Who Dumped the Blue Badges
Parking permits for disabled people, worth £50,000 on the black market, have been found dumped in Derby.
24 Nov 2006
News
Epilepsy case doctor loses appeal
A doctor accused of misdiagnosing hundreds of children with epilepsy has lost a legal challenge after his work was labelled "seriously deficient".
24 Nov 2006
Talking Politics by Councillor Rosemary Jones
The cynics tell us there are "lies, damn lies and statistics"! Personally, I've always been interested in the power of numbers; and this factor certainly plays a large part in determining the make-up of Rochdale Council. Then, we are told that there are 30 million cars on our roads. Some might think a fair proportion of them use the A58 through Littleborough every day!
24 Nov 2006
Scandalous short-term thinking threat for Moorgreen Hospital
Eastleigh Borough Council's full council meeting motion on Moorgreen Hospital :-
DG
23 Nov 2006
Moorgreen Hospital under closure threat
In a very short sighted report the Strategic Health Authority Board has concluded that at least half the Moorgreen hospital site is surplus to requirements and even worst still in the long term the remaining older persons mental health services could be removed and the entire site shut to health care provision.
23 Nov 2006
Routine hospital appointments delayed for Shepway patients as health authority deficit tops £100 Million
Kent hospitals are being told to delay routine patient appointments for eight weeks, otherwise they will not be paid for them, a new BBC report has revealed. The minimum period is being enforced by primary care trusts because a drive to meet government waiting time targets was costing too much money.
23 Nov 2006