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Call for Wycombe A&E return as Stoke Mandeville fails to reach targets

Julia Wassell and Chaudhary Ditta with the petition calling for a return for A&E services at Wycombe Hospital

4:33pm Thursday 25th April 2013

PATIENTS are being urged to 'put their head above the parapet' after a report showed Stoke Mandeville Hospital failed to meet A&E waiting targets for four months.

90,000 Bucks residents drink above recommended alcohol levels

12:00pm Saturday 20th April 2013

AROUND 90,000 people in Bucks drink above their recommended alcohol levels according to the findings of a new health report in the county.

Correction: Bucks CCG health meeting dates

4:42pm Thursday 18th April 2013

IN our April 5 edition of the BFP we stated that a series of meeting were due to be held to discuss the new Chiltern Commissioning Group, a group of 35 GP practices which has taken on the health duties of the abolished Primary Care Trust .

GPs take charge of £305m health budget today

7:00am Monday 1st April 2013

DOCTORS in south Bucks today take charge of a £305million budget for health services.

New phone number for urgent health care in Bucks

9:50am Wednesday 20th March 2013

A NEW telephone number has been introduced in Buckinghamshire for people with need for urgent – but not emergency – health care.

UPDATED: MP: NHS chief threatened me with legal action

5:26pm Thursday 14th March 2013

WYCOMBE MP Steve Baker told the House of Commons this afternoon that an NHS boss has threatened him with legal action.

Patient's 7 hour A&E wait after test suggested coma risk

9:00am Friday 15th March 2013

A WOMAN was called in urgently to Wycombe Hospital after a test result showed she could be in danger of organ failure or falling into a coma. But she then had to travel half an hour for treatment to another hospital - only to be left with a seven hour wait unmonitored in A&E.

Nine hour A&E wait for seriously ill man sparks probe

9:00am Monday 11th March 2013

A PROBE has been launched after a seriously ill man who needed a leg amputation had to wait nine hours in Accident and Emergency at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

'I shouldn't have had to take my 15 month-old to two hospitals'

5:50pm Monday 11th March 2013

A DAD has expressed his sheer frustration after having to take his 15 month old son to two different hospitals to be able to see a doctor.

Firm got £2m NHS contract without a tender process

10:40am Thursday 21st February 2013

HEALTH chiefs have defended giving a £2 million contract for Wycombe’s new minor injuries unit to a private company without it going out to tender.

Burgled cancer victim refused £31k insurance pay out

5:00pm Monday 18th February 2013

A CANCER victim and his family whose home was raided by burglars lost out on £31,000 due to a technicality on their insurance policy. Robert Cade was already battling with the illness when thieves broke into his Marlow house and took an array of items in November. The insurers refused to pay anything after it transpired the family's valuables ran to £27,000 - about £10,000 more than the small print allowed. The family told the Free Press that the financial shock had added a huge and unnecessary extra stress during an already terrible time for them.

Hospital issues another appeal after surge at A&E

10:50pm Saturday 16th February 2013

STOKE Mandeville Hospital has again seen a surge in attendances this weekend and bosses are urging people to stay away unless it is a ‘real emergency’.

Norovirus: Stoke Mandeville Hospital visitors asked to stay away

5:34pm Friday 15th February 2013

STOKE Mandeville Hospital is once more asking visitors to stay away this weekend in a bid to curb the spread of the norovirus winter sickness bug.

Death rate probe: MP urges hospital staff to whistleblow

2:02pm Thursday 14th February 2013

MP Steve Baker has urged staff who might be concerned about issues at Bucks hospitals to whistleblow - saying now is the time to speak out.

Bucks hospitals to be investigated over death rates

9:08am Tuesday 12th February 2013

HOSPITALS in Buckinghamshire are to be investigated over their patient deaths rates, say health officials.

Surrey trust could takeover Wexham Park Hospital

4:52pm Friday 8th February 2013

HEALTH bosses in Surrey are looking at a potential takeover of Wexham Park Hospital – sparking concern over services for South Bucks patients.

Treatment was correct despite death, inquest hears

9:32am Thursday 7th February 2013

HOSPITAL staff were right to administer a clot-busting drug to a stroke victim, despite the treatment being a primary factor in her death, an inquest heard.

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MP's shock at number of £100k NHS Trust workers

4:31pm Friday 1st February 2013

MP Steve Baker said he was surprised to discover 147 Buckinghamshire NHS staff members were being paid more than £100,000 a year.

Elderly Hazlemere man died after hospital feeding blunder

11:04am Friday 1st February 2013

A FRAIL man unable to eat solid foods died from aspiration pneumonia after hospital staff wrongly fed him meals on the ward, an inquest heard.

Ambulance crews faced with 'longest hospital delays on record'

10:44am Friday 1st February 2013

AMBULANCE crews are being forced to queue longer than ever before they are able to pass patients on to medics in A&E.

'Forget about getting A&E back', says MP

12:52pm Friday 25th January 2013

WYCOMBE has been told to forget about clawing back specialist hospital services such as A&E.

'Super hospital' gets mixed reaction at Wycombe meeting

9:59pm Thursday 24th January 2013

AN MP’s plans for a regional ‘super hospital’ received a mixed reaction in High Wycombe this evening.

Chief nurse says sorry after 2am discharge 'fell far short' of standard

4:47pm Thursday 24th January 2013

A CHIEF nurse has apologised for the way a dementia sufferer was sent home in a taxi from Stoke Mandeville Hospital at 2am.

OAP left freezing and confused after 2am hospital discharge

11:18am Thursday 24th January 2013

A DEMENTIA sufferer was left freezing in a hospital gown outside her flat after being sent home from Stoke Mandeville in a taxi at 2am.

Anti-smoking council holds £6m tobacco shares

1:31pm Thursday 24th January 2013

A BUCKS council which is set take on responsibility for anti-smoking campaigns has millions of pounds invested in cigarette firms.

GP group concerned about 'super hospital' plan

3:42pm Wednesday 23rd January 2013

A KEY group of Bucks doctors has “significant concerns” over an MP’s radical plan for a regional Thames Valley hospital.

'Super hospital' to be discussed in High Wycombe

2:50pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013

BFP editor Steve Cohen will chair a meeting in High Wycombe on Thursday to discuss radical plans for a regional ‘super hospital’.

Ambulance service says 'Stay at home'

11:48am Friday 18th January 2013

AMBULANCE chiefs have issued a simple message to Bucks residents due to the snow and icy conditions – Stay at home.

Patients left 'sitting on floor' as another surge hits hospital

1:03pm Thursday 17th January 2013

ANOTHER surge in patients led to "serious operational problems" at Stoke Mandeville Hospital over the weekend, according to official reports.

Same men land top jobs in new NHS set-up

4:00pm Wednesday 16th January 2013

THE same men who led Buckinghamshire’s soon-to-be-scrapped NHS trust have landed top jobs within the county’s new health system.

Landowner faces £46k bill after operating 'unofficial' car park by hospital

11:38am Wednesday 16th January 2013

A COUNCIL has won a lengthy legal battle against a landowner who operated an “unauthorised” car park by a hospital site.

Vascular surgery heading for 'disaster', Wycombe MP tells the Commons

1:00pm Tuesday 15th January 2013

A “BLATANT rejection” of clinical evidence means vascular services for Bucks patients are heading for disaster, the House of Commons heard last night.

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Wycombe Hospital's plight to be debated in Parliament today

9:32am Monday 14th January 2013

THE plight of Wycombe Hospital is set to go before Parliament once again today, as MP Steve Baker announced he has been granted a debate in the House of Commons on vascular services.

New holistic clinic for lung cancer patients

11:10am Sunday 13th January 2013

A ‘HOLISTIC’ lung cancer clinic is being piloted in Buckinghamshire to help patients cope with the emotional impact of the disease.

'High volumes' of patients seeking A&E care

10:38pm Saturday 12th January 2013

STOKE Mandeville Hospital has issued another public appeal as high volumes of patients try to access care at its A&E ward.

Wycombe Hospital named as location of Jimmy Savile abuse

11:43am Friday 11th January 2013

WYCOMBE Hospital has been named as one of the locations Jimmy Savile carried out abuse, a report detailing the allegations has revealed.

Hospitals trust's own Jimmy Savile report ready by end of the year

2:57pm Friday 11th January 2013

A HOSPITAL trust’s internal investigation into the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal is expected to be completed by the summer.

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Vomiting bug leads to surge in patients at hospital

11:10am Thursday 10th January 2013

A WINTER vomiting bug has led to surge in patients at Stoke Mandeville Hospital over the last fortnight and prompted health chiefs to issue a public appeal.

'Stoke Mandeville can't cope', says hospital campaigner

11:10am Thursday 10th January 2013

HEALTH campaigner Terry Price says the extra pressure being faced by Stoke Mandeville Hospital was "inevitable" after several ward closures in Wycombe.

Council leader reveals £25m road repairs plan

10:10am Sunday 6th January 2013

IN AN open letter to Bucks residents, Cllr Martin Tett, Leader of Buckinghamshire County Council, reveals he hopes to embark upon a new £25 million programme to repair roads in the area and also discusses the ongoing battle against HS2.

Unusually high admissions to hospital today prompts appeal

5:22pm Saturday 5th January 2013

STOKE Mandeville Hospital is experiencing an 'unusually high' number of admissions to its accident and emergency centre today, bosses revealed this evening, as they appealed to patients.

Health feature: Do new electronic health records go far enough?

8:00am Tuesday 1st January 2013

THE latest NHS initiative in Bucks will help give doctors ‘critical’ information about their patients - but does it go far enough?

New support service for young first time parents

12:50pm Sunday 30th December 2012

THE pitter patter of tiny feet can be a daunting prospect for young first time parents, but now a new service offering support to new mums and dads has been launched in Bucks.

Tragic M6 victims died from head injuries

8:00am Saturday 29th December 2012

A CORONER has revealed that the two boys and aunt who were tragically killed on the M6 on Christmas Day died from extensive head injuries.

Bucks psychologist warns of 'isolation epidemic' among deaf and elderly

2:40pm Wednesday 26th December 2012

BUCKS psychologist Lynda Shaw says an "isolation epidemic" is looming on the horizon as the ‘baby boom generation’ reach old age and start to develop hearing problems.

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Wycombe Hospital's vascular services to be debated in Parliament

8:00am Saturday 22nd December 2012

THE plight of Wycombe Hospital is set to go before Parliament once again next month, as MP Steve Baker announced he has been granted a debate in the House of Commons on vascular services.

Health advice: keep the medicine cabinet stocked over Xmas

11:40am Friday 21st December 2012

WHILE we may still be celebrating the festive season, the health services is advicding people to make sure they stay well-stocked with medicine cabinet essentials to save them from making unnecessary trips to the doctor's.

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'Super hospital' meeting in High Wycombe

11:20am Friday 21st December 2012

GP politician Phillip Lee is set to travel to High Wycombe next month to present his radical plans for a regional Thames Valley ‘super hospital’.

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Bucks doctors urged to 'rein in' NHS privatisation

1:51pm Tuesday 18th December 2012

HUNDREDS of Bucks residents are urging doctors to ‘protect the NHS and rein in privatisation’.

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'Critical' patient info will finally be uploaded to national database

2:58pm Monday 17th December 2012

THE latest NHS initiative in Bucks will help give doctors ‘critical’ information about their patients - but does it go far enough?

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