Health

Cancer warning poses challenge for new health organisation

Leading Cambridgeshire County Councillor, Geoff Heathcock, has expressed his concerns that the rising number of cancer and chronic diseases could significantly challenge the county’s new health organisation. Councillor Heathcock, Shadow Cabinet Member for Health spoke out after warnings from the World Cancer Research Fund that serious illnesses threaten a public health disaster. He ... [ more ]

Health Board decision – “A sad day for NHS democracy”

Cambridgeshire’s Shadow Cabinet Member for Health, Geoff Heathcock, has labelled a decision to allow only three elected councillors on the county’s new health board, “a sad day for democracy in the NHS”. Cllr Heathcock spoke out after the county council’s Tory-run Cabinet rejected calls from Liberal Democrats for five county councillors and ... [ more ]

QUESTIONS OVER WHY NHS PETERBOROUGH HAS SO MANY EXEC DIRECTORS

A local campaigner, recently questioned why, when Trusts in places like Manchester and Liverpool only have 6 or 7 Executive Directors, NHS Peterborough has 12! During the interview about the indebted NHS Trust, Mr Geoff Catlin said that if they "trimmed" the number of Directors, they could save "...in the region of at least ... [ more ]

REPORT ON CIRCLE HEALTH’S FINANCES RAISES CONCERNS – HEATHCOCK

A leading Cambridgeshire County Councillor has expressed concerns over newspaper reports that Circle Health, bidding to run Huntingdon’s Hinchingbrooke Hospital, may be facing financial problems. Shadow Cabinet Member for Health, Geoff Heathcock, claims the news reported in the Observer last weekend, raises questions about the company’s bid. Cllr Heathcock (pictured) said: “I have expressed concerns ... [ more ]

NHS EQUIPMENT WORTH £1k RETURNED

Peterborough NHS has announced that over 50 items of small equipment worth around £1000 have been returned to them during its equipment amnesty. The Trust declared an equipment amnesty from 29 July until 7 August, during which people who had equipment at home, which they no longer use, such as elbow ... [ more ]

SERIOUS CONCERNS AROUND HOSPITAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO AXE POSTS

Local Liberal Democrats has expressed their concern after the latest financial crisis to hit Peterborough’s £289 million City Hospital. According to the Evening Telegraph report, around “…300 posts are to be axed across Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the new £289 million Peterborough City ... [ more ]

NEW DIRECTOR OF FINANCE APPOINTED 2 PETERBORO + STAMFORD HOSPITALS

Press Release from the Trust reads: Chris Preston will be the new director of finance and performance for Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at the new City Hospital. He joins the Board of Directors in June and comes from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn, where he ... [ more ]

ONE IN THREE 10 to 11 YEARS OLD IN PETERBOROUGH ARE OBESE OR OVERWEIGHT

(22/12/10) In an article on www.localgov.co.uk that attempts to highlight how agencies around Peterborough are dealing with the shocking statistic that “One in three ten and eleven year olds in the Peterborough area are overweight or obese,” Lib Dem Health Spokesperson on the City Council, Cllr Darren Fower has described the news as a “…wake up call..”: [ more ]

New CT Scanner to benefit patients

Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to announce that it is investing more than £800,000 in a second Computerised Tomography (CT) scanner – set to be installed in December this year: These high-tech devices help clinicians diagnose conditions and are used to scan patients accurately, quickly, safely and non-invasively – ... [ more ]