Public Health Service Campaign: September 2008

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Bandanna Bunting

Message from Janette Byrne, former cancer patients and spokesperson for Patients Together :

Planning for the protest march of October 11th:

In recent years we have all heard of the horrendous way some cancer patients have suffered in our Health System.

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Late diagnosis. (Too late for our friend Susie Long and many others)
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Misdiagnosis
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No Beds
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Long waits for scans, chemotherapy, radiotherapy
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Some losing their lives not to cancer but to hospital acquired infections

As part of the ‘Public Health Service Campaign’s’ protest on the 11th of October and with your help we want to create a ‘bandanna bunting’

What’s involved:

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If you were a cancer patient you can bring a bandanna and pin it on with everyone else on the day.
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If you had a loved one who experienced cancer and you wish to pin a bandanna on their behalf that is fine also.

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Bandannas may be signed and include a message.
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We want to make this cancer patients support as large as possible.
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If you are unwell and unable to attend the protest you can post your bandanna to 82, Finglas Park Dublin 11
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Conor MacLiam, husband of Susie Long, will pin up the first bandanna before the march

Only with your support will this happen.

Lets make this protest the greatest ever. We did it for the Antiwar campaign, we did it for Irish Ferries, we even did it in support of Bewleys; now your health deserves your support.

Please forward this message to others

Janette Byrne Patients Together 085-7302798

Friday, September 26, 2008

SECOND VOLUNTEERS MEETING

Next Thursday, 2nd October, at 6 p.m. in Liberty Hall.

Planning for postering of city and suburbs.

LARGE POSTERS FOR LAMPOSTS will be available.

Leaflets, window stickers and smaller posters also available.

For supplies contact below

healthcampaign@gmail.com

087 4116357

www.publichsc.blogspot.com

Your Health - Your Protest
2 pm Saturday 11th October 2008
Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin 1.

No cuts in Health spending in the budget!!

Friday, September 12, 2008

Stick it to 'em: car stickers for 11th October available

Car window and window stickers for 11th October march now available.

Take a bunch.

Contact 087 4116357 or 085 7302798 or healthcampaign@gmail.com

Statement and Aims:

We call for an end to the constant crises in, and underfunding of, our Public Health Service.

In one of the wealthiest countries in the world it is past time we had a fully funded and life-long Public Health Service available to all when needed, and equal and speedy access to emergency and hospital services irrespective of income and place of residence.

We join together in the Public Health Service Campaign to act together to seek through word and agreed action:

1. End the Health budget cutbacks and embargos on staff recruitment.

2. Equal access to hospital services irrespective of income and place of residence; no public hospital closures or downgrades.

3. A fully funded, adequately staffed and life-long Public Health Service available to all.

4. Immediate and major investment in tackling the national emergencies in the Accident & Emergency service and in Hospital Acquired Infections.

5. An immense reduction now in the public waiting lists for diagnosis and for treatment.

6. For the highest standards in diagnosis and in communications with patients.

7. Investment in public hospital beds instead of co-location tax breaks and land grants to for-profit hospitals.

8. A primary care system, based on public service and not-for-profit principles, to allow people receive excellent care in their homes and communities.

Public Health Service Campaign