NO operations were cancelled at Warrington Hospital or Halton General Hospital today as striking junior doctors picketed outside.

PATIENTS with appointments at Warrington or Halton General hospitals on Tuesday – the day of the junior doctors’ national strike – should still attend unless they have been specifically told not to.

WARRINGTON Hospital’s A&E remains at full capacity today (Wednesday) with local residents being urged to consider other options, with some patients having to wait up to eight hours to be seen.

A SIGNIFICANT health screening milestone has been reached today, with the one millionth 65-year-old man in England being screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

WARRINGTON and Halton Hospitals are working to ensure that disruption to patients is kept to an absolute minimum during the forthcoming industrial action by Junior Doctors planned for January 12 and 26 and February 10.

WARRINGTON Hospital today activated its full capacity protocol – which effectively means patients should not attend A&E unless it is a life-threatening situation.

DESPITE suffering personal tragedy in his own life recently, anti-hate campaigner Adrian Derbyshire showed the true meaning of Christmas during his annual visit to Warrington Hospital.

THE cast of Parr Hall’s pantomime, Dick Whittington, brought Christmas cheer to patients and staff at Warrington Hospital’s Children’s Ward this week.

CATERING services at Warrington’s Hollins Park Hospital have won a prestigious award for its fresh food and good meals at its retail café.

TRANSPLANT athlete Holly Shaw, from Warrington, took a leading part in the launch of next year’s British Transplant Games – more than seven months ahead of them taking place at Liverpool next July.