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1. 1. Hospitals face massive cost rises

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 07 March 2009 SOME of Greater Manchester's biggest hospitals could face massive increases in costs if European restrictions on pollution are extended. Rules on running boilers currently target heavy industries, such as mining, chemical production, waste management and power stations.

2. 2. Patients left ‘dumped’ for up to 16 days

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 December 2009 PATIENTS are being ‘dumped’ in emergency units for up to 16 days in Greater Manchester’s hospitals, according to new figures.

3. 3. Surge in swine flu toll as vaccine arrives

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 21 October 2009 THE number of people being treated for swine flu in north west hospitals has topped 100 for the first time.  The surge in serious cases - up from 77 last week - comes as 5,000 doses of the vaccine to combat the H1N1 virus arrive in Greater Manchester.

4. 4. Swine flu cases on the rise

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 09 October 2009 A CHILD from Oldham is among 62 people with swine flu being treated in the region's hospitals. The number of cases went up again last week, with 1,501 people collecting anti-viral medication on one day this week.

5. 5. Home of NHS told: Improve or else

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 15 October 2009 HEALTH bosses who run the hospital where the NHS was born will be given a final warning to improve or face a takeover from their more successful neighbours. The quality of services at Trafford Healthcare Trust has slipped from `good' to `fair' and its financial ranking remains `weak'.

6. 6. NHS gets even MORE bosses

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 December 2009 ALMOST 500 extra managers have been recruited to the NHS throughout Greater Manchester in the past four years, the M.E.N. can reveal.

7. 7. Kids' hospital forced to cancel operations

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 30 August 2009 A STAFF shortage led to a series of cancelled operations at Manchester's new children's hospital. Several parents have complained after emergency procedures were cancelled at the last minute.

8. 8. Mum's agony over dead baby blunders

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 19 January 2009 HEALTH bosses have issued an apology to a mother after two blunders involving her miscarried baby sons.

9. 9. Mercy staff face daily violence

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 17 November 2009 SIX NHS staff are assaulted every day in Greater Manchester.

10. 10. Operations called off in instruments 'chaos'

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 April 2009 DOCTORS have been forced to cancel operations at the last minute because they did not have clean surgical instruments.

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