Health

A RUNNER is hoping others will take up the hobby to get fit and socialise after she went from complete novice to conquering a marathon.
Mother-of-two Judith Sweetman, of Copperkins Lane, Chesham Bois, is starting up two groups in south Bucks to try to persuade newcomers to try the sport and attract returning runners. Mrs Sweetman, 44, took running up to lose weight and get fit following a move to America ten years ago.

YOUNG people are being targeted by health professionals in Bucks in a campaign to get screened for sexual health infection chlamydia.
A new postal self-test kit is set to become available soon, which people can order confidentially online. Including a prepaid envelope to return the test, the results are available by text or phone within 10 working days.
The initiative, which is part of a national clampdown, is being incorporated into NHS Buckinghamshire's 'More than a Hug' project which highlights the potential infertility that can be caused if the condition is left untreated.

MUMS and dads were invited in to school to help show children how to enjoy a healthy lunch.
Youngsters at Chenies School enjoyed the efforts of their parents serving them at a 'spud and pud' last Thursday.
The school is promoting physical and emotional health and wellbeing among its pupils as part of a government 'Healthy Schools' initiative. It was awarded the status of being a 'healthy school' last Autumn.

PRESSURE to increase funding to prevent widespread cost-saving cuts at Amersham Hospital was piled on the Government this week.
Cheryl Gillan, MP for Chesham and Amersham, spoke in Parliament of how she had received 'heartbreaking' letters from her constituents who face longer journeys due to a 40 per cent reduction in outpatients services at the Whielden Street hospital.
She called the adjournment debate, which took place on Tuesday as staff at the hospital fear for their jobs, and was joined by Beaconsfield MP Dominic Grieve, Aylesbury MP David Lidington, and Wycombe MP Paul Goodman.

HOSPITAL bosses have said a reduction in outpatient services at Amersham Hospital to will 'have a bigger impact' than at their other sites.
However they added that they believe 60 per cent of clinics will remain at the site in Whielden Street following the cost-saving shake-up.
This follows outcry by patients and councillors from Amersham, Chesham and surrounding areas who faced uncertainty on hearing of the proposals.

ANSWERS about the future of services at Amersham Hospital are being demanded by concerned councillors following the announcement of cost-saving measures.
Uncertainty has shrouded the Whielden Street hospital, which has sparked fears among patients from Amersham, Chesham and across South Buckinghamshire. Worried Chiltern District Councillors agreed to write to Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust to ask them to explain cost-saving proposals.

COST-SAVING measures to patient services are set to take place at Amersham Hospital in a major-shake up.
The hospital currently provides outpatients appointments, which it is feared may be axed from the site.
Among those who would be affected include patients from Amersham and Chesham and surrounding areas - but Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust insists it wants to provide care closer to home.

FOR one Amersham School pupil constant headaches and nausea during his exams made GCSEs an uphill struggle.
Weeks after taking the exams George Von Kutzleben was given life-changing news when he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour.

FOR an Amersham woman the landmark victory of multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy for law lords to debate euthanasia is a step closer to her brother's last wish.
Lesley Close, 52, spoke of her joy following the ruling to clarify the law regarding whether relatives of those who end their lives in Swiss clinic Dignitas would be prosecuted on their return to Britain.

Amersham Chiropractic Clinic is urging people to take steps to improve their posture after newly released figures show back pain is on the rise.