Home Help Slander

Written by Pat Lawlor Friday, 12 March 2010 12:00

Privatisation to blame, not workers!

Following the recent revelations that the Southern Health Trust has received 15 accusations of ‘ill treatment’ by home help workers, Socialist Party representative Pat Lawlor has stated that privatisation is the problem, not workers.

NHS - Not safe in their hands!

Written by Camden Socialist Party members Monday, 01 March 2010 10:39

"You call this cuts - I'm not scared to say cuts... The amount of money available to the NHS is decided by the government. We will have less money to meet rising demands... There are hard decisions to be made. I have to balance the books."

That was the £140,000 a year chief executive of North Central London NHS (NCL) trying to explain to 350 people at a protest meeting why NCL were discussing seven different "scenarios" to cut £560 million from its £2.27 billion budget by 2016-17

Picket against Health Cuts

Written by Paddy Meehan Saturday, 27 February 2010 11:40

Show your opposition to the cuts
Picket Belfast Trust Executive meeting
9.30am Thursday 25 March
Knockbreda Health Centre, Upper Knockbreda Rd (opposite Forestside Shopping Centre)

Called by the Socialist Party

For more info Tel: Pat Lawlor on 07810522111

Belfast Health Trust challenged to reveal cuts

Written by Pat Lawlor, West Belfast Socialist Party Monday, 22 February 2010 10:38

In a letter sent to the editor the Socialist Party have challenged the Belfast Health Trust to reveal the cuts to health services.

Dear editor,

The Belfast HSSC Trust has attempted to deny claims by the Socialist Party that the rehabilitation services provided at the Elliot Dynes Unit of the Royal Hospitals are not being cut. This is empty rhetoric.

Socialist Party exposes cuts in cardio-vascular surgery at RVH

Written by Pat Lawlor Thursday, 11 February 2010 16:02

FURTHER HEALTH CUTS REVEALED

It can now be revealed that 6 more beds have been axed from cardio-vascular surgery services at the Royal Victoria Hospital, bringing recent bed losses in this unit to 12. West Belfast Socialist Party representative Pat Lawlor said these cuts will have a "serious impact on the standard of living of those waiting for surgery of this nature."

Health Cuts Exposed

Written by Pat Lawlor Friday, 05 February 2010 13:43

Assembly cuts responsible for closure of Unit at the Royal Hospitals

It can be exclusively revealed that the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has imminent plans to close the Elliot Dynes Regional Rehabilitation Centre at the Royal Hospitals. Pat Lawlor, West Belfast Socialist Party representative, described the move as "part of a series of stealth attacks on the health service".