Category Archives: NHS

More catching up: a report on ambulance response times from April 2009

More catching up. Here’s a BBC South Today report on ambulance response times from April 16, 2009 using the results of an FOI request I did on ambulance response times.

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New dentist places for Winchester

Hampshire Health bosses are now planning a significant number of extra NHS dentist places in Winchester – including a new centre that will be open 7 days a week from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m.
Winchester’s Prospective Lib Dem MP, Martin …

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Making progress against MRSA and C. Diff at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital

I was very encouraged to see today’s Hampshire Chronicle report on how Winchester’s local hospital is making progress in the battle against MRSA.
Back in January, following an invitation, I accompanied the RHCH Medical Director, Dr Kevin Stewart, on one of …

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Meridian TV report

As mentioned on Facebook, I spent much of last week wandering around Lib Dem conference with a small Sony video camera – filming a range of things from fun through to serious on behalf of ITV Meridian’s “Last Word”.
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Enough is Enough – fairer funding for Winchester’s NHS

Earlier today, after scrapping plans to attend Lib Dem conference in Harrogate, I joined NHS staff, Liberal Democrat councillors and campaigners in a rally at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Romsey Road, before walking with them to the Butter …

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