A DEDICATED HOSPITAL

[Filonian]

Not one of my usual "funnies" - but I have just received an E-mail with the following content: -


A DEDICATED HOSPITAL WITHIN THE UK FOR SERVING MILITARY AND VETERANS



Please read the main message below and then, if you feel moved by it, please sign up and pass it on to as many people as possible.



My understanding is that Selly Oak is, medically, very good; indeed I have visited seriously injured military in-patients there several times but it is clearly just not able to deal with the numbers coming back, nor accomodate them in 'military' surroundings.. Just as with that outrageous business where the NIMBY's tried to stop a Families' Hostel being built near Headley Court, this seems to me to be an issue that the whole military family should get behind. As you will see below, time is short but it should still be possible to get some real numbers behind this one. If you feel able to help please sign up by visiting the link below, and also please pass it on. I'm not in favour to chain letters but this one really is worth it.

A little background: 2 Para alone have, so far on their current tour, sent back over 50 casualties to the UK and, having seen Selly Oak, I know that most cannot be accommodated. So when all of the casualties from other battle groups are added to the figure, how can one ward in an NHS hospital possibly cope? It cannot and the individual troops are, I understand, being sent home to recover relying on NHS visiting services which themselves are over-committed.

A lot more than 5000 names are needed for this petition and quite cynically, Downing Street has put a time limit of one month for this to be achieved.

Please do what you can by acting now'. Please petition to
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Wounded/



Graham

[Garry Russell]

Hi Graham

Another example of the Government falling short where it really matters

Petition signed

Garry

[DispatchDragon]

I knew there was a reason why I awoke at 0130lcl
Petition Signed my friend

Leif

[Jon.M]

Petition signed.

Thread bumped.

Jon

[Bridon Bear]

Sig Number 52,055 for me.....

Regards.

Bridon Bear