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Free dental care if you are made redundant.I apparently ticked the wrong box for free dental care before having a filling costing £51. I sent the paperwork in to show I was claiming Job Seekers allowance, (after being made redundant after 14 years as a civil servant) & 20 years in full time work. I now have apparently fraudulently received free dental care (as I didn't read the small print) and now owe the NHS £200, £51 plus the £149 worth of charges. I've only just got back into work and my husband lost his job at the same time and hasn't got regular work. We've got young children. We can't pay the government or another third-party agency £149 for sending out two letters and for me ticking the wrong box. Its just not fair. I didn't really understand the difference between the two allowances anyway and no one explained that I would not be entitled to free dental care. (but apparently it was in some small print). Its just not fair on individuals who have no intention of defrauding the NHS and are just claiming Job Seekers Allowance (which they have paid in to). I'm now back in work (after 5 months unemployed) and would pay £51, but they won't accept that.409 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Claire Rider
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Dont privatise NHS Primary Care SupportI am against the NHS being privatised and this Contract is important as it deals with Patients records and sending letters to Patients . The private Company Capita intends to close 29 offices used now and run from just 3 offices with 800 redundancies of NHS Staff . Local knowledge will be lost with the closure of these offices496 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Gordon Cairns
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NEW HEALTH CENTRE PROMISED FOR Galashiels at Roxbourgh street.Hundreds of PATIENTS HAVE have been patient and tolerant awaiting long and hard for this new Purpose built Centre.Their hearts have been broken by the long delays and dragging of heels by the Scottish Borders Health Board.15 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Namgyal Greenhill BEng MIME MBCS
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A free NHS is a fundamental part of what the electorate consider to form "Britain"This represents a fundamental change to the society that can be considered to be "British". Any move, unsupported by referendum, to follow through with this seismic change to to the social environment represents a complete disregard for the wishes of the general population. This is nothing short of a conscious, deliberate attack on our way of life.471 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Fraser Tolmie
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Human Rights for Dementia residentsToo many residents with dementia are denied regular access to outdoor spaces, eg gardens, patio areas, around the nursing home. The barriers I come across are "they feel secure inside"; "they may fall and hurt themselves" Sadly these residents only feel secure indoors because they have been locked in under DOLS regulations, for months and years , on end; the same could be said of prisoners in Belmarsh ! they would feel insecure outside after being locked away for ages ! The only way some of these residents with dementia experience the outdoors is if family or friends take them out; due to age and infirmity , family sometimes cannot manage this. People with dementia are no different from others in their need for sunshine and Vitamin D; in their need for emotional and spiritual uplifting by experiencing wind in their faces, hearing birdsong; looking at flowers and colours; in their need for mental and sensory stimulation; in fact they need these benefits more so than others who have the liberty to go where and when they please. people in nursing homes are prone to osteoporosis, (fragility of bones) , partly because they do not have exposure to sunshine, and also to exercise. I see them languishing in wheelchairs often for the whole day; pale certainly; apathetic often, in need of sensory and mental stimulation; Half an hour twice a day in the garden in the company of a care assistant would make a big difference to their lives. My husband is in a lovely nursing home, with kind staff and carers; he is fortunate that I can and do take him out regularly ; even in inclement weather; not everyone has the same opportunity.112 of 200 SignaturesCreated by SONIA LLOYD
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Let Doctors decide those who need ESA/Sick BenefitsLike many people I have found myself on the receiving end of ATOS deciding I am fit to work. Despite my GP sending me to the assessment with a supporting letter. My GP knows I am not fit enough to work. And there are thousands of people out there who are the same. Forcing people into situations that they can't cope with will cause more deaths, more illnesses and cost the NHS more in the long run. It's. It through choice I don't work. I am a qualified teacher. And shortly after qualifying was told by a school they didn't think I was capable of 'keeping up'. My health drastically deteriorated and now I can't work. Yet ATOS seem to think me and thousands of others out there are able to work..... and work any job. The whole system needs looking at and revising. How many people need to die before something is done about this.250 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Jenna Hayes
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Keep NHS public not privateThis is so important because many of those most in need of a National Health Service are the poor and long term chronically sick. These people cannot afford or get private health care. Without the NHS, we will be like America with 40% not having any health care cover. Once lost the NHS will NEVER be recovered, so act now to keep it. The NHS is the most cost effective & efficient health care system in the world, despite what the politicians keep saying about it. Love your NHS & fight to save it, it's the best thing Britain ever created and it's worth fighting for. The rest of the world knows it, we know it, the government knows it - so tell them to keep their grubby hands off!687 of 800 SignaturesCreated by susan robinson
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Keep NHS free for all.Lord Prior, has just suggested to parliament that he plans to launch an inquiry to consider whether we should move away from a tax-funded NHS towards one funded by insurance and co-payments. This is an attack on the core principles of the NHS that have been in place since 1946.381 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Phil Harrison
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Bird flu jabsI know of someone who had to have the jab because she was working with children. She developed narcolepsy and depression ultimately taking her own life. Her sister gave an interview to The Guardian and name GlaxoSmithKline as the manufacturer. A GO is quoted as not understanding why the DWP won't agree to compensation. See article: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/13/woman-narcolepsy-swine-flu-jab-no-quality-life25 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Kathryn Presneill
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Free Prescriptions for Asthma3 people a day die from asthma and 200 people a day are admitted to hospital274 of 300 SignaturesCreated by theresa parris
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Bring Mental Health awareness into educationThis is important because more young and older men and women suffer from a selection of mental health illness and not many people are aware of what mental health illness are and what effect they have on a person who suffers from them. In school they need to give the information out to their pupils about what mental health is (without going into graphic details) so then their pupils are able to understand why someone may suffer from a mental health illness, how it effects such person and what they can do it ensure their own safety and well-being as well as other people around them. We need to give people a better understanding of the different challenges that mental health brings to a person who suffers from it. It's time we talked about it more and get people involved in voicing what mental health is.253 of 300 SignaturesCreated by michael cook
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Reform the personal independence payment assessmentBecause you can't go on letting those of us who are genuinely sick get treated like we are benefit cheats. Of we have medical evidence to back up our claim then the benefits shouled get awarded. My doctor knows I cant get in and out of the bath alone, but an assessor decided I can do it myself after a 60 minute assessment. We can't go on ignoring this!141 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Loubie Smith
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