theWI Adderbury & District WI – WI Hosts Consultation Document Public Meeting – Wednesday, 22nd February 2017

Posted by on Feb 23, 2017 in Reflections

Dear Members,

Adderbury & District WI hosted an excellent Consultation Document public meeting this evening at The Institute with key speakers  under the chairmanship of Roger Shapley of North Newington.

Our speakers were Keith Strangwood, Chairman, Keep the Horton General, Roseanne Edwards, Banbury Guardian Journalist, Banbury National Health Party and ardent KTHG committee member, Andrew McHugh, a Councillor for Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote and Sophie Hammond, KTHG committee member, keenly advocating retention of the Horton Maternity Unit as a Consultant led Unit as against current downgrade status to a Midwife Led Unit.

A full audience heard a host of compelling facts and figures against current Sustainability and Transformation Plans, the two-part consultation programme and the need for all local-based hospital and health care supporters to come together in a national protest movement to fight against Government plans to downgrade, and ultimately destroy, our NHS.

 

Margaret Halstead

 

Saturday, 25th February 2017

Dear Members

I had mistakenly stated Roseanne Edwards as a KTHG committee member, which she is not allowed to be, because of possible bias risk as she writes on health issues in the Banbury Guardian . I have altered my report stating she is “an ardent supporter of retaining acute services at the Horton”  and would apologise for my error.
Margaret Halstead
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