we had to go to turkey for treatment to save my sons life

The WHO Code covers the marketing of all formula milks, bottles and teats (including dummies). It exists to protect all infants, to enable parents to make feeding decisions, free from commercial influence. There should be no product placement to parents and any marketing information or educational materials shared with pregnant women or mothers of infants and young children needs to comply with the code, in particular Articles 4.2 and 4.3 of the Code. This petition is in response to recent social media posts by NCT that show a clear breach of the Code and the CEO's failure to reassure Practitioners that NCT continues to fully adhere to the Code.

ELHCP are drawing up plans in secret for Hackney’s NHS, in line with the Government’s 2019 NHS Long Term Plan. These plans have not been published in full, but we do know they could make deep cuts to NHS services and increase privatisation. Homerton Hospital is likely to be heavily affected by the plans. ELHCP are not consulting us about the plans, but we need them to know that local people do not agree to any reduction of NHS services, or longer journeys. Under ELHCP plans, Homerton Hospital could be re-purposed as a surgical centre, taking patients from a much wider North East London area, and in future might provide only limited ‘core’ acute services. Homerton’s excellent ‘Type 1’ A&E service could be downgraded to provide much more limited ’Type 3’ Emergency services. The plans could mean Hackney residents having to travel to other hospitals across North East London for many services currently provided at Homerton. Meanwhile, Homerton’s pathology lab is set to be downgraded to a ‘spoke’ of a ‘hub’ based at Bart’s Hospital. This means much longer turn-around times, and could severely limit the services Homerton can provide. This threatens the treatment of sickle cell disease, difficult births, bariatric surgery, and brain injuries. Homerton has already seen the building of a new Path Lab stopped; more and more tests moved to other hospitals; and loss of experienced staff, leading to existing staff becoming demoralised and overworked. ELHCP’s plans also involve the relocation of 100 mental health beds out of Hackney to Mile End. ELHCP is an unaccountable body making critical decisions about NHS services across the North East London boroughs of City and Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest, Barking and Dagenham and Redbridge and Havering. These proposals reflect Government policy to impose cuts through reorganisations, with hospital services spread out over a much greater area, meaning much longer distances and travelling times for patients and visitors. NHS bodies have a legal duty to consult the public about any significant proposals for change as part of the development of plans. This should happen before any plans are published or decisions are made. Hackney Keep Our NHS Public (KONPH), is a local campaign group. KONPH is one of around 80 groups across England affiliated to a national KONP campaign against cuts and privatisation of the NHS. KONPH demands that ELHCP keep a full general hospital in Hackney, with an appropriate pathology lab and A&E department, acute psychiatric care, and facilities for care of elderly people.

Hydrotherapy is exercising in warm water. The temperature of the water is 33 – 34 degrees Celsius; swimming pools are usually a maximum of 28 degrees Celsius. The warm water helps people with pain, stiffness and limited mobility to exercise more easily. The pool is currently used by 400 patients a year with a range of musculoskeletal conditions including axial spondyloarthritis (ankylosing spondylitis), hypermobility, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. The closure of the pool left many people’s health seriously deteriorating as no suitable alternative has been offered. There are no other hydrotherapy pools in Bedfordshire.

Many EU countries have banned it's use (recently France in Jan 2019 due to it's link with cancer) and yet we are still using it in Brighton and Hove. Yellow patches of dead grass have been appearing in our parks and playgrounds over the past few weeks and we the city's residents ask that for the sake of our children's health and for the health of the environment that you STOP the use of this poison NOW. Other cities and towns have stopped ...it is time we did the same !

A few months ago I needed to attend Churchill Hospital several times for treatment in relation to suspected prostate cancer. The services I received were both speedy and efficient. I received excellent care from both administrative and medical staff. I was horrified to learn that a tendering process had resulted in the sale of the Churchill PET Scanning services to a private company. The Churchill Hospital is a recognised centre of excellence in relation to cancer care and all efforts must be made to preserve the integrity of this precious resource. The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has the power to stop this sale going ahead. This decision needs to be reversed as soon as possible.

The George Bryan Centre offers inpatient support for patients suffering from mental ill-health. Closing the facility will mean that Tamworth Residents requiring in-patient Mental Health support will need to attend St Georges in Stafford or further afield. It also means that people from Tamworth visiting friends or relatives will face a 60-mile round trip.

Many woman suffer from the crippling pain caused by endometriosis on a daily basis in UK, it is a disorder in which the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus grows on the outside effecting the Ovaries, Fallopian tubes and tissue in the pelvis. Many lead restricted lifestyles and cannot enjoy the freedom many of us take for granted, some are forced to give up their jobs completely as they struggle with day to day life. 1 in 10 woman between the age of 15 and 49 are diagnosed with the condition which causes a paralysing pain in the legs, back and abdominal area. Many go through multiple surgeries to attempt to stop the pain which in many cases it is futile.

The first year of your baby's life can be the most challenging especially for a first time mother. So having the drop-in Clinic was a lifeline for me. They provide child developmental checks and the opportunity to discuss concerns with, for example, sleeping, feeding and child illnesses. Knowing I would be seeing the same Health Visitor at each visit was also reassuring. It is the only service in the locality and is extremely popular, with mums queuing for some time to be seen. Please help us save this service!

Oakleigh House is a small 5 bedroom Mental health respite center. It's the only place like it in Cornwall. It provides a safe haven for those in crisis and recovery. Up to 5 people can stay for one week at a time for 4 times per year. Oakleigh has saved thousands of hours of hospital time and hundreds of lives. All of this for £140,000 per year. Yet no replacement is offered or consultation with the service users has happened. Please save Oakleigh and Save a life.

crones disease is a very disabling disease there is no cure for it and in some cases it hospitalizes the person it can travel through your body With Crohn’s, you are slightly more likely to develop other health problems. Your doctor will watch you closely to help prevent them. They include: Colon cancer, if Crohn’s disease affects your colon or large intestine. Lymphoma. This is a cancer of the lymphatic system, the body’s disease-fighting cells and structures. It’s more likely if you take certain medicines for Crohn’s. Deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. This means blood clots could form in the veins or lungs. Primary sclerosing cholangitis. This is serious inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts, the tiny tubes that allow bile to pass through the gastrointestinal system. Psoriatic arthritis, a form of arthritis that affects some people with psoriasis.

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust plan to sell the Brighton General Hospital and develop a new Community Health Hub. Brighton General Hospital Action Group believe that this public land must remain a public asset for the people of Brighton and Hove.We believe that this site redevelopment offers the opportunity to address some of the much needed, and urgent, health, social care and housing needs in the city and are concerned that current proposals are inadequate.