| 19th Jan 2007 |
Action For Patients
Of Muckamore Abbey Hospital
The Eastern Health and Social Services Council strongly
supports the demands made by many in recent days for
action for patients of Muckamore Abbey Hospital.
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| 1st Dec 2005 |
Eye Tests For
Care Home Residents
The Eastern Health and Social Services Council welcomes
the action taken by the Eastern Health and Social Services
Board to re-test 1,000 people who may not have had an
adequate eye test since 2003.
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| 21st Nov 2005 |
Breast Screening
- Recall of Patients
The Eastern Health and Social Services Council shares
the concern of patients at the announcement today of
the recall of almost 2,000 women by the Belfast City
Hospital for reassessment for their risk of breast cancer.
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| 9th Nov 2005 |
Bed Closures
Rushed
The Eastern Health and Social Services Council is concerned
that plans to close over 100 beds in hospitals in the
Eastern part of Northern Ireland are being rushed through.
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| 19th Sep 2005 |
Bugwatch!
The four Health & Social Services Councils are getting
serious about healthcare acquired infection and will
today launch a week of Bugwatch surveys in the major
acute hospitals in Northern Ireland to promote a partnership
approach to preventing and controlling infection. |
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| 23rd Aug 2005 |
Communicable Disease Control
A representative of the Eastern Health and Social Services
Board gave the Council an overview of the management
of a claim for medical negligence, the scale of the
issue and the measures in place to safeguard patients
and ensure quality care. |
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| 5th Jul 2005 |
Tackling Long Waiting Times
The EHSSC welcomes Shaun Woodward's recent announcement
on tackling the
unacceptably long waiting times faced by some patients
in Northern Ireland. |
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| 21st Jun 2005 |
Clinical Negligence
A representative of the Eastern Health and Social Services
Board gave the Council an overview of the management
of a claim for medical negligence, the scale of the
issue and the measures in place to safeguard patients
and ensure quality care. |
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