Health news

Ealing MP faces calls to help diabetes sufferers

A DIABETES campaigner met with MP Virendra Sharma to demand improvements to care for people with the condition.Read

Boost for neighbouring hospital 'bad for Ealing'

CAMPAIGNERS fear a £20million investment in an A&E department in a neighbouring borough could be the final death knell for Ealing Hospital.Read

Word from West Mid - Raising awareness of Prostate Cancer

March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. We spoke to Consultant Urologist Mr Mathias Winkler to find our more about this disease.Read

Barbara Windsor urges Ealing women to take care of their bust

HAVING helped make her career in the much loved Carry On films, Barbara Windsor may have more reason than most to take care of her bust.Read

Residents protest against Ealing Hospital merger plans

PROTESTERS fighting to save Ealing Hospital descended on the town hall this week to call on councillors for their full backing. Read

Word from West Mid: AIDS / HIV questions answered

As the 1 December is World Aids Day, we spoke to Consultant in Sexual Health Dr David Daniels to learn more about this disease. Read

Lifelike mannequins help next generation of nurses learn

MANNEQUINS costing up to £50,000 each are helping to train the next generation of nurses at the University of West London.Read

Ealing Hospital could lose A&E under new plans

EALING Hospital may lose its A&E, maternity, major surgery and other key services according to a document released this week.Read

Sharma warns of 'severe threat to Ealing Hospital'

FEARS Ealing Hospital may be scaled down were raised again this week after the government spending watchdog said it cannot continue in its current form.Read

Asian women taking risks on breast cancer, warns West Mid surgeon

A CONSULTANT surgeon at West Mid has appealed for women to attend breast screenings for cancer, and is worried that Asian women in particular are not taking the threat seriously enough.Read

Opponents of NHS reforms petition Ealing MP

OPPONENTS of the government's NHS reforms have handed a petition to Ealing Central & Acton MP Angie Bray calling the plans "a disaster".Read

Donor recruitment drive to save Southall boy

AN event is taking place this weekend which could help save the life of a little boy from Southall.Read

Southall gym where men are not welcome

EALING Council has launched a female-only gym based at Southall Sports Centre in Beaconsfield Road, Southall.Read

Parents warned to safeguard against measles

PARENTS across the capital have been urged to protect their children after a rise in Measles cases.Read

Union warns of 500 hospital job losses

A UNION has warned the West London Mental Health Trust, which runs St Bernard's Hospital, may be forced to axe more than 500 jobs.Read

Son claims Ealing Hospital left elderly mum in pain

THE son of a 90-year-old woman is furious with Ealing Hospital after his mother's medication was stopped leaving her in pain for more than 24 hours.Read

Plan for Ealing Hospital to merge with others

Plans are being drawn up to bring NHS hospitals in Ealing, Harrow, and Brent under a single organisation.Read

Diabetes levels a ticking 'time bomb' - doctors

A HEALTHCARE time bomb is set to explode after revelations that one in every 20 residents of Ealing is likely to have diabetes, and that 10 per cent of them are unaware of their condition.Read