30th
p. 34 “Tigers tackle kidney disease” – aim to buy dialysis machines for the LRI and Glenfield, so that patients treated there don’t have to travel to the General for dialysis
Pages 1 and 3 “Violence against hospital staff is soaring”
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/shocking-scale-violence-committed-against-976274
29th
P 6 “Sexual health clinic to open in the Haymarket centre”
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/discreet-new-sexual-health-clinic-984917
(i-news p. 16 NATIONAL “NHS hotline calls up”
https://inews.co.uk/news/health/nhs-111-calls-reach-record-high-run-christmas/ )
28th
p. 16 NATIONAL “Parking charges ‘tax on sickness’” – Lib Dems
25th
Everything you need top know about superpath-the new minimally invasive hip replacement technique
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/special-features/everything-you-need-know-superpath-961631
22nd
Lowest-paid-hospital-staff-say they have not received wages for overtime and shifts
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/health/lowest-paid-hospital-staff-say-2354551
Further suspension for doc convicted over Jack death”, subtitled “Six more months to allow paediatrician to address ‘personal issues’”
p. 26 “Health schemes held up as example to all”, subtitled “Initiatives developed in Leicester helping heart disease patients”
21st
* £367m plans for hospitals will create just three new beds’”, subtitled “Campaigners are accusing health chiefs of ‘glossing over details’ of UHL proposals”
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/health/campaigners-concerns-over-how-many-2337311
Healthcare on the high street” – some 111 callers will be referred to pharmacists instead of GPs
19th
“Elderly care is ‘biggest challenge”, subtitled “NHS Trust must adapt to longer life expectancies”
p. 21 “Planners of counties’ healthcare consider joining forces” – all Leic., Leics. and Rutland CCGs
16th
NHS needs people with these two blood types to donate blood in leicester
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/health/nhs-needs-people-2-blood-934037
15th
p. 13 “Diabetes centre sets standard” – named International Centre of Excellence and of Education by International Diabetes Federation
14th
p. 5 “‘Pioneering op shows decision was right’” – Liz Kendall re. Glenfield children’s heart surgery unit – MP Liz Kendall says praises surgeons who saved a baby girl in a pioneering procedure
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/life-saving-story-baby-born-920326
13th
Pages 1 (picture and headline), and pages 8 and 9, under various headlines, incl. “Baby girl born with her heart outside her body saved by Glenfield surgeons” all about this case
12th
not Mercury ** worth reading **p. 16 NATIONAL “NHS trust fallout” – resigning Kings College Hospital chair versus NHS Improvement
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-5165623/Lord-Kerslake-quits-role-chairman-NHS-trust-protest-funding-issues.html
11th
p. 10 “Paramedics and police set to keep party revellers safe”, subtitled “Service treats injured partygoers” – “Polamb” team
THE BIG FANTASTIC NEWS OF THE WEEK WAS THE REPRIEVE of the Glenfield Children’s Congenital Heart Unit. Thank you to all supporters of the Campaign. See articles below.
Attached is an important item on how Derby council has rejected STP proposals; please have a read about their local campaign.
8th
p 8 “Vomiting bug outbreak hits visiting times”, subtitled “Hospital introduces restrictions as staff battle to contain norovirus” -LRI
p. 22 “Quiz board on NHS body” – city CCG public meeting at St. John’s House, next Tuesday, 12th DEC 1 pm
7th
National news
More than one in three teenagers are now overweight or obese, a new study has found. Researchers have found that 20 per cent of 14-year- olds in the UK are obese …
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/health/childhood-obesity-crisis-hits-uk-886073
6th
The shocking reason why women are less likely to receive …
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk
New research has found that men are 23 per cent more likely to survive cardiac arrest suffered in a public place than their female counterparts. The new study, which …
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/health/shocking-reason-women-less-likely-885970
p. 32 “Firm set to take over at city surgery” – Bowling Green Street Surgery, Derbyshire Health United
https://www.leicestercityccg.nhs.uk/news/ccg-news/new-provider-care-patients-bowling-green-street-surgery-leicester/
5th
p. 11 “One out of six appointments cancelled by city hospitals”, subtitled “’Budget failed to ease problem’ ”Hospitals in Leicester cancelled one in six appointments last year. Figures show that 249,657 outpatient appointments were cancelled by the University Hospitals of …
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/one-six-appointments-cancelled-university-867180
p. 16 NATIONAL: “Amputation claim” – a woman suing two healthcare trusts saying that not treating a foot ulcer properly had led to partial leg amputation
p. 21 “Volunteers needed for county study into effects of diabetes medication”
Study finds weight loss could be cure to type 2 diabetes
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/health/study-finds-weight-loss-could-879898
p. 21 “MEP backing calls to ban operations” – Margot Parker; vaginal mesh ops for prolapse
Dec 4th
One in 6 APPOINTMENTS CANCELLED IN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTERFigures show hospital cancellations are rising
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/one-six-appointments-cancelled-university-867180
Dec 3rd
p. 16 NATIONAL: “Surgery list trebles” – national waiting list for heart transplants
Dec 1st
All of pages 1 and 3 – 5 are, under “HEART UNIT REPRIEVED” and a variety of other headlines, on the decision to continue children’s heart surgery at Glenfield
At 5.30pm this evening a large crowd gathered to mark the day many thought would never come
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/glenfield-heart-centre-campaigners-gather-859641
NHS England has delivered its verdict at a meeting in London http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/nhs-england-decides-keep-childrens-856116
Live: Children’s heart surgery to remain at Glenfield …http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/live-decision-day-future-childrens-852619
p. 16, NATIONAL, “NHS services plea” – this short note is about plans/discussions to scrap a number of services presently provided, a must-read
not very new news about items no longer to be avialable on prescription
The boss of NHS England wants to slash a £141million cost by stopping GPs writing 
prescriptions for ‘low-priority’ items. The health service confirmed it is set to …
ttp://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/health/nhs-scrapping-prescription-treatments-860583
p. 27 “£250k boost for research to help heart pump blood”, subtitled “Device would mean no surgery
