Public to be denied sight of commercially confidential plans for Calderdale and Huddersfield hospitals

Thanks to Calderdale 38 Degrees NHS Campaign Group asking a question at Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group’s Governing Body meeting on 12 June 2014, we now know that the public will be kept in the dark about next stage of planning … Continue reading

Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group no-show, not roadshow

Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has failed to turn up to hold its roadshow to “engage” with the public about the so-called “Right Care Right Place Right Time” proposals. These aim to reconfigure the NHS and social care in Calderdale … Continue reading

A great day in sunny Brighouse for Save our A&Es campaign

Calderdale NHS 38 Degrees group had a great morning in sunny Brighouse.  With 10 members on their information stall, they talked to the public, gave out leaflets and added signatures to a petition to save Calderdale and Huddersfield A&E departments. … Continue reading

Untested £1m Calderdale NHS scheme hopes to improve people’s health by ending loneliness

Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has coughed up £1m out of its non-recurrent budget in order to fund an as-yet ill defined project to end loneliness in Calderdale. This £1m NHS money complements the Council’s existing neighbourhood schemes, which cost … Continue reading

Calder ward forum unpicked Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS spin

Growing disbelief and irritation were evident as around fifty people at yesterday’s Calder ward forum listened to a Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) presentation on the Right Care Right Time Right Place (RCRTRP) proposals for the future of the NHS … Continue reading

Calderdale NHS plan sounds like an 80s Martini ad

Have Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust come over all James Bond and confused the NHS with a Martini? Shaken, not stirred? Right Care, Right Time Right Place is the name of their plans for closing Calderdale A&E, running down … Continue reading

Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group meeting nods Strategic Outline Case through to its next stage

On 13th March, Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Body gave the nod to proceed to the next stage of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust’s Strategic Outline Case (SOC). This is about Transforming Calderdale and Greater Huddersfield’s NHS and social … Continue reading

Looking for the blanket bog on Heather Hill

Went for a walk to Heather Hill on Widdop Moor/Walshaw Moor to find out what  blanket bog looks like, since I’ve been hearing quite a lot about it recently. We couldn’t find very much, because most of it was very … Continue reading

Upper Calder Valley environmental groups, organisations & businesses

This Directory has three main sections: Businesses and community groups Campaigning groups Local government – Calderdale Council, Hebden Royd Town Council and other parish councils BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS Biodiversity Calderdale Badger Group This group is set up for the … Continue reading