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11th January 2012 - Will Powell sends out a Press Release about his invitation to meet Lords at the Houses of Parliament to discuss the Duty of Candour [Robbie's Law] amendment for report stage of the Health & Social Care Bill - see full story to left under 'Press Releases'.
10th January 2012 - Cure the NHS Leader and NHS Complainant Passes Away - Mrs. Sandra Ramskill, Founder of the North East branch of Cure the NHS has sadly died. Mrs. Ramskill was in need of a double lung transplant, but was removed from the waiting list for making a complaint to Blackpool Hospital Trust after they had prepared her for the operation and taken out all of her teeth, but then admitted they had made a mistake and there were no donor lungs available. More on this story will follow.
9th November 2011 - A Report by the Patients Association containing a collection of 16 firsthand accounts of poor care in NHS Hospitals in England and Wales, which the association says came to its attention through its helpline, hit the Press today 'How the NHS Abuses OAP's':
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/282612/EXCLUSIVE-How-the-NHS-abuses-OAPs
But this is the 3rd such Report, following the 2009 and 2010 reports that also contained 16 firsthand accounts of poor care in NHS Hospitals.
Following the Patients Association Report of 2009, there was a "Promised Purge of the Cruel Nurses" made by Christine Beasley, the Chief Nurse and Government spokesperson, however we can show in our latest Press Release to the left, that whilst there has been an increase of complaints about nurses to the Nurses to the Nursing and Midwifery Council [NMC] there has been a decrease in 'Strike Off's'!
http://www.nhsreformgroup.com/Easy-to-Read-List-of-NMC-Strike-Off%60s/64.htm
11th July 2011- Professor Stephen Bolsin, Dr. Rita Pal, Dr. Peter Wilmhirst and Dr. Milton Pena (NHS Whistleblowers) write a Leading Paper on NHS Whistleblowing which is published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.
NHS Reform Group were asked to release this information via a Press Release - please see 'Press Releases" to the left - NHS Whistleblowers Document Published
7th July 2011 - NHS Reform Group succeeds in getting a Full Inquiry into NHS Whistleblowers. Please see latest NHS Reform Group Press Release to the left under 'Press Releases'.
Time for Change - but will a change in the NHS happen?
One in Three NHS Workers say "We wouldn't want Family treated in OUR Hospital".
See Daily Mail article here: One in Three NHS Workers decline treatment in THEIR Hospital
Recent Press Releases can be seen to left including 'Baby P Doctor & GMC Voluntary Erasure" and 'PA Funding, Purge of Cruel Nurses = Empty Words'.
February 2011 - With the Health Select Committee in full swing and with the Directors of the Patients Association having given evidence about the NHS Complaints Procedure but not having put forward members of the Public who have contacted the Patients Association about how the NHS Complaints Procedure has failed them, we, the NHS Reform Group have asked the Patients Association if they will support:
1. Duty of Candour 'Robbies Law': http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/Robbie-s-Law-earns-union-chief-s-support/article-2224872-detail/article.html
2. Elsie's Law - to stop the misuse of Morphine and syringe drivers, used in End of Life Care: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/district/fareham/8366835.Elsie___s_Law_campaign_at_Number_10/
3. To call for Doctors and Medical staff to be charged for committing a crime if they have been found guilty of 'wilful neglect': http://search.independent.co.uk/topic/patients-association-nurses
4. That Doctos and Nurses by randomnly drug tested as indeed our Soldiers are: http://www.internurse.com/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/article.cgi?uid=12358;article=BJN_10_10_690
We have not as yet, had a reply from the Patients Association.
2nd December 2010 - The Patients Association publish another Report of Poor NHS care - 'Listen to Patients, Speak Up for Care': http://www.patients-association.com/dbimgs/Listen to patients, Speak up for change(1).pdf
17 more stories which follow the Patients Association Report 2009 - 'Patients not Numbers, People not Statistics': http://www.patients-association.org.uk/DBIMGS/file/Patients not numbers, people not statistics.pdf
It has been said that these stories of Poor NHS Care make up a total of 2%. We would say that 2% have dared to pursue their NHS Complaint. 2% have dared to speak up. BUT many more do not raise their concerns.
6th November 2010 - MORE GOOD NEWS, following the NHS Reform Group's call for a Health Select Committee to investigate the NHS Complaints Procedure (see 1/9/10 Breaking News entry below) - we are pleased to announce that this has been achieved. Please see to the right under 'Articles" how you too could help influence any changes in the NHS Complaints Procedure - by submitting your stories. Also the Mid Staffs Public Inquiry is examining the NHS Complaints Procedure and the NHS Regulatory Bodies, so you can submit your story to them also - see Mid Staffs Public Inquiry to the right!
1st October 2010 - GOOD NEWS, Mr. Lansley seems to have an understanding of how the NHS Quangos have been ineffective and useless. We are pleased to announce that NICE will now NOT be able to withhold drugs from needy patients. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is to loose it's Drug appropriation power - this has however come too late for some:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/29/nice-to-lose-new-drug-power
25th October 2010 - With the shocking news of the patient on a ventilator having had his ventilator turned off by an untrained 'nurse" http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3195388/Nurse-turned-off-mans-ventilator.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=News and with our own Nurse member who wrote a piece to Mr. Lansley about how 'Agency Nurses" are manning A & E and Specialist wards, http://www.nhsreformgroup.com/An-NHS-Nurse-Speaks-Out!/53.htm who really don't know what they are doing - we now have the Department of Health 'official" figures of how many patients have been harmed or who have had 'near misses" - 850.000 - However with the evidence of manipulation of figures, in the tick box self assessing by NHS Hospital Trusts, as demonstrated by the Panorama Programme 'Trust us. we're an NHS Hospital', it is quite clear that 850.000 is NOT correct and that the number is significantly higher - Come on Department of Health STOP 'Self Assessment'! STOP also the obscene use of Agency 'drifter" nurses who don't know what they are doing!
14th October 2010 - An NHS Nurse speaks out and Blows the Whistle about NHS Patient Safety http://www.nhsreformgroup.com/An-NHS-Nurse-Speaks-Out!/53.htm - seems the various guidelines put in place just read well but the Culture of Denial within the NHS Hospital Trusts is still alive and kicking - Mr.Lansley is it time to kick out the NHS Stasi Managers and NHS Chief Executives?
3rd September, 2010 and the NHS Reform Group have now handed into No. 10 Downing Street, 25 personal stories of NHS Poor Care and NHS Cover Up procedures that take place once an NHS complaint is initiated!
We have been advised that this file of documents may NOT reach Andrew Lansley or his Chief Adviser Jenny Jackson, as the 'civil servants" in the Department of Health may divert them a la 'Yes Minister" style.
We are now going to send these documents registered post for the attention of Andrew Lansley and Jenny Jackson.
The stories will also now be submitted to the Mid Staffs Public Inquiry to show the Public just how deceit and cover up prevent 'Lessons being Learnt" when things go wrong in the NHS in the same way that NHS Whistleblowers are silenced when they have raised concerns about Patient Care and Patient Safety!
1st September, 2010 and the NHS Reform Group have confirmation of meeting Officials of the Department of Health, Richmond House. We intend to press for a Health Select Committee to review NHS Whistleblowing AND for a Health Select Committee to review the NHS Complaints Procedure, that in it's present form is 'NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE'.
1st September, 2010 and the NHS Reform Group joined the NHS Complaints Exposed Group on the 'Walk the Talk" protest march to No. 10 Downing Street.
The march headed down the Strand, down Whitehall and then by appointment entered Downing Street in order to hand in documents pertaining to our Groups, as well as a Petition for 'Elsie's Law'
20th August, 2010 - A Former PCT Chair has written a paper for Mr. Andrew Lansley to consider saying 'NHS Complaints Procedure is Ineffective and Frequently Corrupt'. See full piece to the left at 'Mr. Lansley - Points to Consider'.
26th July, 2010 - An NHS Employee has contacted the NHS Reform Group, to unveil the TRUTH about the NHS Complaints Procedure. A paper has been written by this NHS Complaints Procedure Employee and sent to Andrew Lansley, Health Secretary and Jenny Parsons, his Chief of Staff - we at NHS Reform Group would ask "WHAT IS THE COALITION GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS CORRUPT STATE OF AFFAIRS?" Which we feel forms part of - LABOUR'S LEGACY - The Paper can be seen to the left under 'Mr. Lansley - Points to Consider" - 'NHS Complaints Procedure Exposed by NHS Complaints Handler'.
12th July, 2010 - Andrew Lansley unveils his White Paper for NHS Reforms. See to the left under 'Helpful Information" the Department of Health's 'Liberating the NHS - Equity and Excellence, Liberating the NHS'.
11th July, 2010 - The NHS Reform Group have emailed the 'New" Department of Health of the New Coalition, about how failing NHS bosses were allowed to 'side move" or get promotion under the 'Nu Labour Regime' which is now 'Labour's Legacy', such as Cynthia Bower and David Fillingham. We hope that Kate Levy of the Mid Staffs Scandal will not be given this pleasure - see our email to the left under 'Mr. Lansley - Points to Consider'.
5th July, 2010 - The NHS Reform Group have presented a paper about NHS Whistleblowers to the Government and the Health Secretary. This paper can be seen to the left under 'Mr. Lansley - Points to Consider'.
4th July, 2010 - Pennine Acute NHS Trust set to be investigated for High Unexpected Deaths! http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/experts-call-for-action-over-high-death-rates-at-nhs-trust-2017936.html
Click also on this link to read how Cure the NHS challenge the High Unexpected Deaths at Regions Hospitals
The launch of 'North West Cure the NHS" as well as the Coroner's Report into the Death of Mrs. Lucy Watkin, hits the news 16/6/10! The NHS Reform Group are also pleased to announce that we work closely with the 'North West Cure the NHS" and we will be helping to promote the good work of 'North West Cure the NHS'!
To read the Press Release for this please see under 'Helpful Information" - 'Press Releases' to the left.
Ms. Jenny Parson's, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's Chief of Staff, wants to work with the NHS Reform Group. We are happy to announce that we will be submitting topics on a monthly basis for Ms. Parsons and Mr. Lansley to consider - We hope that we will NOW start to see some improvements in the NHS!
The NHS Reform Group would like to see Care, Common Sense and Cleanliness within our NHS Hospitals.
We are a grass roots NHS campaign group who believe that the National Health Service (NHS) should be improved. Patients and relatives deserve a high standard of care and basic human rights. We aim to raise standards within the NHS by raising concerns with political parties and other forums, supporting patients and their relatives, providing information and enabling empowerment. Our aims and objectives are as follows
1. NHS Reform to raise the standards of NHS nursing care given to vulnerable patients.
2. NHS Reform to ensure accuracy in NHS hospital statistics to enable measurements of mortality and subsequent improvments in healthcare.
3. NHS Reform to campaign for good NHS palliative care for patients.
4. NHS Reform to raise awareness against involuntary euthanasia being practiced in NHS hospitals.
5. NHS Reform to regulate diamorphine use in NHS hospitals and to work towards an improvement in protocols governing the "diagnosis of a dying patient".
6. NHS Reform to provide information for patients and relatives to enable self help when persuing an NHS complaint.
7. NHS Reform to provide a support forum for members of the public to discuss all things connected with the NHS.
8. NHS Reform to campaign for an NHS Hospital Managers Regulatory Body.
Selected Items
 | Norman Lamb MP - Shadow Health Secretary Lib Dems Press Release Mr. Norman Lamb MP issued to the following Press Statement to the NHS Reform Group in March 2010 pre- election: "We need to make sure ...... |
 | Andrew Lansley - Shadow Health Secretary Conservatives Press Release Mr. Andrew Lansley, Shadow Health Secretary for the Conservatives issued the following Press Statement to the NHS Reform Group in March...... |
 | Andy Burnham's Constituency Trust In High Death Rate Scandal PRESS RELEASE Andy Burnham's Constituency Trust in High Death Rate Scandal The Health Secretary Andy Burnham is under fire following the high death r...... |
 | Meeting at Westminster with the LibDems & Conservatives We would like to thank you Mr. Lamb (LibDem Shadow Health Secretary) and Ms. Parsons, Andrew Lansley's (Conservative Shadow Health Secretary) Chief of...... |
 | 1. The Use (Misuse) of Syringe Drivers Point 1 of 4 Topics presented to Norman Lamb - LibDem Shadow Health Secretary & Jenny Parsons, Chief of Staff to Andrew Lansley Conservative Shado...... |
 | NHS Whistleblower Victory Ramon Neikrash worked at the Queen Elizabeth NHS Hospistal, Woolwich, London. He was removed from duty when he questioned the effect of cost cutting ...... |
 | NHS Authorative Bodies 1. Department of Health http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm2. British Medical Association http://www.bma.org.uk/3. General Medical Council http://www.gm...... |
 | NHS Advocacy 1. Pohwer http://www.pohwer.net/our_services/independent_1.html2. PALS http://www.pals.nhs.uk/3. Patient Association http://www.patients-association.c...... |
 | NHS Informative Websites 1. NHS Direct http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/2. Patient UK http://www.patient.co.uk/3. British National Formulary http://bnf.org/bnf/index.htm4. List of ...... |
 | Patient Safety 2009 Health Select Committee - First Report The NHS has it's Patient Safety looked into by the Parliamentary Health Select Committee. Click on this link to read Parliaments Publication of the 2...... |
 | Patient Safety 6th Report A Comprehensive Patient Safety Report detailing such things as 'How much harm is done to NHS Patients" and " NHS Shortages of Staff'. Click on this ...... |
 | Witness Against Abuse by NHS Health Staff & Care Workers The Kerr / Haslam Inquiry - The Women's Story by Kathy Haq: Read here the harrowing account of Abuse by NHS Health and Care Workers! ...... |
 | Kerr/Haslam Inquiry The Department of Health Inquiry into Dr. Kerr and Dr. Haslam who were investigated for indecently assaulting vulnerable patients: Read Here the Dept...... |
 | Department of Health NHS Consent Key Documents The Department of Health NHS Consent Key Documents will tell you about patient and clinician consent forms for all NHS procedures. Click on this link...... |
 | GMC Guidance on Consent for Patients & Doctor's The GMC - General Medical Council - guidelines about how patients and dr's can make decisions together about Consent. Click on this link to read the ...... |
 | Department of Health - DoH - Consent for Treatment Read here the Department of Health - DoH - Consent to Fluid Therapy or Fluid Resuscitation Document ...... |
 | GMC - Consent to Treatment & DNAR Read here the General Medical Council - GMC - Ethical Guidance about Consent to Treatment and DNAR'S ...... |
 | GMC - Withdrawing & Witholding Treatment & DNAR's Read here the General Medical Council - GMC - Guidance on Withdrawing & Witholding Treatment ...... |
 | BMA - Guidance on Fluid Resuscitation Read here the British Medical Association - BMA - Guidance on Fluid Resuscitation and DNAR's ...... |
 | Resuscitation Council UK Visit the website of the Resuscitation Council UK Visit the website of the Resucitation Council UK ...... |
 | Resuscitation Guidelines - Resuscitation Council UK Read here the Resuscitation Guidelines from the Resusciation Council UK ...... |
 | Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation - Standards for Clinical Practice Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation - Standards for Clinical Practice. A joint statement from the: The Royal College of Anaesthetists The Royal College of...... |
 | DoH - NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice Click here to read the Department of Health Code of Practice Documents on Patient Confidentiality ...... |
 | GMC - General Medical Council - Guidance on Confidentiality The GMC - General Medical Council has guidelines about Confidentiality and how Dr's should respect their patients privacy. Click here to read the GMC...... |
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