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CWN is currently being revamped. The old style news coverage is being replaced by a new style
information based service.
The old news stories can be still be found by clicking on the
relevant links in the top menu on the left or by using the main site
search system.
CWN will provide you with the key information you are looking for
and pointers to other relevant information on the web.
KEY INFORMATION
The main hospital in the area is the Walsgrave Hospital - click
here
for contact details, and
here for a map.
Other local hospitals include
Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital, the
Hospital of St Cross in Rugby, the
George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton,
Stratford Hospital and
Warwick Hospital.
The NHS website has a search system to find local
doctors,
dentists,
opticians,
pharmacies and
other local services.
KEY ISSUES AND LOCAL NEWS
The key local health issues include the development of the new
'super hospital' for Coventry. Past news articles about this can be
found on CWN -
current news is available from the local
NHS Trust.
The Walsgrave Hospital has also been in the news a great deal in
recent months over various performance problems. The
report in
September 2001 from the Commission for Health Improvement found
a number of serious failings at the hospital. The University
Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust provide their latest
news on their
website.
The South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust also puts its
latest news and press releases on its website.
If there are any other health issues or information you would
like included in this section please
email
the editor.
Chris Studman : CWN Editor : 21 May 2002
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