Trust News and Press
This page shows all of our News and Press Releases from the last twelve months.
Annual Health Check 2009 - 15/10/2009
Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has achieved ‘Good’ ratings for both quality of services and use of resources in this year’s NHS performance ratings.
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Dr Armitage supports children's charity. - 28/09/2009
Pediatrician Adam Armitage took part in the BUPA Great North Run running 13 miles from Newcastle to South Shields on Sunday, September 20th.
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Jackie Leonard shortlisted - 22/09/2009
A specialist children’s nurse at Tameside Hospital has been shortlisted for a prestigious Nursing Times award after discovering a new treatment for umbilical cord problems.
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Vascular surgery gets a boost from happy patient - 21/09/2009
A patient who has undergone vascular surgery at Tameside Hospital has made his second donation towards the hospital’s charitable funds. James Sutherland was operated on by Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon Mr Chowdary Pratap.
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New mental health unit reaches completion - 17/09/2009
A new £19 million mental health unit for older people, based at Tameside Hospital, has now been completed.
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Val goes forward for Midwife of the Year accolade - 17/09/2009
A Tameside Hospital midwife has been nominated for a Midwife of the Year award, after 27 years delivering babies.
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Hospital apprentices get started - 17/09/2009
More than 30 new apprentices now work at Tameside Hospital as part of national scheme to boost training.
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NICU Doubly Busy - 12/08/2009
We currently have 5 sets of twins in the hospital, all from Tameside and we actually have more sets of Tameside twins being cared for at Wythenshawe and Oldham at the minute too. It is extremely rare to get so many sets of twins on the NICU.
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Safety at School, Safety at Work - 05/08/2009
Pupils at St James School in Ashton under Lyne have been working with Balfour Beatty staff to understand the importance of safety on construction sites.
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National Skills Academy for Construction - 05/08/2009
An innovative site-based approach to construction training has begun on the Balfour Beatty construction site at Tameside General Hospital, with the launch of a new National Skills Academy for Construction project.
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More Maternity Staff - 29/07/2009
There are going to be exciting midwifery developments at Tameside Hospital, with an increase of up to 15 new maternity staff, a combination of midwifery and support staff.
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Juniper Training Donation - 13/07/2009
As part of their City and Guilds Employability Certificate the learners at the Juniper Training centre in Glossop have to complete a unit titled ‘Community Project’.
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MEDICAL ADMISSIONS & ASSESSMENT UNIT (MAAU) News - 29/05/2009
MEDICAL ADMISSIONS & ASSESSMENT UNIT (MAAU) News
Training Success at Tameside Hospital - 19/05/2009
Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust celebrated the National Learning at Work Day on the 14th May 2009.
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The King visits Tameside Hospital - 12/05/2009
Tameside Hospital received a visit last week from the legend himself, Mr Elvis Presley. Impersonator Rob Kingsley was introduced to patients and staff at the hospital as part of his meet and greet tour of Tameside.
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Topping Out Ceremony - 12/05/2009
The Health Investment in Tameside (HIT) Project, a major construction programme at Tameside Hospital, celebrated a key milestone today with a Topping Out Ceremony for the new building which will become a major extension to the Hartshead Building.
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Mr and Mrs Stafford thank the Cardio-Rehab Team - 27/04/2009
The Cardiac-Rehabilitation team at Tameside Hospital was delighted to receive a donation last week from a very satisfied couple.
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RoSPA - 08/04/2009
Balfour Beatty Construction Northern Limited have been awarded a RoSPA Gold award for Occupational Health and Safety for their work during the Tameside Hospital PFI scheme.
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Hospital Scores well in National Falls Audit - 01/04/2009
Tameside Hospital is pleased to announce that it has been scored amongst the top 25% of Acute Trusts for the provision and delivery of specialist falls and fracture services.
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Dr Esto Shoo - 31/03/2009
Colleagues were distressed to hear of the death of Dr Shoo, a recently retired Senior Paediatrician from Tameside Hospital, who tragically lost his life in a road traffic accident in early February.
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Police post at Tameside Hospital - 25/03/2009
The police in Tameside and Tameside General Hospital have been working together to establish a new police post.
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Healthcare 100: Proud to work at Tameside Hospital - 23/03/2009
Tameside Hospital has been named the 26th best healthcare employer in the prestigious Healthcare 100 Awards, run by the Health Service Journal, the Nursing Times and sponsored by NHS Employers.
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Health Service Journals Award Finalists - 12/02/2009
The Trust was one of a number of finalists, selected from hundreds of entries, shortlisted in the Workforce Development category.
Winter Pressures Update - 14/01/2009
Health services in Tameside and Glossop have coped well with the added pressures which winter brings, but have warned local people to continue to take care as the cold weather continues.
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Mr Woodyers Retirement - 06/01/2009
On 23rd December 2008, after almost 20 years of service, Tameside Hospital said farewell to their beloved Medical Director, Tony Woodyer.
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Gifted New Charter Students - 30/12/2008
In December a group of Year 8 students from New Charter Academy, along with George Lloyd, Academy Executive Director, and Saeed Qureshi, Teacher and Parental Participation Manager visited the Children’s Unit and Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit,
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Builders with hearts of gold - 19/12/2008
Our PFI design and construction partners on site, Balfour Beatty (BB) and Haden Young (HY) are big softies when it comes to the Children's Unit.
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The Chairman's Prize 2008 - 26/11/2008
The Chairman’s Prize is an annual awards ceremony which celebrates improvements to the quality of service achieved through the innovation, enterprise and teamwork of our staff. This year’s awards attracted 14 high quality entries.
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Partnership working bodes well for patients - 04/11/2008
The newly established Mental Health Liaison Team is an important part of joint local health responses to the Dignity in Care agenda, as the client group it serves is especially vulnerable, particularly when in the hospital setting.
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Hard Work Recognised - 04/11/2008
Barbara Thompson, Chairman of the hospital’s League of Friends and ex-Northwest Regional Chairman of Attend was invited to London for the Annual General Meeting of Attend.
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World Diabetes Day event 2008 - 04/11/2008
Following last years successful open event at Ashton Town Hall, local health services are joining together to hold a second event on Friday 14th November 2008.
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