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← Older posts Newer posts →Vulnerable patients prevented from going to hospital appointments
June 6, 2019John, goes to the Royal Free Hospital & Chase Farm Hospital. He is 86, has severe COPD and heart problems and is anaemic. He has a catheter due to prostate health problems and his legs are bandaged up. John’s patient … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedOlder, disabled people refused Hospital Transport by Royal Free Hospital Trust
June 6, 2019The Royal Free Hospital Trust is denying vulnerable patients hospital transport. Paul’s transport was stopped because he has a Motability vehicle which he can drive. But Paul cannot walk more than a few steps and is unable to walk the … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedPost office closures a disgrace
April 4, 2019The announcement of a further 74 Crown Post Office closures on 11 October 2018 brought the number of Crown Post Offices closed or franchised to 224 (60%) since 2013. The decision to privatise these branches and hand them to WH … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedIPF members join over 75 TV licence protest
April 4, 2019We took part in the National Pensioners Convention protest at the proposal to end or means-test the free over-75s TV licence. The government relinquished responsibility for the licence, handing it over to the BBC in its contract. A number of … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedTHE SCANDAL OF ATTACKS ON THE WINDRUSH GENERATION
November 29, 2018Luke Daniels, Chair of Caribbean Labour Solidarity spoke at our September meeting. He said that the way the Windrush generation and their families are treated reminded him of slavery! The whole ideology of racism is behind the Windrush scandal. People … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedBudget: “inadequate” and “temporary” on social care
November 29, 2018The main issue of concern to many older people and their families in the budget is that of social care funding. Once again the Chancellor reiterated that the Green Paper on social care would be published shortly, but did not … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedWorking until you drop
July 27, 2018An estimated 23 million people will need to keep working beyond retirement age, according to new research by Canada Life. The rising cost of living, the decline of many final salary occupational pension schemes and poor returns on savings mean … Read more
Posted in Uncategorized“Deep concern. . . . healing through investing. . . .we older people believe in the youth of today. . . .”
May 31, 2018WE REPORTED LAST MONTH: At least £39m has been cut from London council youth services in the last seven years Across 22 councils, 800 youth service full-time posts have been removed An inquiry into the capital’s youth services found that … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedThe Windrush Scandal
May 31, 2018There are too many examples for us to publish here, of people who have been shut out and hounded by the Home Office as a result of inhuman, racist immigration policies. But let us take just one local victim . … Read more
Posted in News, UncategorizedGrave and systematic violations
May 16, 2018UN finds that cuts to benefits, social care, the legal system and cuts to local authorities have reversed decades of progress to the rights of persons with disabilities in England. In August 2015 it was revealed in the national press … Read more
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