<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/resources/xsl/"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
  <channel>
    <title>Bucks Free Press | Health</title>
    <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/</link>
    <description>Bucks Free Press /news/healthnews/</description>
    <language>en-gb</language>
    <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:51:55 +0100</pubDate>
    <lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:51:55 +0100</lastBuildDate>
    <docs>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/rssterms/</docs>
    <generator>M6</generator>
    <managingEditor>nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent)</managingEditor>
    <webMaster>webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy)</webMaster>
    <image>
        <url>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/resources/images/1000711/?type=rsslogo</url>
        <title>Bucks Free Press | Health</title>
        <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/</link>
    </image>
    <atom:link href="http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
<item>
           <title>Call for Wycombe A&amp;E return as Stoke Mandeville fails to reach targets</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10380742.Call_for_Wycombe_A_E_return_as_Stoke_Mandeville_fails_to_reach_targets/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  PATIENTS are being urged to 'put their head above the parapet' after a report showed Stoke Mandeville Hospital failed to meet A&amp;E waiting targets for four months.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:33:13 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">6cdb4175a829c9ee59a40de0ac8a14d1</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>90,000 Bucks residents drink above recommended alcohol levels</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10369300.90_000_Bucks_residents_drink_above_recommended_alcohol_levels/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  AROUND 90,000 people in Bucks drink above their recommended alcohol levels according to the findings of a new health report in the county.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">537f7921a47ccb895e9beaa59158a45b</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Correction: Bucks CCG health meeting dates</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10365664.Correction__Bucks_CCG_health_meeting_dates/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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 .
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:42:38 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">4b39dbeeaa3128e29b0d02536e62f7fe</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>GPs take charge of £305m health budget today</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10325086.GPs_take_charge_of___305m_health_budget_today/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  DOCTORS in south Bucks today take charge of a £305million budget for health services.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">d0551c83cbbbe2b90aa05e6bce17f67d</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>New phone number for urgent health care in Bucks</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10299839.New_phone_number_for_urgent_health_care_in_Bucks/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  A NEW telephone number has been introduced in Buckinghamshire for people with need for urgent – but not emergency – health care.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">41d3336440c6c72ea908931fc2ecceda</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>UPDATED: MP: NHS chief threatened me with legal action</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10291217.UPDATED__MP__NHS_chief_threatened_me_with_legal_action/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  WYCOMBE MP Steve Baker told the House of Commons this afternoon that an NHS boss has threatened him with legal action.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">3f0185afd59ff64272cc50b0851a2fea</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Patient's 7 hour A&amp;E wait after test suggested coma risk</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10291191.Patient_s_7_hour_A_E_wait_after_test_suggested_coma_risk/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">08b7deb647a9da2acf49f0ab481e2b35</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Nine hour A&amp;E wait for seriously ill man sparks probe</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10279631.Nine_hour_A_E_wait_for_seriously_ill_man_sparks_probe/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">3a651261b371a034e3b628ae7b4623c2</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>'I shouldn't have had to take my 15 month-old to two hospitals'</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10281791._I_shouldn_t_have_had_to_take_my_15_month_old_to_two_hospitals_/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">8d471cf3d9f9a906335920b79585f2ab</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Firm got £2m NHS contract without a tender process</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10243023.Firm_got___2m_NHS_contract_without_a_tender_process/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">b65949723e1c01e8d3fa7f067c4bbafa</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Burgled cancer victim refused £31k insurance pay out</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10234715.Burgled_cancer_victim_refused___31k_insurance_pay_out/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">b12d7f277d7fb8d757c9d4102d3f8378</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Hospital issues another appeal after surge at A&amp;E</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10233581.Hospital_issues_another_appeal_after_surge_at_A_E/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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’.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">f9b59c93e36957c845cafc50667489dc</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Norovirus: Stoke Mandeville Hospital visitors asked to stay away</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10232672.Norovirus__Stoke_Mandeville_Hospital_visitors_asked_to_stay_away/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">36377888d96a8b63be99251cbbe30b19</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Death rate probe: MP urges hospital staff to whistleblow</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10229317.Death_rate_probe__MP_urges_hospital_staff_to_whistleblow/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">a2d3f2a26c84e6c7897ce2de0ade562e</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Bucks hospitals to be investigated over death rates</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10221493.Bucks_hospitals_to_be_investigated_over_death_rates/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  HOSPITALS in Buckinghamshire are to be investigated over their patient deaths rates, say health officials.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">a51679513ac7effdf18bf1d23257387c</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Surrey trust could takeover Wexham Park Hospital</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10217477.Surrey_trust_could_takeover_Wexham_Park_Hospital/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  HEALTH bosses in Surrey are looking at a potential takeover of Wexham Park Hospital – sparking concern over services for South Bucks patients.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">49770ca55dff917fad73461f6e7ca794</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Treatment was correct despite death, inquest hears</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10212474.Treatment_was_correct_despite_death__inquest_hears/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">231a14f6af04042b18c05f77edabc0bc</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>MP's shock at number of £100k NHS Trust workers</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10202137.MP_s_shock_at_number_of___100k_NHS_Trust_workers/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  MP Steve Baker said he was surprised to discover 147 Buckinghamshire NHS staff members were being paid more than £100,000 a year.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">ecd0954e3e1a83f2f9d7761e745c86ca</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Elderly Hazlemere man died after hospital feeding blunder</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10201084.Elderly_Hazlemere_man_died_after_hospital_feeding_blunder/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">bb9a61d206a49ee08b77de468f6f4966</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Ambulance crews faced with 'longest hospital delays on record'</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10200945.Ambulance_crews_faced_with__longest_hospital_delays_on_record_/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  AMBULANCE crews are being forced to queue longer than ever before they are able to pass patients on to medics in A&E.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">8a383178fdd679c3b4e53262b1603e22</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>'Forget about getting A&amp;E back', says MP</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10186308._Forget_about_getting_A_E_back___says_MP/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  WYCOMBE has been told to forget about clawing back specialist hospital services such as A&E.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">527de85f22c5a841da030e9a3dcd3d8e</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>'Super hospital' gets mixed reaction at Wycombe meeting</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10184644._Super_hospital__gets_mixed_reaction_at_Wycombe_meeting/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  AN MP’s plans for a regional ‘super hospital’ received a mixed reaction in High Wycombe this evening.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">531c6b371f6b6a77d51df3f05b6139e2</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Chief nurse says sorry after 2am discharge 'fell far short' of standard</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10184147.Chief_nurse_says_sorry_after_2am_discharge__fell_far_short__of_standard/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  A CHIEF nurse has apologised for the way a dementia sufferer was sent home in a taxi from Stoke Mandeville Hospital at 2am.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">d2a47bcf506014fb6ec2be349e156f84</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>OAP left freezing and confused after 2am hospital discharge</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10182759.OAP_left_freezing_and_confused_after_2am_hospital_discharge/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">f3981a70ca426208702f62491e022711</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Anti-smoking council holds £6m tobacco shares</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10183241.Anti_smoking_council_holds___6m_tobacco_shares/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  A BUCKS council which is set take on responsibility for anti-smoking campaigns has millions of pounds invested in cigarette firms.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">ca79315068718e18fd2e4f96cbbb2b7b</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>GP group concerned about 'super hospital' plan</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10180333.GP_group_concerned_about__super_hospital__plan/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  A KEY group of Bucks doctors has “significant concerns” over an MP’s radical plan for a regional Thames Valley hospital.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">ffeb4749aab1b683112e12156d0d6354</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>'Super hospital' to be discussed in High Wycombe</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10177209._Super_hospital__to_be_discussed_in_High_Wycombe/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  BFP editor Steve Cohen will chair a meeting in High Wycombe on Thursday to discuss radical plans for a regional ‘super hospital’.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">6d7a9e79ff346825674d08fa3328c08e</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Ambulance service says 'Stay at home'</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10171482.Ambulance_service_says__Stay_at_home_/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  AMBULANCE chiefs have issued a simple message to Bucks residents due to the snow and icy conditions – Stay at home.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">7fa86c7b842ed9d11e6cde713f5a855b</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Patients left 'sitting on floor' as another surge hits hospital</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10168559.Patients_left__sitting_on_floor__as_another_surge_hits_hospital/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  ANOTHER surge in patients led to "serious operational problems" at Stoke Mandeville Hospital over the weekend, according to official reports.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">6ff5d3a8441d3eca52f55c70b3e0eb49</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Same men land top jobs in new NHS set-up</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10165871.Same_men_land_top_jobs_in_new_NHS_set_up/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  THE same men who led Buckinghamshire’s soon-to-be-scrapped NHS trust have landed top jobs within the county’s new health system.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">781d288c639c52b23b56274c73d6b9d0</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Landowner faces £46k bill after operating 'unofficial' car park by hospital</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10164915.Landowner_faces___46k_bill_after_operating__unofficial__car_park_by_hospital/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  A COUNCIL has won a lengthy legal battle against a landowner who operated an “unauthorised” car park by a hospital site.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">0815fd67a3812c2ae7ca0fd0a24eae0c</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Vascular surgery heading for 'disaster', Wycombe MP tells the Commons</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10162374.Vascular_surgery_heading_for__disaster___Wycombe_MP_tells_the_Commons/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  A “BLATANT rejection” of clinical evidence means vascular services for Bucks patients are heading for disaster, the House of Commons heard last night.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">8c476d077cf88d02dad171da8d282dd7</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Wycombe Hospital's plight to be debated in Parliament today</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10159520.Wycombe_Hospital_s_plight_to_be_debated_in_Parliament_today/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">adca74d9ec1167b4fc2d775603be7261</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>New holistic clinic for lung cancer patients</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10158556.New_holistic_clinic_for_lung_cancer_patients/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  A ‘HOLISTIC’ lung cancer clinic is being piloted in Buckinghamshire to help patients cope with the emotional impact of the disease.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">348f40d6788398594d36651bdc89ebb3</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>'High volumes' of patients seeking A&amp;E care</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10158661._High_volumes__of_patients_seeking_A_E_care/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  STOKE Mandeville Hospital has issued another public appeal as high volumes of patients try to access care at its A&E ward.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">69e8537f1a65fc0e136034831936e660</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Wycombe Hospital named as location of Jimmy Savile abuse</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10156627.Wycombe_Hospital_named_as_location_of_Jimmy_Savile_abuse/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  WYCOMBE Hospital has been named as one of the locations Jimmy Savile carried out abuse, a report detailing the allegations has revealed.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">93c88552475c7dc769bb724789b69730</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Hospitals trust's own Jimmy Savile report ready by end of the year</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10157127.Hospitals_trust_s_own_Jimmy_Savile_report_ready_by_end_of_the_year/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  A HOSPITAL trust’s internal investigation into the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal is expected to be completed by the summer.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">b9273a2741ee035e47c82a473d275666</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Vomiting bug leads to surge in patients at hospital</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10153113.Vomiting_bug_leads_to_surge_in_patients_at_hospital/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">91fd5113baa757b8605a0539f2e80a9a</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>'Stoke Mandeville can't cope', says hospital campaigner</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10153261._Stoke_Mandeville_can_t_cope___says_hospital_campaigner/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  HEALTH campaigner Terry Price says the extra pressure being faced by Stoke Mandeville Hospital was "inevitable" after several ward closures in Wycombe.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">c88b098af13c2ceb3dd921f03593ee2b</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Council leader reveals £25m road repairs plan</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10143248.Council_leader_reveals___25m_road_repairs_plan/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">86e1921546a4bc0d170071cdf62a9e62</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Unusually high admissions to hospital today prompts appeal</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10143284.Unusually_high_admissions_to_hospital_today_prompts_appeal/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">bfe31190b38acbb890869c240fcfee2a</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Health feature: Do new electronic health records go far enough?</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10132604.Health_feature__Do_new_electronic_health_records_go_far_enough_/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  THE latest NHS initiative in Bucks will help give doctors ‘critical’ information about their patients - but does it go far enough?
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">8e34fa174b4c789511c498c7e45c351d</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>New support service for young first time parents</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10131097.New_support_service_for_young_first_time_parents/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">25fbf4566c9655964c34ca4766038090</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Tragic M6 victims died from head injuries</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10130957.Tragic_M6_victims_died_from_head_injuries/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">511e43348a54a8808a77814a197bea6f</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Bucks psychologist warns of 'isolation epidemic' among deaf and elderly</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10126235.Bucks_psychologist_warns_of__isolation_epidemic__among_deaf_and_elderly/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">216831c9322d67edebdea5471b2b7d0d</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Wycombe Hospital's vascular services to be debated in Parliament</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10124312.Wycombe_Hospital_s_vascular_services_to_be_debated_in_Parliament/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">483487a3f2d4f08bb5f24b691416307d</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Health advice: keep the medicine cabinet stocked over Xmas</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10123121.Health_advice__keep_the_medicine_cabinet_stocked_over_Xmas/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">2f3cff2ac117acc61bc6e7e230a52176</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>'Super hospital' meeting in High Wycombe</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10118585._Super_hospital__meeting_in_High_Wycombe/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  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’.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">b8f8885c085f1ccada169c14cd23deaf</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>Bucks doctors urged to 'rein in' NHS privatisation</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10114827.Bucks_doctors_urged_to__rein_in__NHS_privatisation/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  HUNDREDS of Bucks residents are urging doctors to ‘protect the NHS and rein in privatisation’.
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">f75d58401c7e1c039ba0886684194d75</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
           <title>'Critical' patient info will finally be uploaded to national database</title>
           
           <link>http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/healthnews/10112823._Critical__patient_info_will_finally_be_uploaded_to_national_database/?ref=rss</link>
           
           
           <description><![CDATA[
  THE latest NHS initiative in Bucks will help give doctors ‘critical’ information about their patients - but does it go far enough?
]]></description>
           <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
           <guid isPermaLink="false">ab3236986001609234ccb9403e931b1a</guid>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>