58) 24/9/19 – 30/9/18

30^th

*Save Our NHS Public meeting 29^th September.

There is a report featured on the ITV website, based on one of the press releases: 

Campaigners hold meeting over plans to remove intensive … Campaigners in Leicester have organised a public meeting to discuss what they believe may be an illegal move made by local NHS bosses. It comes after local NHS bosses have said that they will be …

*Row over plans to remove intensive care beds from General Hospital could cost £830 thousand.

Row over plans to remove intensive care beds from … Councillors slammed local NHS bosses for not taking a public consultation over plans to remove level three intensive care beds from the Leicester General Hospital.

28^th

long letter by Andrew Walton , with demo picture, under “Join the fight against General Hospital cuts”

27^th

City hospitals missing cancer waiting targets”, subtitled “More than 100 patients not treated for over two months”

 https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/dozens-cancer-patients-leicestershire-waiting-2043582

p. 4 “Labour wants alcohol care teams” – at NHS hospitals, Jon Ashworth

p. 34 NATIONAL, brief: “Tooth decay warning” – high number of hospital admissions of five to nine-year-olds

26^th

very good letter by James A Hutchinson under “Infirmary is wrongly placed for expansion”

24^th

“Superbug ward shut down for a deep clean”, subtitled “Patients moved while unit is disinfected with hydrogen peroxide bombs”