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Draft recommendations by Stafford Hospital Trust Special Administrators
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Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23518732
"Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has had his decision to reduce services at a major hospital declared unlawful and quashed by the High Court.
Mr Justice Silber ruled Mr Hunt acted outside his powers when he announced casualty and maternity units at Lewisham Hospital would be downgraded."
Victory for Lewisham - lets hope it is a good news day on hospital services
"Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has had his decision to reduce services at a major hospital declared unlawful and quashed by the High Court.
Mr Justice Silber ruled Mr Hunt acted outside his powers when he announced casualty and maternity units at Lewisham Hospital would be downgraded."
Victory for Lewisham - lets hope it is a good news day on hospital services
tek-monkey
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db
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Trust Special Administrators launch draft report on the future of hospital services in Mid Staffordshire:
http://tsa-msft.org.uk/857/
bbc news story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-23508096
http://tsa-msft.org.uk/857/
bbc news story:
The BBC said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-23508096
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Yeah, cos when you're a seriously ill child the best thing to help you is a trip up the A34....
db
#chaplife
innit - of all the people to turn away, surely "seriously ill children" would be last one your list?!?!
from the official report linked in my previous post:
The idiots at the TSA said:
Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt
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Hmmmm not great news but unfortunately largely expected. If this is to happen (and I should imagine if it does there will be many more twists, turns and protests along the way - 2018 is a long way off) then more detail must be provided as to the extra capacity needs of Stoke, they already say they are overstretched, especially in A&E.
If I was the Labour party candidate for Stafford I'd be lobbying Ed Millimetre to confirm that should they win the general election in 2015 that this decision will be completely reversed and that acute services will remain - that would be the way to be an absolute shoe in for an important swing seat come the General Election - bye, bye Le Fraud, close the door on your way out.....
If I was the Labour party candidate for Stafford I'd be lobbying Ed Millimetre to confirm that should they win the general election in 2015 that this decision will be completely reversed and that acute services will remain - that would be the way to be an absolute shoe in for an important swing seat come the General Election - bye, bye Le Fraud, close the door on your way out.....
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
People need to get themselves to one, or more (possibly all) of the scheduled consultation meetings and make their feelings known.
Details of the consultation meetings
The following public meetings have been organised:
They will begin promptly and are scheduled to last two hours. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the start.
Details of the consultation meetings
The following public meetings have been organised:
- Wednesday 7 August 2013, 7pm
Staffordshire County Showground
(Capacity: 1,100) - Thursday 8 August 2013, 10am
Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock
(Capacity 427) - Tuesday 13 August 2013, 7pm
St Dominic’s Priory School, Stone
(Capacity 230) - Wednesday 14 August 2013, 2pm
Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
(Capacity 543) - Tuesday 10 September 2013, 10am
Stafford County Showground
(Capacity 1,100) - Thursday 12 September 2013, 7pm
Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock
(Capacity 1,000) - Wednesday 18 September 2013, 7pm
Lea Hall Social Club, Rugeley
(Capacity 360) - Thursday 19 September 2013, 2pm
Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock
(Capacity 1,000)
They will begin promptly and are scheduled to last two hours. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the start.
jacs
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This is shocking. I knew it'd be bad, but to get rid of some many vital services is appalling. So now if you're involved in a serious emergency, go into labour, or have a sick child you don't want to be doing it in Stafford.
OH and I have been looking into moving house soon and couldn't decide whether to stay in Stafford or move closer to my family so we have more support when kids come along. This has pretty much made up our mind.
OH and I have been looking into moving house soon and couldn't decide whether to stay in Stafford or move closer to my family so we have more support when kids come along. This has pretty much made up our mind.
John Marwood
I ♥ cryptic crosswords
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the word is actually patronise, and not consultation
So
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see ya
Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt
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Has anyone had the misfortune yet to see the panel of administrators (weird looking bunch) on the news talking about their recommendations - the bare faced cheek of them to set out their proposals as some sort of great victory for Stafford hospital and that just because both sites are to remain open as little more than a St John's Ambulance, village drop in clinic for cuts, grazes and polo mints this is a massive success.
kilmaccumsey
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And has her ladyship Julie Bailey made any comment yet ??
John Marwood
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I still find it bizarre that people fail to direct their venom at elected and former elected and well paid representatives in the first instance, namely the lame David Kidney and Completely lame Jeremy Lefroy, not to mention a whole host of Health Ministers
Some people, a large number of people, appear to have a massive blind/deaf and dumb spot in their make up
A bit like a bag on a carousel going round and round and round but never actually managing to fall off
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
I've said it before but.....
JB merely pointed out there was a problem, and lets face it there was a problem. The problem has now been rectified, why do people want to shoot the messenger? She has no control over what the government choose to do, only our elected muppet can do that. He can't be arsed, yet nobody blames him? No, lets just bitch at the person who mentioned it first, because everything was lovely and rosy before that happened.
As far back as 2007 I was told, by an A&E nurse, to call her before ever calling an ambulance. The rot had been there for a long time, and the only blame seems to sit with the management in my eyes.
JB merely pointed out there was a problem, and lets face it there was a problem. The problem has now been rectified, why do people want to shoot the messenger? She has no control over what the government choose to do, only our elected muppet can do that. He can't be arsed, yet nobody blames him? No, lets just bitch at the person who mentioned it first, because everything was lovely and rosy before that happened.
As far back as 2007 I was told, by an A&E nurse, to call her before ever calling an ambulance. The rot had been there for a long time, and the only blame seems to sit with the management in my eyes.
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
What did you expect? They were hardly going to publish their report and say, 'Hey guys, read this, it's a load of shit'.
There is still lots to play for here, that may yet scupper the current plans. Revelations about the real state of affairs at North Staffs and particularly New Cross, which will doubtless be revealed before long, could well come to Stafford's rescue.