Health

GP surgeries to open for longer

Thursday, January 14, 2010

GP SURGERIES in the Lichfield and Cannock Chase districts are to open longer at night to ease the current pressure on accident and emergency departments (A&Es).

The aim is to leave A&Es free to deal with serious life-threatening illnesses or accidents, while...

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'Come here with minor injuries – not a busy A&E'

Sister Vicki Fuller, Sister Ann Lea, Staff Nurse Tracey Nicholl and Sister Sharon Smart at Samuel Johnson Community Hospital's Minor Injuries Unit. (CS151209-1128LM)

Thursday, December 17, 2009

LICHFIELD residents suffering from an injury or illness are being urged to stop and think about which NHS service is right for them before seeking...

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Services boost for Lichfield disabled

New centre... Pictured (from left) Steve Jones, chairman of the South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, County Councillor Matthew Ellis and Neil Carr, chief executive of the South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Monday, November 30, 2009

SERVICES for people with learning disabilities in Lichfield are set to be improved thanks to a £2.7 million funding boost. The cash will be used...

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Help offer for expectant Burntwood dads

Pregnancy is a big deal for women and men – now expectant dads in Burntwood are to get free advice and support to prepare them for impending fatherhood.

Monday, November 09, 2009

EXPECTANT dads in Burntwood are being given support as they prepare for fatherhood. A new group-mentoring method, called Hit The Ground Crawling,...

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Signs show way to kit which could save lives

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

SIGNS showing people where to access life-saving defibrillators are being rolled out across Lichfield, Burntwood and Rugeley. West Midlands Ambulance...

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Donate an egg appeal to Lichfield women

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

AN APPEAL has been launched for more women from the Lichfield area to come forward and give infertile couples the gift of live by becoming an egg...

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Views sought over Burntwood health centres

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

A "MAJOR and exciting" development in health services in Burntwood needs views from the public – who are being asked to decide whether they want...

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Swine flu-hit Lichfield school stays open

One pupil at Maple Hayes Hall School was due to return for the final days of term this week after being diagnosed with swine flu. (PB11312-6368LM)

Thursday, July 09, 2009

A CASE of swine flu has been diagnosed at a Lichfield school – but the pupil in question was cleared by doctors this week. Staff at Maple Hayes...

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Heart disease killing town

Friday, May 22, 2009

DEATH rates from heart disease are 'significantly' higher in Hednesford North compared with the whole of South Staffordshire, according to new figures...

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Hospital to review its 24-hour injury care

The new Samuel Johnson Community Hospital in Lichfield.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

HEALTH bosses have admitted a 'review' of 24-hour injury care at Lichfield's Samuel Johnson Community Hospital. South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust...

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