Leek Town Council Statement

Leek Town Council Meeting held Tuesday 4th September:  Discussion on Leek Moorlands Hospital  Preamble: The following is intended to help take forward the Resolutions approved at the above meeting.  1)   Public Statement (and guiding principles on how we go forward) Represent the community: Leek Town Council (TC) will act to represent the community in…

The BIGGER picture..

A very interesting article regarding Jeremy Hunt (sybil and karens’ mate) and a Judicial Review no less! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-hunt-health-department-nhs-legal-action-americanise-privatisation-customers-id-pay-a8033986.html Here they are (this was taken two weeks ago):

Too little too late?

Excellent. Some action at last.. probably too late, as one ward is already shut, everyone has had their notice given to them, and people have moved on to new pastures to the point where the minor injuries was closed at one point earlier this year. I’d like to be positive, but it just seems to…

Vote of NO confidence – PASSED!

Great result at the Extraordinary Meeting of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council! As a result of our amazing #saveleekhospital campaign, the leader of the council has proposed a ‘Motion of No Confidence in the Clinical Commisioning Group of North Staffordshire’. The motion was passed unanimously. Councillor Sybil Ralphs also proposed that the two wards at the…

County Council – Petition

Below is the transcript of our very own #saveleekhospital Pamela Wood delivering the petition to the county council. The motion (screenshot below) was proposed and the vote was unanimous in our favour. ‘My name is Pamela Wood. I am a District Councillor on the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, a retired State Registered Nurse and at…

Take 12 minutes out of your day – Watch this

This excellent 12 minute youtube video explains exactly WHY we are losing our beloved local Leek Moorlands Hospital. It explains in simple terms EXACTLY what is happening with the NAYLOR REPORT. You rally need to watch this to the end. Please spread the word. Thank you #naylorreport #saveleekhospital  

Petition Delivery to COUNTY Council

This is what we ‘#saveleekhospital‘ Action Group are doing next. We have worked tirelessly over the last seven months to raise awareness and challenge the ‘powers that be’ about OUR beloved local Leek Moorlands Hospital. The members of the action group have put their lives and families on hold to fight the closure. The signatures…

Bitterly disappointed.. apparently – *Karen Bradley*

Today, the local rag allowed ‘our’ *ahem* ‘MP’ to post a statement relating to the hospital and specifically she dis-respected the #saveleekhospital Action Group. Apparently she was *bitterly disappointed*.. disappointed would have been bad enough, but to stick ‘bitterly’ in front of it, it must be bad, or is it just more curveballs’ and ‘distractions’…