Category Archives: Rachel Flowers

Government holding back covid data that could help save lives

Posted on July 3, 2020 by

As many prepare to race off to their local pub tomorrow as the coronavirus lockdown is eased, Croydon’s council leader admits he does not have the information needed to make a proper judgement over local infection rates. KEN LEE reports … Continue reading →

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Council leaders are set to break lockdown laws for ‘photo ops’

Posted on June 20, 2020 by

Council leaders in Croydon and Sutton are actively encouraging the public to break the law by attending large gatherings – ignoring the advice of health experts and potentially putting people’s health, and lives, at risk. One councillor has appealed to … Continue reading →

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Health chief warns: it’s too soon to end covid lockdown rules

Posted on June 4, 2020 by

Rachel Flowers, Croydon’s director of public health, has repeated her warning that now is the most dangerous time in the coronavirus pandemic, with increased risk of passing on the deadly infection as lockdown eases. Given the distressing images of business … Continue reading →

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Health chief: ‘We are at the most dangerous time in a pandemic’

Posted on May 12, 2020 by

Rachel Flowers, Croydon’s director of public health, last night issued a stark warning to the council that ending the coronavirus lockdown prematurely would be “most dangerous”. Flowers was addressing a “virtual” meeting of the council cabinet, in which she and … Continue reading →

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Health bodies urge residents to ensure they have MMR cover

Posted on May 5, 2019 by

Croydon Council has accelerated its local Measles and Rubella Action Plan, to minimise the risk of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) spreading by ensuring more residents are vaccinated against these highly contagious diseases which can have serious, potentially fatal complications. … Continue reading →

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Sutton GPs denied vital information about secret killer PTHP

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

The postcode lottery in the health service is putting lives at risk here in south London, with an estimated 400 people in Sutton affected every year Everyone knows about bowel cancer and cervical cancer. They are common enough to be … Continue reading →

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Croydon NHS say they’re ‘saving’ £20m by denying treatments

Posted on December 27, 2018 by

Our health correspondent, ALAN FINLAY, on the latest cuts by stealth being implements in the NHS in Croydon, and across the country Croydon NHS is saving £20million a year through what they call “demand management”. To most reasonable people, it … Continue reading →

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‘We need to create a climate of kindness and understanding’

Posted on May 14, 2017 by

The council, together with the Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), are supporting Dementia Awareness Week, which begins today, by asking residents and their employees to sign-up to the Dementia Friends initiative at http://www.dementiafriends.org.uk. The week’s activities are organised by the … Continue reading →

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NHS milk-snatchers are opening the way for more GP cuts

Posted on March 1, 2017 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Earlier this year, a mother wrote of the hardships and difficulties of bringing up babies with allergies which made them dependent on being fed formula milk which is being withdrawn by the NHS in Croydon to save a … Continue reading →

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Council hires ex-Newham staffer as public health director

Posted on November 28, 2015 by

Despite the massive drive for staff redundancies and a recruitment freeze at Fisher’s Folly, news has arrived of another top-tier council appointment, and it is another former employee of Newham Council being recruited by Croydon on a near-six-figure salary. Joining … Continue reading →

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