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Once again thanks judy, I have taken copys from both the sites and i will be forwarding them to the desired and un-desired addresses,

UPDATE ON WHO GIVES A MONKEY’S Since posting this topic we have lobbied and petitioned a vast No of MPs including The Secretery of state for Health, Mr Roy Male The Chief Executive at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Mr Tony Blair P.M, Mr Michael Howard Conservative Leader, & 29 Local MPs, Also a article was run by the local newspaper on the issue that children are vetoed from using the local M.R.I Scanner unit, BBC Radio Lancashire placed this issue on the news and after this we started to get response from the powers that be, -----Original Message----- From: HOWARD, Michael [mailto:HOWARDM@parliament.uk] Sent: 01 July 2004 15:41 Subject: From the Office of the Leader of the Opposition Michael Howard has asked me to thank you so much for your recent letter and reply on his behalf. He appreciates you bringing the information you wrote of in your e-mail to his attention and has carefully noted your comments. Thank you for writing on this important issue. Best wishes, Ian Philps Office of the Leader of the Opposition -----Original Message----- From: (Cllr) Michael Carr [mailto:cllr.michael.carr@blackpool.gov.uk] Sent: 24 June 2004 15:33 Subject: mri scan Regarding the e mail you sent to all our members,as I am a non executive director of the Hospitals Trust the Council Leader has asked me to reply to you on his behalf.In doing so I refer you to the letter Roy Male our Ch Executive has sent to you,I think it fully explains the situation & I can not add any more to that.Hope everything goes alright for you. Email Disclaimer is: http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/democracy/corp...lDisclaimer.htm -----Original Message----- From: Jon Bamborough [mailto:j.bamborough@btinternet.com] Sent: 21 June 2004 22:51 Subject: Re: who gives a monkey's Hi Mr Taylor, Firstly I am sorry to hear about your son Jack. I too was unaware of the hospitals policy on the use of the scanner. I will be contacting the trust asking for clarification of this policy. Thousands of local residents have donated money to the scanner appeal. I am not sure they would have been so ready to donate had they been aware of this policy!! I hope Jack gets his scan soon and that his condition is treatable. regards, Cllr. Jon Bamborough Dear Mr. Taylor, I can imagine what a terrible time you are going through.I cannot understand why the hospital would not do the M.M.I Scan here in Blackpool. One of my colleagues is a member of the Hospital Trust Board and I have forwarded a copy of your e-mail to him. In the meantime I will try and find out any more information if I can to help. Sincerely, Sue Wright. To: cllr.sue.wright@blackpool.gov.uk Sent: 20/06/04 11:51 Subject: who gives a monkey's Thank you very much for sending this. I can understand why you are annoyed and I will take the matter up at any level I can. Good luck to Jack and all of you. Cllr Robert Wynne -------Original Message------- Date: 06/20/04 12:07:59 To: westcoastrock@blueyonder.co.uk Subject: who gives a monkey's Mr Roy Male Blackpool Victoria Hospital Whinney Heys Road Blackpool Fy3 8nr 28th June 04 Dear Mr Taylor Thank you for your letter dated 18th June 2004 I am sorry to hear of your son’s condition and the fact he requires a MRI scan. I also understand your concerns and frustration that you have been informed that MRI scans are not performed on children at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The reason for this is that scanning of children is a specialised are that requires specialist equipment and together with the trained staff. When a child undergoes a MRI scan, they are required to lie completely still for quite a long time, which is often difficult for a child under the age of six. Therefore, they are required to be put under general anaesthetic or sedation. Unfortunately, we do not have this monitoring equipment in the MRI scanning unit to monitor patients under general anaesthetic or sedation. I hope this letter has addressed your concerns and explains clearly why we are unable to carry out MRI scans on children at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Yours sincerely Roy Male Chief Executive No reply from secretary of state for Health No reply from Mr Tony Blair P.M Jack is still awaiting a appointment to have a MRI scan at liverpools Alder Hey Hospital, :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

UPDATE ON WHO GIVES A MONKEY’S Since posting this topic we have lobbied and petitioned a vast No of MPs including The Secretery of state for Health, Mr Roy Male The Chief Executive at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Mr Tony Blair P.M, Mr Michael Howard Conservative Leader, & 29 Local MPs, Also a article was run by the local newspaper on the issue that children are vetoed from using the local M.R.I Scanner unit, BBC Radio Lancashire placed this issue on the news and after this we started to get response from the powers that be, -----Original Message----- From: HOWARD, Michael [mailto:HOWARDM@parliament.uk] Sent: 01 July 2004 15:41 Subject: From the Office of the Leader of the Opposition Michael Howard has asked me to thank you so much for your recent letter and reply on his behalf. He appreciates you bringing the information you wrote of in your e-mail to his attention and has carefully noted your comments. Thank you for writing on this important issue. Best wishes, Ian Philps Office of the Leader of the Opposition -----Original Message----- From: (Cllr) Michael Carr [mailto:cllr.michael.carr@blackpool.gov.uk] Sent: 24 June 2004 15:33 Subject: mri scan Regarding the e mail you sent to all our members,as I am a non executive director of the Hospitals Trust the Council Leader has asked me to reply to you on his behalf.In doing so I refer you to the letter Roy Male our Ch Executive has sent to you,I think it fully explains the situation & I can not add any more to that.Hope everything goes alright for you. Email Disclaimer is: http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/democracy/corp...lDisclaimer.htm -----Original Message----- From: Jon Bamborough [mailto:j.bamborough@btinternet.com] Sent: 21 June 2004 22:51 Subject: Re: who gives a monkey's Hi Mr Taylor, Firstly I am sorry to hear about your son Jack. I too was unaware of the hospitals policy on the use of the scanner. I will be contacting the trust asking for clarification of this policy. Thousands of local residents have donated money to the scanner appeal. I am not sure they would have been so ready to donate had they been aware of this policy!! I hope Jack gets his scan soon and that his condition is treatable. regards, Cllr. Jon Bamborough Dear Mr. Taylor, I can imagine what a terrible time you are going through.I cannot understand why the hospital would not do the M.M.I Scan here in Blackpool. One of my colleagues is a member of the Hospital Trust Board and I have forwarded a copy of your e-mail to him. In the meantime I will try and find out any more information if I can to help. Sincerely, Sue Wright. To: cllr.sue.wright@blackpool.gov.uk Sent: 20/06/04 11:51 Subject: who gives a monkey's Thank you very much for sending this. I can understand why you are annoyed and I will take the matter up at any level I can. Good luck to Jack and all of you. Cllr Robert Wynne -------Original Message------- Date: 06/20/04 12:07:59 To: westcoastrock@blueyonder.co.uk Subject: who gives a monkey's Mr Roy Male Blackpool Victoria Hospital Whinney Heys Road Blackpool Fy3 8nr 28th June 04 Dear Mr Taylor Thank you for your letter dated 18th June 2004 I am sorry to hear of your son’s condition and the fact he requires a MRI scan. I also understand your concerns and frustration that you have been informed that MRI scans are not performed on children at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The reason for this is that scanning of children is a specialised are that requires specialist equipment and together with the trained staff. When a child undergoes a MRI scan, they are required to lie completely still for quite a long time, which is often difficult for a child under the age of six. Therefore, they are required to be put under general anaesthetic or sedation. Unfortunately, we do not have this monitoring equipment in the MRI scanning unit to monitor patients under general anaesthetic or sedation. I hope this letter has addressed your concerns and explains clearly why we are unable to carry out MRI scans on children at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Yours sincerely Roy Male Chief Executive

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I bet the strawberries and cream are half price now esspecially on Henman Hill

I just downloaded the demo www.fishsim2.com and i caught plenty of fish

http://go-fishing.co.uk/Tackle_Manufacturers/Repairs/ Or try google search

Anthony, If you raise cash will you go and buy the mobiles and place them in the childrens ward,? giving cash to hospitals dosen't allway mean it goes to the dept you wished

Elton, Throw the letter in the bin . Obviusly the solisitors are sending you letters on instruction of a third party ( This will be costing them monie) see you on crimewatch

Should refs be made to have ear radios so instant vidio playback could be the final rule :confused: :confused:

Just to say over the weekend i have e-mailed all blackpool local M.Ps radio stations and natianal newspapers, Radio Lancashire are doing a interview this afternoon to go on air later today..Still no reply from NHS OR Mr Roy Mail Cheif Executive of Blackpool Hospital.. Many Many thanks to all posters on this issue, for kind words and advice, The wife hope's you all catch big fish this week. [ 21. June 2004, 12:32 PM: Message edited by: Blackpool ]

Thanks judy i have just finnished e-mailing all local Mps for the blackpool area, and it seems no-one is aware of The Blackpool Victoria Hospital policies regarding children and the M.M.I Scanner.. p.s i have just been on the trusts website got all names and contacts needed, The Trust's Mission Statement is: "To provide our patients with the highest quality healthcare in the most effective way." (*Executive Directors) Beverly Lester - Chairman Beverly Lester joined the Trust on April 1st 2002. She has a wide range of NHS experience having been the Chairman of the Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust for more than four years and a former non-executive director of Blackpool Victoria Hospital. She is also a part-time solicitor. Roy Male CBE - Chief Executive Roy Male was appointed Chief Executive of the Trust in September 2002. He joined the Trust from Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust in Cambridge, where he was Chief Executive for four years. Roy has held a number of senior posts in the NHS and has more than 30 years experience in the health service. [ 20. June 2004, 12:31 PM: Message edited by: Blackpool ]

THE LOCAL PRESS WAS CONTACTED LAST WEEK AND ARE ON TO THE HOSPITAL (AWAITING A REPLY FROM MR MAIL Thanks for the Nos rikster i will definatly contact them and keep you all posted

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On 20th September 2003 my wife gave birth to twins, two lovely little boys, Jack & Harvey, 11 weeks premature, At two days old Jack had a very serious bleed to his brain & his left lung started to fail..This was all due to being premature, He was rushed from Blackpool Victoria Hospital to Alderhay at Liverpool, Jack had several operations including his left lobe being removed from his lung and a shunt fitted to his brain, This drains the fluid from his head and controls the pressure around his brain, Due to the bleeding his ventricles are damaged and the shunt is his life-saver, Jack is now 9mths old and he still has several hospital appointments every week, On the 7th June jack had a appointment at Alderhay Hospital the doctors stressed that Jack must have a M.R.I Scan as soon as possible as worries are Jacks scull bones may have fused together too soon and this is a sign jacks brain is not growing..Thus the M.R.I Scan will show much needed details. The Doctors and specialists at Alderhay Hospital told us this must be done as soon as possible… On the 15th June Jack had to go to Blackpool Victoria Hospital to see the paediatrician, On this appointment we was informed she had received correspondence notes from Alderhay and a M.R.I Scan to be done a.s.a.p, Also on this appointment Jack was diagnosed with possible cerebral palsy. This is also due to the bleed he had to his brain. We have been told the extent of the damage to Jacks brain will be clearer when we get the M.R.I Scan. Blackpool Victoria Hospital have a nice brand new M.R.I Scanner unit donated by the people of Blackpool ( charity fund raising ) e.c.t, In fact only a few weeks ago it was front page news that the new M.R.I Scanner was used to give a urgent scan to a gorilla from the local zoo – yes a gorilla from the zoo, We have now been informed by Blackpool Victoria Hospital that jack must go on the waiting list at Alderhay Hospital to have his M.R.I Scan & the appointments dept have informed us this could take several weeks as the waiting list is so large, This is partly due to Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s policies not to use the M.R.I scanner for children? But to send them to Liverpool. I have been informed by Jacks paediatrician the decision not to use the M.R.I scanner for children at Blackpool is that of The Chief Executive of the hospital Mr Roy Mail, I have tried several times to contact Mr Mail by phone and letter but as yet I have had no response as to why is my son or any other child denied much needed access to the M.R.I scanner at Blackpool Hospital, :confused: I hope the Gorilla from the zoo made a speedy recovery, :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: [ 20. June 2004, 01:18 PM: Message edited by: Blackpool ]