Category Archives: Rachel Flowers

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difficulties of bringing up babies with allergies which made them dependent on being fed formula milk which is being withdrawn by the NHS in Croydon to save a … Continue reading →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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