Report to the People
11th July 2005
Not Diverted
It’s hard to find words strong enough
to describe the terrorist atrocities in London last week.
That
these twisted bombers would indiscriminately attack the very same British people
who were uniting under the Make Poverty History banner - campaigning against
oppression and injustice around the world and putting pressure on world leaders
at the G8 summit to give the poorest a better deal - shows just how morally
bankrupt they are.
Although,
almost as an act of defiance, people are determined to get back about their
business, events like this do stop you in your tracks.
Before
I heard news of the attacks, I was preoccupied with the IRH children’s ward.
On
the face of it, it seemed the same old story: a Royal College decides a ward
doesn’t meet its criteria and declares it will withdraw accreditation.
The one club golfers at the Health Board then can’t wait to jump in and
close it down.
But
times have changed. With the Kerr
report putting the spotlight on health service providers and the Board heading
for the chop, perhaps those in charge are now more willing to listen.
And, after exchanges with the Health Board and meeting Dr Adrian
Margerison of the Royal College of Paediatrics, the ward’s accreditation has
been extended.
Our
children deserve healthcare fit for the 21st Century - in wards, in the
community and at home. But that can
only be delivered by having a strategy which recognises the needs of our
community.
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