Macmillan Cancer Support and Weston Area Health NHS Trust have opened a brand-new centre at Weston General Hospital for local cancer patients and their families. The Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre was officially opened by Mr John Penrose MP and The Mayor of Weston-super-Mare Councillor Mrs Jocelyn Holder. Guests,…
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Staffing problems faced by Weston General Hospital will hopefully ease if a Bristol merger goes ahead. That is John Penrose MP’s belief after University Hospitals Bristol’s announcement that it wishes to merge with Weston Area Health NHS Trust (WAHT). He said: “This is a hugely important move. A merger makes…
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Tens of thousands of people want Weston General Hospital to retain maternity and postnatal services, with expectant mothers fearful they will not get the care they want in the town. A petition calling for pregnant women to have the choice of giving birth in Weston has achieved more than 27,000…
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Plans have been outlined to merge a hospital trust which shut its A&E overnight because of staff shortages with a neighbouring trust. Weston General Hospital A&E has been closed between 22:00 and 08:00 since July last year. University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UHBT) and Weston Area Health NHS Trust…
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