Our Save the NHS Petition hand-in; What Clegg said
Over the past week we’ve all been forwarding the Save the NHS petition to our friends, and sharing it on Facebook and Twitter. It’s working – between us we gathered 100,000 more signatures in the last...
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From Truro to Blackpool: 38 Degrees members campaign to Save our NHS
38 Degrees members have been handing in our huge NHS petition to their MPs up and down the country. 38 Degrees members Frances, Bill, Hannah and Bob prove how easy and important it is. Frances who met...
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Arranging meetings with MPs: hints and tips
Some 38 Degrees members have asked for some tips on how to persuade their MPs to meet them. Every member of an MP’s constituency has the right to meet them and talk to them about the issues they care...
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Bevan’s Run: 38 Degrees member stands up for the NHS
Photograph by Chris Honeywell 38 Degrees member and Co-Chair of the NHS Consultants Association, Dr Clive Peedell, has been running alongside fellow oncologist Dr David Wilson since 10th January to...
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NHS: options for next steps
Introduction Following the passing of the Health and Social Care Act last month, 38 Degrees members voted overwhelmingly to carry on campaigning to protect our NHS. This post sets out some specific...
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NHS Events in Cornwall
photo by m3cfa From St Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly through Bude and to Liskeard, 38 Degrees members all over Cornwall are meeting with Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group to help shape the decisions...
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Save Your Local NHS: It’s Working!
Here is some HUGE good news: more than 100,000 of us have signed local petitions asking doctors to use their powers to save local NHS services, and it’s working! City and Hackney CCG, in London, have...
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Lewisham Hospital protest on Hunt’s doorstep
38 Degrees members and Lewisham residents gathered outside the Department of Health today to protest once again against the planned closure of crucial maternity and A&E wards at Lewisham Hospital....
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Lewisham hospital – an update
What’s happening to Lewisham Hospital? The news is mixed. Jeremy Hunt has announced that the maternity and A&E units will stay open. But both will be scaled back and be able to treat less people....
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Below is a blog written by David, a 38 Degrees member in Haringey. David and other local 38 Degrees members have recently convinced the Haringey CCG to adopt some important amendments into their...
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38 Degrees members in Sutton meet Paul Burstow MP
About forty-five 38 Degrees members met in Sutton central library on Saturday to talk to local MP Paul Burstow about the hospital closure clause. Here’s a quick report back. We met at 11am, and had a...
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Good Hope Hospital
38 Degrees member, Krystyna, has launched a campaign calling on NHS Heart Of England Trust to hold a public meeting about the future of services at Good Hope Hospital. The Heart of England Foundation...
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Fracking grants feedback
Last year 38 Degrees members came together and chipped in to help groups stage local fights against fracking companies. 38 Degrees members raised and granted £50,000 to 25 community groups, below are...
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Brightons teams are keeping busy – come join us
Following the success of action last month, teams in Brighton are lining up a second Save the NHS day. You’ll find members from Brighton Pavilion down on Sydney Street, on Saturday 21st March...
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Kingswood 38 Degrees members rally for Cossham Hospital
On Wednesday 11th March, 38 Degrees members in Kingswood rallied together to raise pressure for a minor injuries unit at Cossham Hospital. 38 Degrees members joined the rally, organised by the Save...
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Cambridge members produce resource to “help electorate vote with eyes open”
“Our leaflet is an independent comparison of which policies the candidates support in seven key topic areas. We want the Cambridge electorate to vote with their eyes open!” - Dr Chris Forman (pictured...
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