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422 Article(s) Found

GMFRS teams up with The Stroke Association

We often take communication for granted – it’s just something that we do, something that comes naturally to us. But...

Date Online: 13/03/2012

Health staff dress down to raise cash for Special School

Health Staff have raised almost £150 for a special school by ditching their suits and shirts, for denims and t-shirts....

Date Online: 13/03/2012

Pennine Care appoints mental health specialist for teens

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a new consultant to help treat teenagers that have complex mental health problems....

Date Online: 11/03/2012

New emergency trauma & orthopaedic service at North Manchester

Patients from Bury, Prestwich, North Manchester and surrounding areas with badly broken bones, who need urgent surgery, are to benefit...

Date Online: 10/03/2012

No Smoking Day 14 March: Take the leap and give up the cigs

The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is supporting national No Smoking Day – Wednesday 14th March 2012 - by encouraging...

Date Online: 10/03/2012

Bury maternity staff transfer to North Manchester General Hospital

Labour ward co-ordinator Rose-Marie Newport is just one of forty members of staff who have been welcomed by colleagues at...

Date Online: 06/03/2012

160 jobs to go at hospital Trust

The Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust, which runs the Fairfield General Hospital, is to cut upto 160 jobs. The job losses...

Date Online: 03/03/2012

Royal approval for military veterans’ service

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, has given his seal of approval for the North West-wide military veterans’ service, provided...

Date Online: 01/03/2012

Charities appeal to young people not to suffer self-harm in silence

Research by ChildLine, selfharm.co.uk, YouthNet and YoungMinds to coincide with National Self-Harm Awareness Day (1 March) has found that, among...

Date Online: 29/02/2012

Take a leap to a healthier future on No Smoking Day

Free Zumba and tai chi sessions and a puppy walking display from Guide Dogs for the Blind are just some...

Date Online: 22/02/2012

Hospital Trust £3.5m spend on management consultants slammed as “scandalous”

The Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust which runs the Fairfield General Hospital has spent a further £661,529.50 with management consultants...

Date Online: 20/02/2012

Myeloma Support Group Celebrate their 5th Birthday

The North Manchester and Bury Myeloma Support Group, which was established in February 2007, will celebrate its fifth birthday on...

Date Online: 18/02/2012

Fairfield General Hospital’s inpatient maternity & children wards on the move

Doctors, midwives and nursing staff at Fairfield General Hospital are preparing to transfer overnight maternity and children’s services from Fairfield...

Date Online: 15/02/2012

Heart and stroke consultation prompts almost 2,000 responses

The Healthy Futures consultation around local services for heart and stroke patients in the North East sector of Greater Manchester...

Date Online: 15/02/2012

Diabetes event at Fairfield General Hospital – Let’s talk about it

The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is hosting a free talk with Dr Susannah Rowles, a consultant specialist, to discuss...

Date Online: 11/02/2012

Hospital care improving

Patients suffering from five of the North-West’s most common conditions are benefiting from improved standards of hospital care, new figures...

Date Online: 08/02/2012

Up to 300 jobs could go at hospital Trust

Up to 300 jobs could go at the Pennine Acute Trust, Rochdale Online can reveal. Top hospital bosses have discussed that...

Date Online: 05/02/2012

Help to keep health on track

Research shows that most people have given up on their new year’s resolutions by now, resorting back to unhealthy living....

Date Online: 05/02/2012

Hospital boss accused of spin over redundancies

A hospital boss has told staff that no decision has been made over redundancies and all options are being considered,...

Date Online: 03/02/2012

Keep your heart healthy

People are being reminded to keep their heart healthy as part of National Heart Month. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is preventable...

Date Online: 03/02/2012

Pennine Acute Trust recruits over 1000 cancer patients for important clinical research

Over 1000 cancer patients being treated at hospitals run by The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust have voluntarily taken part...

Date Online: 02/02/2012

Trust silence over redundancies

Health Campaigner, Rochdale Councillor Jean Ashworth, has told the Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust that staff need to be kept informed...

Date Online: 01/02/2012

North West Celebrities Back New Campaign

North West celebrities Shobna Gulati, of Coronation Street, Tony Morris, of ITV Granada Reports, and Ricky Whittle, of Hollyoaks, are...

Date Online: 01/02/2012

New Dentist opens in Bury

A new practice has been opened in Bury by a dentist shortlisted for two top regional awards last year. Dr...

Date Online: 31/01/2012

Don’t flush away your toilet worries

The Government is today launching a new ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign across the North West to raise awareness of...

Date Online: 30/01/2012

Hospital Trust set to announce redundancies

The Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust is set to announce a ‘huge’ number of redundancies, Rochdale Online understands. The Trust, which...

Date Online: 28/01/2012

Join ambulance service on shift

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a Paramedic? Well, now you can get a ‘virtual’ idea with...

Date Online: 28/01/2012

Trust to slash further £13m from budget

The Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust, which runs the Fairfield General Hospital, needs to cut a further £13million from this year’s...

Date Online: 24/01/2012

NHS Summary Care Records to be made available to all patients in Bury

Patients in Bury who need emergency care will be able to ensure that healthcare staff have quicker, easier access to...

Date Online: 24/01/2012

£8.46 catering bill satisfies Trust

The Pennine Acute Hospital Trust, which runs the Fairfield General Hospital, is spending just under £8.50 a day on breakfast,...

Date Online: 17/01/2012