Minister ‘Doesn’t know’ about dental closures
North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, today (Thursday) said that Ministers were taking a ‘hear no problems, see no problems, do nothing’ approach to dentistry in England and Wales. Following a decision by local dentist, April Lodge, to stop taking NHS patients, the local MP asked Health Secretary, Patricia Hewitt how many dentists had taken similar action since the inception of the Government’s new NHS Dentist contract. A junior... Read More
Avian Flu: Employees’ welfare ‘key concern’ – Rogerson
North Cornwall’s MP and Member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, Dan Rogerson, today (Monday) said that there were questions about the speed of the Government’s response to the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu at a Suffolk turkey farm, Commenting, Mr Rogerson said, “We have to ask what the delays were from the first identification of illness on Tuesday, to the official notification on Thursday, and the confirmation... Read More
Lib Dem relief at saved Police posts
Cornwall’s five Liberal Democrat MPs today expressed support for the saving of the two Police posts at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. The posts were due to be scrapped after an announcement last December, but in a surprise reverse decision, their contract has been renewed for another year. Andrew George said: “Security of staff and patients is vital – attacks on nurses and other staff, both inside and around hospitals, has been at an all-time high,... Read More
