GO ON WITH YA CAMPAIGNING!!!

Consider it done

get your mum, dad, great uncle bulgaria and his dog to do it too

It's feckin' pathetic that we have to do this (no reflection on you etc) we should be able to fund help all our kids etc without the need of charity.All those billions spent on Afghanistan etc.

I know katty, it seems like everything worth anything is getting cut

I can't text. *hangs head in shame*

But I'll get one of my sons to text it for me.

Done   and it was free.  I've forwarded the number to my contacts and told them what to do.  We had to do something similar here recently aswell.  The government screwed us over after promising a Chemo unit for our hospital and then when they though it was too late for uproar, said no we weren't getting it.  Facebook groups and petitions eventually got them to overturn the decision.  It now means chemo patients wont have to drive nearly 2 hours back here after draining chemo whilst stopping every few miles to be sick   they've had to do it for years and many have said the journey made them rethink wether the chemo was even worth it for how the felt by the time they got home.

Done... Quite pertinent to me too, as some my family are around that area

thank you everyone. It does seem that they make cuts with the most needy first ellis . It makes me mad!

I will get Mr B to do it too Gypsie

Done 

It's not just a matter of funding cuts. Private Eye has been covering this, and one of the main reasons for reducing the number of cardiac units around the country is a long overdue attempt to implement the lessons learnt from the Bristol heart scandal back in the 90's (which the Eye was instrumental in exposing). Basically, you have all the best experts in a few centres where they get to perform a reasonably high number of difficult operations each year so they get lots of practise, rather than spread them thin in a lot of units around the country where they only perform one or two operations each year. It's considerably safer that way, and in principle is A Very Good Thing.

The problems with the proposed closure of the Southampton unit are that (a) it's actually one of the best ones in the country, and (b) the review process didn't take into account the Isle of Wight. Without Souhampton, IoW residents would have to travel to Bristol or London, which are over the 4 hours travel limit for specialist centres - thus again increasing safety risks.

Instead of admitting they got it wrong, the review panel have apparently been "developing scenarios" by which they can get ambulances from London to the IoW under certain circumstances...

Done too

What Eugene said ^^^^^^^^

Oh and done too

Thank you again everyone

Will do this now.

thanks peachy

I was going to get my Nan to do this today, But sadly, her phone needs to have the PUK code put in as she had been putting in her bank pin number instead of the pin for her phone I am sorting it as I type, so that will be another vote!!

I have to do it when I'm off out. No reception at home.

Gypsie, I am so proud of myself. I managed to send the text all by myself - no help from sons.

Thanks Baz, I'm so pleased with my very first text.

 I remember it well Yogi... took me ages to master it

Well done Yogi, maybe now you could teach my Nan!!

I'd be happy to, Zazz.

Believe me - if I can do it, so can your Nan.

aww well done yogi and thanks colgne and all of you

Mr Baz has voted......