering from cancer has raised more than £13,000 to help fund holidays for other poorly children.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: Consultant calls for resignations

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000

A DAMNING indictment of the management culture at Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust has been delivered by one of its own consultants.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: Boss admits problems but won’t respond to ‘quit’ call

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000

MORECAMBE Bay hospitals trust boss Tony Halsall has addressed the issue of follow-up appointment failures which it has been claimed affected more than 30,000 outpatients.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: Patients' group joins 'resign' calls

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000

THE patients’ pressure group South Lakes Health Action has supported the whistle-blowing consultant’s calls for top management resignations at the Morecambe Bay trust.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust under fire: Ambulances ‘logjam at A&E unit’

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000

QUEUING ambulances are waiting for up to five hours outside Royal Lancaster Infirmary’s accident and emergency department with patients on board.