• Warning on drink danger – Liverpool Echo 18th October 2008

  MORE than 85% of women in the region don’t realise that drinking alcohol is linked with an increased risk of breast cancer.

  According to the General Household Survey by the Know Your Limits campaign, about 20% of women across the UK drink more than the NHS recommended daily limit of two to three units of alcohol, equivalent to one large glass of wine a day (250ml at ABV 12%).

  tags: Alcohol, Breast Cancer, Womens Health, Health, News, CMHN, Liverpool Echo

• Health food for hospital health staff – Liverpool Echo 18th October 2008

  STAFF at Liverpool Women’s Hospital are being encouraged to eat more healthily.

  A hospital spokesperson said doctors and nurses are not always the healthiest eaters.

  tags: Diet, Nutrition, Health, News, CMHN, Hospitals

• Do Liverpool people have the dirtiest hands in the UK? – Liverpool Daily Post 17th October 2008

  LIVERPOOL residents have among the dirtiest hands in England, according to new research.

  And researchers blame the filth on a lack of hand washing after people answer calls of nature.

  tags: Health, News, CMHN, Liverpool Daily Post, Hygiene

• Health trust website – Liverpool Daily Post 17th October 2008

  A PIONEERING new website giving vital information to the public on mental health services in Cheshire and Wirral has been launched.

  Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) launched www.cwp.nhs.uk to provide people with information about CWP mental health, learning disabilities and drug and alcohol services.

  tags: Mental Health, Health, News, CMHN, Internet, Liverpool Daily Post

• Child porn 999 man struck off – Liverpool Echo 17th October 2008

  A MERSEYSIDE paramedic jailed for making nearly 2,000 indecent images of a child has been struck off.

  Gerard Lawlor, 54, of Brandon Park Court, Southport, was jailed for 10 months after pleading guilty to making 1,920 indecent images of a child.

  tags: CMHN, Health, News, Child Abuse, Ambulance Services, Professional Discipline, Ethics, Liverpool Echo

• Liverpool needs to be more active – Liverpool Daily Post 17th October 2008

  Recent research has shown that in Liverpool only 18% of adults are active enough to benefit their health. This is allied to the fact that only 1 in 3 boys and 1 in 5 girls aged 9-11 are achieving the target for children of at least one hour of physical activity per day. If present trends in Liverpool continue then it is projected that by 2020 nearly one third of the population will be seriously overweight.

  tags: CMHN, Obesity, Physical Activity, Health, News, Liverpool Daily Post

• Liverpool needs to be more active – Liverpool Echo 17th October 2008

  Recent research has shown that in Liverpool only 18% of adults are active enough to benefit their health. This is allied to the fact that only 1 in 3 boys and 1 in 5 girls aged 9-11 are achieving the target for children of at least one hour of physical activity per day. If present trends in Liverpool continue then it is projected that by 2020 nearly one third of the population will be seriously overweight.

  tags: CMHN, Obesity, Physical Activity, Health, News, Liverpool Echo

• Angina team pioneers – Liverpool Echo 17th October 2008

  THE pioneering work of a Liverpool health centre to combat an extreme form of angina should be spread across the country.

  Knowsley North MP George Howarth praised Broadgreen hospital’s award-winning National Refractory Angina Centre (NRAC) during a parliamentary debate yesterday.

  tags: Angina, Heart Diseases, Health, News, CMHN, Liverpool Echo

• Southport paramedic jailed for taking indecent photographs of a child is struck off – Southport Visiter 18th October 2008

  A DISGRACED Southport paramedic jailed for taking almost 2,000 indecent photos of a child has been struck off.

  Health Professions Council made the decision to strike Gerard Lawlor, 54, from the register.

  tags: Ambulance Services, Professional Discipline, Child Abuse, Health, News, CMHN, Southport Visiter

• Southport Hospital leads fight against blade crime with first A&E knife arch – Southport Visiter 17th October 2008

  SOUTHPORT Hospital is leading Merseyside in the fight against knife crime by becoming the first in the county to use a ‘knife arch’ at its A&E unit.

  The move is also thought to be a national first, with police and hospital bosses working together to crackdown on violence against staff.

  tags: Crime Prevention and Control, Accident and Emergency Departments, Health, News, Hospitals, CMHN, Southport Visiter

• Pharmacy’s lifesaving checks – Chester Chronicle 17th October 2008

  A CHESTER pharmacy is launching a series of potentially lifesaving health checks.

  Westminster Park Pharmacy, Castleford Road, is providing free check-ups and advice this month to help combat life-threatening conditions.

  tags: Hypertension, Cholesterol, Pharmacy, Diagnosis, Health, News, CMHN, Chester Chronicle

• Health centre scheme in view – Crewe Chronicle 17th October 2008

  PEOPLE interested in plans for a health centre in the heart of Middlewich are invited to view early proposals on Tuesday.

  They will be on display at Middlewich Civic Hall between 4pm and 6.30pm.

  tags: NHS Estates, Health, News, CMHN, Crewe Chronicle

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