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Suffragette and WW1
Nursing Heroine
Miss Mary Rodwell (Brockdish, Norfolk) was a member Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (Q.A.I.M.N.S.R.). She was killed on the night of 17th November 1915 when the Hospital Ship Anglia was retu…Read more…
The good news is Murdoch’s Sun readership has halved in just five years
11% pay rise on basic while cutting all allowances actually represents a pay cut
Sun pay lots of money (more than doctors) for third rate journalists (sic)Read more…
The new NHS faced almost immediate series of cuts as the new Labour Government attempted to address the huge war debts Britain had incurred, as well as an economy based around war production, a huge need for housing and NHS services for a working class…Read more…
Norman Barry much respected head nurse at Banstead Hospital and first elected Labour Councillor in Chichester.
Also encouraged a young Kevin O’Brien to under take his nurse training.
Jim Devine Branch Secretary at Banour Hospital, Scotland built up a formidable progressive COHSE branch at the Hospital, along with the Branch Chairman “Tam”
Jim later became a charismatic and energetic COHSE regional officer becoming the undisputed c…Read more…
Peter Atkinson Branch Secretary Unison/COHSE Worthing signing up 110% under Tories anti union plans to force union members to rejoin every 3 years (1997)Read more…
COHSE Staff Circa 1964Read more…
Junior Doctors Strike of 1975 organised mainly by the the independent,
Medical Practitioners Union (MPU)Read more…
Health Workers Almanac circa 1979 – excellent little bible for rank and file hospital stewards
Written by Hospital Worker supporters. that is those close to the SWPRead more…
Sad news that Michael Meacher MP has died
Michael was a COHSE and Unison sponsored MP for many years and was a force for progress in the dark years of the 1980’s, Michael was also a great defender of our NHS.
He was a diligent MP and as I recall repl…Read more…