Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Marching to Save our NHS

by David Chalmers on 6 April, 2017

Last weekend I joined hundreds of people as we marched from Pilton Park in Barnstaple to North Devon District Hospital to show our support for our local hospital Services.

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Conservative lead Devon County Council recently ordered the closure of four picnic areas and their public toilets along A361 /A39 as part of their cost cutting.   Two of the lay-bys  situated within Fremington Parish near Roundswell Roundabout  are posing a sever potential health hazard. Jan’s Diner which was situated at the Rooksbridge picnic area […]

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Community Hospital Beds

by aldc on 14 August, 2015

It was decided in May by the Northern locality  Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), who purchase our local heath care, that the total number of in-patient hospital beds, in community hospitals should be reduced from 74 to 40, as part of its aim to care for more patients at home. This decision was taken on the […]

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A lifesaving Automated External Defibrillator (AED) was installed recently by the Parish Council at the Fremington Parish Hall. The equipment can be used in the event of a cardiac arrest and situating it  near to the shops in Fremington could really save lives,  as with someone experiencing a heart attack   every minute counts to their […]

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