Surgery moves forward following directors’ dispute

PATIENTS will be "at the heart" of everything the new lead GP and her staff at Grimsby's Ashwood do.

Dr Reeta Singh has bought out her former partner directors of Ashwood, which is based at Weelsby View Medical Centre, after a dispute arose between them.

  NEW STRUCTURE: General practitioner Reeta Singh is back as the managing partner at the Ashwood Surgery, Weelsby View Medical Centre, Grimsby. From left, Dr Sanjay Kumar Gupte, Anne Redding, Carolyn Sibson, Amanda Ladds, Reeta Singh, patient Billie-Mae Wren, Jo Short and Dr Omar Qureshi. Picture: Abby Ruston

As reported, Dr Singh had to temporarily leave Ashwood for one month when the issue with her partner directors – a doctor and two nurses – came to a head in July.

Volunteer Awards: I will be nominating - why not do the same?

"VOLUNTEERING is so important to North East Lincolnshire – without people who are willing to give up their time to help others, there would be many projects that simply would not be able to continue."

That's the message from Lynda Tappin, who won an accolade at last year's Grimsby Telegraph's Volunteer Awards, and is keen to stress how important volunteers are.

Helping others: Lynda Tappin, who won a Volunteer Award in 2010.

Funding

Are you worried about keeping warm this winter?  The Hardship Fund has some funding available for part-funding (usually up to 50%) of heating or insulation measures that will have a positive impact on clients whose health is affected by cold and damp.

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Code of conduct to be drafted for care workers

By Alison Holt Social Affairs Correspondent, BBC News

A code of conduct and minimum standards of training is to be drawn up for health care assistants and care workers who look after the elderly in England.

The government said the new standards are likely to focus on communication, confidentiality, nutrition and hydration amongst other things.

The announcement follows growing concerns about the training and quality of care provided by some care workers.

NHS cancer figures contradict David Cameron and Andrew Lansley's claims

The prime minister and health secretary have criticised the NHS on cancer, but new figures suggest the service is a world leader

Denis Campbell, health correspondent
guardian.co.uk, Monday 7 November 2011 18.48 GMT

Andrew Lansley and David Cameron, who have used criticisms of the NHS record on cancer to justify a planned shakeup. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/PA

David Cameron and Andrew Lansley's repeated criticisms of the NHS's record on cancer have been contradicted by new research that shows the health service to be an international leader in tackling the disease.

Grimsby's Pink Rose suite leads the way for breast cancer care thanks to new equipment

GRIMSBY'S Pink Rose Suite is simply the best – and that's official.

The facility at the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital now has two new ground-breaking enhancements to its diagnosis and treatment equipment – which consultant Leslie Donaldson says puts the unit "a long way ahead of most others in the country".

STATE OF THE ART: Consultant breast surgeon Leslie Donaldson with a breast scan image from one of the new mammography machines.