Freshford and Limpley Stoke Neighbourhood Plan Referendum
A Referendum on the Freshford and Limpley Stoke Neighbourhood Plan, which covers an area straddling the Wiltshire / Somerset border, was held on Thursday 10 September.
11 Sep 2015
National News
West Herts NHS Trust Put into "Special Measures"
Local Liberal Democrats were dismayed to learn that following inspections by the Quality Care Commission, West Herts Hospitals Trust has been put into "Special Measures". The West Herts Trust runs health services in Watford, Hemel Hempstead and St Albans. Chris White, spokesperson on Health, for the Liberal Democrat Hertfordshire County Council Group said: 'We had suspected for a while that the report would be bad but this is even worse than was feared. 'It is important to put into action a plan for improving the services at the three hospitals and for the public to gain reassurance that the services are on an upwards and not a downwards trajectory. 'Hertfordshire County Council has the role of scrutinising the NHS in Hertfordshire and we will be having a meeting with the inspectors next week where we hope to hear more about how quickly the many failings can be addressed.' He added: 'There has been a long history of management instability at the trust. The most recent full-time chief executive, for instan
10 Sep 2015
West Herts NHS Trust Put into "Special Measures"
Local Liberal Democrats were dismayed to learn that following inspections by the Quality Care Commission, West Herts Hospitals Trust has been put into "Special Measures". The West Herts Trust runs health services in Watford, Hemel Hempstead and St Albans. Chris White, spokesperson on Health, for the Liberal Democrat Hertfordshire County Council Group said: 'We had suspected for a while that the report would be bad but this is even worse than was feared. 'It is important to put into action a plan for improving the services at the three hospitals and for the public to gain reassurance that the services are on an upwards and not a downwards trajectory. 'Hertfordshire County Council has the role of scrutinising the NHS in Hertfordshire and we will be having a meeting with the inspectors next week where we hope to hear more about how quickly the many failings can be addressed.' He added: 'There has been a long history of management instability at the trust. The most recent full-time chief executive, for instan
10 Sep 2015
Deaf Benefit Claimant Wrongly Sanctioned For Arriving 10 Minutes Late To Meeting
A deaf benefit claimant had his Job Seekers Allowance wrongly docked for four weeks by the Department for Work and Pensions, a judge has ruled.
10 Sep 2015
This disabled man has lost HALF his care after Tories axed the Independent Living Fund
Just like 18,000 others on the Independent Living Fund, Gabriel Pepper was promised he'd be looked after. He says the reality is very different
10 Sep 2015
Improving outcomes for dyspraxia
Sally Payne explains how occupational therapists can work in partnership with schools to support children with dyspraxia/DCD
10 Sep 2015