UK Indymedia - UK Health Newswire Archive

Mischief Makers build giant syringe in support of NHS march on Saturday

20-09-2006 21:18

Community arts and creative activist collective The Mischief Makers have build a giant syringe in support of UNISON's march to 'Defend the NHS' on Saturday. The syringe will read 'Inject more into the NHS' and is made in an effort to show solidarity to NHS workers as well as acknowledging that the ongoing cuts in and privitisation of the National Health Service is something that should concern everyone. The Mischief Makers also hope to add a more creative element to Saturday's march and rally, organised by UNISON, UK's largest union. The march will start from 10.30am on the Forest Recreation Ground. Come along and show your support!

Wikipedia on the Mischief Makers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mischief_Makers

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Photos from the incinerator protest at Council House before the vote

20-09-2006 20:59

Here some photos from the protest by NAIL who were expecting (and did) celebrate their victory over the proposed expansion of Eastcroft Incinerator. Today a planning committee of the council unanimously rejected the expansion plans.

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City Council unanimously rejects incinerator expansion

20-09-2006 18:41

Today the City Council unanimously rejected the plans for the expansion of Nottinghams incinerator. A real victory for the NAIL campaign !!

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National Housing Federation Conference Providing Shelter for Corporate Bully?

20-09-2006 02:13

Birmingham International Convention Centre…20th-22nd September 2006, “The Annual Conference and Social Housing Exhibition 2006 is the most important event in the housing calendar. It is a 'must attend' for everyone involved in social housing”. Too exhausted to attend but nevertheless with very good reason, one Family openly invites the Federation to resist associations with corporate bullies.

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Incineratorm Expansion - The final vite - Join our protest?

19-09-2006 18:43

On Wednesday 20 September the Development Control Committee will finally vote on weather to allow Nottingham's Eastcroft incinerator to expand. Please join our protest from 12:30 pm 20 September outside the Council House to greet councillors as they arrive to vote.

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NHS accused as mental health patients die younger (in UK)

15-09-2006 16:37

The government could face a legal challenge over sub-standard treatment
given by the NHS to people with learning disabilities and long-term mental
health conditions, the Disability Rights Commission warns today.

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'I'd just like more control over my life' :- Independent Living Bill!!

15-09-2006 16:35

The government says it is committed to giving disabled people greater
independence, but in reality progress is stifled by red tape and severe
funding shortages. Andrew Cole on how a radical new bill aims to address
this.

So they need to get on with radicially changing the laws in the UK to bring
them in line with the UN Disability Convention.

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Maghull Meeting Debates NHS Sell-Off

14-09-2006 21:04

Some 200 local people packed the public meeting in Lydiate, near Maghull
last night called by KONP Merseyside in response to the threatened privatisation of GP services in Sefton East Parishes.

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Cruelty Free Food Fayre - 28th October

14-09-2006 19:49

28th October 2006 - Cruelty Free Food Fayre

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Consultants ripping off NHS

13-09-2006 11:54

Whilst the queues and treatment at the NHSS gets worse, they are still paying useless consultants a fortune

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Open Letter to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

13-09-2006 07:56

In the US a similar type of genetically engineered rice, LL 601, has been found in samples of supplies destined for human consumption. Bayer field tested the LL 601 variety between 1998 and 2001, but it is unclear how the present contamination occured. Like LL 62 this rice trait is tolerant to Bayer´s weedkiller Liberty Link. LL Rice 601 has not been tested for safety for human consumption and was never authorised by regulators.

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Poverty drives children to work at checkpoints

12-09-2006 18:58

Please find the following article, that was published on Welcome to Baqa'a Refugee Camp and highlights the situation being faced by Palestinian children.

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Critical Mass End of Summer Party

12-09-2006 16:50

Critical mass happens every last friday of the month 6pm central library

The next critical mass is on FRIDAY 29TH AT CENTRAL LIBRARY AT 6PM

We cycle round the city to celebrate the bicycle:

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Bury St Edmonds strikers in frontline battle against Privatisation of NHS

11-09-2006 23:16

Bury St Edmonds workers are on the frontline of one of the countries most important battles to protect the NHS against privatisation. Blair’s government wants to sell off part of the NHS called NHS Logistics to DHS, the private haulage firm based in Germany on 1st October.

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No waste lorries, one arrest, two protesters and three police cars

09-09-2006 18:17

Saturday morning protest at Hafod Quarry, Johnstown, Wrexham, where landfill waste from Merseyside is being dumped on a site which includes an SSSI and a Special Conservation Area, and which is only 150 yards from local houses. But Hey! This is big business. Who cares about a few extra cancers and kids born with cleft palates and other abnormalities? We do!

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Sheffield Protest Against NHS Cuts and Privatisation

09-09-2006 14:31

Hundreds of protestors took to the streets of Sheffield on Saturday 9th September 2006 to oppose the closure of a ward at the Childrens Hospital and against NHS cuts and privatisation in general.

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Demonstrate against Cuts to Sheffield Children's Hospital

08-09-2006 08:13

Saturday 9th September

Assemble: Weston Park (opposite Children's Hospital) at 10am
(51or 52 bus from High Street, City Centre)
March to City Hall steps for rally at around noon

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Aspartame Awareness Weekend

08-09-2006 04:43

This is Aspartame Awareness Weekend this release has the Report to Schools, new articles by world experts on aspartame, to be forwarded to schools, Board of Educations, pediatricians and OB-GYN for this Save The Children project.

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Keep Our NHS Public meeting in Merseyside

06-09-2006 10:30

7:30 pm Wednesday 13th September
Lydiate Parish Hall
286 Southport Road, Lydiate
(near the 'Scotch Piper')

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NON-ORGANIC RICE IN UK IS GM

06-09-2006 10:05

Non-organic rice sold in the UK could be genetically modified as traces have been found, please do not eat this stuff as it can affect your gut bacteria, your immune system and its DNA sequences which usually have a foreign gene, which is synthetic, read ISIS for more information

http://www.i-sis.org.uk on why to avoid these so-called foods