Health

A NEW running club being launched in Chalfont St Peter and Gerrards Cross is being supported by an ex-Olympic athlete.
Run 4 Life has received the backing of Denise Lewis and aims to encourage adults, children and families to lead active and healthy lives.

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.

FINANCIAL management of healthcare in Buckinghamshire is "weak" according to a report by the Care Quality Commission yesterday.

THE MAN responsible for running Wexham Park Hospital has resigned following a clash with the health watchdog Monitor.

Age Concern chiropody clinics available for anyone over the age of 60.
Call Jane Woolveridge on 01753 885 646.

Ed Macalister-Smith, chief executive of Buckinghamshire Primary Care Trust, was fiercely challenged by residents of Gerrards Cross and Chalfont St Peter at last week's board meeting.

The future of The Chalfonts and Gerrards Cross Hospital hangs in the balance. Health chiefs have decided to close the 14-bed inpatient ward immediately because it has an inadequate fire escape and a public consultation on the future of the rest of the site is to take place soon. People are suspicious and worried. POLLY MANSER reports.