On Wednesday 27 January, both Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital (CRH) told staff they were on “black alert” – not for the first time this year. At the 12th January Junior Doctors Strike picket, a junior doctor said … Continue reading
This is the final update to this post summarising info about the volunteer-run flood relief effort across Calder Valley. I have been updating this post often, to try and keep information about what help is needed and being offered as … Continue reading
A crucial time for one of the main schemes to cut NHS services is now upon us. From April 2016, NHS Foundation Trusts will be able to to stop providing certain NHS services, that are currently protected. This is due … Continue reading
Word is, there is a Pop up protest on Thursday 13 Aug, 1pm outside Shay Stadium, Halifax. Appropriate placard: Is this what NO PUBLIC OPPOSITION LOOKS LIKE?
Update – The MEPs’ vote on TTIP tomorrow has been cancelled. The official line from the Parliament is that because more than 200 amendments were tabled the vote should be postponed to enable the Trade Committee to consider the amendments … Continue reading
A Calder Valley member of the public who was confused by Craig Whittaker’s recent comments on her facebook page about the proposed NHS shake up in Calderdale and Huddersfield asked Plain Speaker for clarification about the following issues. Here is … Continue reading
Calderdale and Huddersfield hospital Trust’s Outline Business Case (OBC) is supposed to incorporate changes suggested by public, patients and stakeholders, during the Trust’s “engagement” process on the Strategic Outline Case. But the OBC airbrushes the public’s and Calderdale Council’s rejection … Continue reading
Now the General Election is getting close, and the NHS is shaping up to be a big issue for voters, ConDems are tirelessly recycling claims that they have increased NHS funding and NHS staff. These claims need unpicking, because they … Continue reading
Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group – the organisation that decides what NHS services people in Calderdale have access to, and which organisations provide them – gave a highly selective version of events at its first AGM, held at the Threeways centre … Continue reading
Plain Speaker is pleased to publish the Submission from the Calderdale 38 degrees NHS Campaign Group to the Calderdale Commission on health and social care. Over the last 9 months, Calderdale 38 Degrees NHS has held honest discussions with over … Continue reading