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It has been a disastrous new year for our healthcare. Ambulances, stacked up outside our hospitals for hours waiting to offload patients at A&E. Delays in emergency care causing 500 deaths a week. Patients being treated on trolleys in corridors and store cupboards. And, NHS nurses taking industrial action forContinue Reading

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Raising the alarm about the dismantling of our NHS was our aim last weekend. Which is why East Sussex Save the NHS hosted an event in Eastbourne about the privatisation of our NHS. We were delighted to have two excellent speakers to talk about our healthcare today in this cultureContinue Reading

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Our NHS saves lives, it eases suffering and supports communities. Although cracks have appeared in the standard of care we receive,  most people are not yet prepared to give up on their NHS. Our events at the Gather community space in Eastbourne have made this clear to us as aContinue Reading

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. Eastbourne campaigners fighting for your NHS Campaigners fighting for your NHS were at the NHS SOS National Day of Action on Feb 26th.  On this day at least 80 events took place in towns and cities across the UK including Eastbourne. These events were to raise  the alarm aboutContinue Reading

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This blog post contains an open letter to county councillors about democracy in our NHS. You can add your name to this letter by writing it in the comment box. What prompted us to write this letter Proposals in Westminster for another top down reorganisation of the NHS are damagingContinue Reading

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  The shocking election results last week pose new challenges to this campaign.  It was hardly a surprise that I didn’t win in Hampden Park but disappointing that so many voted for more of the same.  I have already written in Bournefree Live about our experiences of speaking to localContinue Reading

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I have been sent these Lib-Dem ‘newspapers’ through the post recently and feel it is important to explain why I believe them to be nothing more than propaganda.   All the political parties are now in electioneering mode and it is clear that they all recognise the importance of the NHSContinue Reading

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Our media is there to inform us.  It is a crucial body in the running of any democracy.  By providing citizens with factual information as to what the authorities are doing they empower us all.  Without that factual information we stand no chance of being able to challenge decisions ofContinue Reading