Go-ahead given for Essex radiotherapy treatment plan (From Gazette)
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Go-ahead given for Essex radiotherapy treatment plan
3:05pm Wednesday 8th June 2011 in Features
A CONTROVERSIAL move to expand radiotherapy centres in Colchester and Southend have been approved.
Three radiotherapy machines at Essex County Hospital will be gradually replaced by five new ones at a £25 million centre to be created at Colchester General Hospital by 2016.
And Southend Hospital will get a fifth radiotherapy machine and specialised staff members to operate them following yesterday’s decision by the board of NHS Mid Essex.
Essex’s other primary care trusts have all previously approved the project, which was recommended by the Essex Cancer Network.
The decision means a campaign to get a new radiotherapy unit at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, backed by a 4,000 signature petition and MPs including Witham’s Priti Patel and Braintree’s Brooks Newmark, has failed.
* See Thursday's newspaper for the full story
Comments(7)
termite1944
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5:51pm Wed 8 Jun 11
el caballero de la noche wrote:No thanks to your sister Waite!
Excellent news.
Max Impact
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6:37pm Wed 8 Jun 11
termite1944 wrote:Get a life will ya,
el caballero de la noche wrote: Excellent news.No thanks to your sister Waite!
This scheme is going to save life’s can't you be happy about that instead of resorting sad pathetic attacks on somebody.
Where is your proof that el caballero de la noche is related to Mrs Waite?
Boris
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7:48pm Wed 8 Jun 11
Max Impact
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8:13pm Wed 8 Jun 11
They are also against the Councils policy of planting two trees for every one cut down...
Hate the fact the tired old seafront had a £7million make over which 99% of visitors like.
Mr Anory. Jack
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11:51pm Wed 8 Jun 11
as but for the grace of god goes "anyone"
The NHS or whatever its now called for Clacton, need to honour there promise of opening the new dialysis unit too.
Boris
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9:52pm Fri 10 Jun 11
Max Impact wrote:Thanks Max, I understand now.
An Ex-Southend councillor who lost her seat at the local elections, people hate her for bringing investment into Southend!
They are also against the Councils policy of planting two trees for every one cut down...
Hate the fact the tired old seafront had a £7million make over which 99% of visitors like.
el caballero de la noche says...
4:58pm Wed 8 Jun 11