Overcrowding at Bedford Hospital increases risk of superbug outbreak
Local Liberal Democrats have warned that crowding in Bedford Hospital is increasing the risk of an outbreak of superbug infections.
23 Oct 2007
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FARRON CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO SCRAP 'TAX ON SCHOOLS'
Local MP, Tim Farron has today written to Ed Balls to ask him to scrap Government plans to impose a 5% "tax" on school cash balances - a "tax on prudence".
23 Oct 2007
Farron calls on Health Minister to send Review back to drawing board
Local MP Tim Farron has today issued the Department of Health Minister Anne Keen with a request to send Westmorland General Hospital's Acute Services Review back to the drawing board. Speaking in a Westminster Hall debate, Mr Farron stated that the Review had been plagued by a "catalogue of maladministration, procedural flaws, management failures and broken promises".
23 Oct 2007
Cycle bid considered for final!
At 10am today (Tuesday 23 October), the final shortlist of four projects were announced for £50 million of Lottery money. The projects were: the Connect2 project, coordinated by the walking and cycling charity Sustrans, Sherwood Forest, the Eden Project in Cornwall and the Black Country Urban Park.
23 Oct 2007
Hospital boss considered for job scandal!
A woman in charge of an NHS trust where 90 patients died in a superbug outbreak was interviewed for the job of running four hospitals in Greater Manchester including Rochdale Infirmary. Rose Gibb resigned as chief executive of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust on 5 October before the publication of a critical report.
23 Oct 2007
Government Playing Games with Soldiers Safety
Paul Holmes has today criticised the Government for refusing to answer his parliamentary question on when the newly announced 140 mastiff vehicles will be delivered for frontline use by UK troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
23 Oct 2007