The following letter was sent to Martin Horwood on 27th March 2012. He has yet to respond. ————————- Dear Martin, We are writing to invite you to make the following pledge, which has been launched following last month’s ruling by the High Court that local people MUST be properly consulted on whether our health services […]
It seems to be the view of the coalition government that the Health Service is, itself, in need of a health check. We have all seen the new Health and Social Care Bill and I feel only now that the implications are coming clear. Daily we are seeing more stories of unexpected consequences of these […]
Stroud Against the Cuts (SATC) has organised a public meeting on Thursday March 15th, 7pm at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, to celebrate Michael Lloyd’s recent success in the High Court, which resulted in NHS Gloucestershire agreeing to carry out a public consultation on their plans to transfer services in Gloucestershire out of the NHS. The issues […]
Dear Martin, In July 2011 you left a comment at our blog as follows: “Unemployment is falling. Public sector job cuts – which are very painful – haven’t stopped new jobs in the private sector” In light of the fact that unemployment has risen steadily ever since to a current 16 year […]
Joint Statement from NHS Gloucestershire and Michael Lloyd (Claimant in the Judicial Review) In a joint statement issued Thursday, 9th February, NHS Gloucestershire and claimant Michael Lloyd said: “Both parties agree that the public of Gloucestershire deserve the best possible NHS services. We recognise the need for efficient use of public funds and believe that […]
A Gloucestershire resident takes to the High Court in London on Wednesday February 8th in a bid to stop the transfer of all nine of the county’s community hospitals and local health services out of the NHS and into a standalone ‘Community Interest Company’ (CIC). Gloucestershire health bosses’ plans to transfer the county’s community health […]
Please sign the new online petition to KEEP GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S NHS PUBLIC: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/keep-gloucestershire-s-nhs-public.html Please also pass on this link to as many people as possible, by email, twitter, facebook or in any way you can think of… Petition Text: We the undersigned demand that NHS Gloucestershire reconsider and change their decision to transfer NHS staff and services to Gloucestershire […]
Local campaigners, trade unionists and health workers are invited to a National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) meeting on THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY, 7.00 pm The Guildhall, Eastgate Street, Gloucester FIGHTING BACK Defend NHS jobs, pensions and services Keep the NHS public ROGER DAVEY, South-West rep on the UNISON Health Service Group Executive, Wiltshire and Avon Health […]
The following open letter has been sent by Cheltenham Against Cuts to the Chief Executive (Jan Stubbings) and Chair (Ruth FitzJohn) of NHS Gloucestershire, and to the local press. Cheltenham Against Cuts urges members of the public, in particular health workers, to write similar letters to the Primary Care Trust (i.e. NHS Gloucestershire) and their […]
Two reports recently highlighted the plight of the elderly in England & Wales. One, from the Office for National Statistics, reported 25,700 excess deaths due to cold weather in 2010/11: The other, from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), criticises the provision of care to 500,000 older people in their own homes. Tory ministers […]
Cheltenham & Gloucester Against Cuts 