A Hornchurch woman died only days after being discharged from Queen’s Hospital, with a coroner concluding that the care she received in A&E was inadequate and that she should have been admitted. Daisy Lyons, who had complex needs and depended entirely on her family and carers, was taken to Queen’s Hospital in Romford on 28Continue reading “Discharged To Die — Queen’s Failed Her”
Tag Archives: Wheelchair
Mean Comments? Peak‑Performance Ignorance
When you’re a wheelchair user, ‘just get the next bus’ is adorable — as if the next bus isn’t busy auditioning for Where’s Wally?, the ramp isn’t on annual leave, and the driver isn’t about to announce it’s terminating three stops early for ‘reasons’. Going out in a wheelchair is like having a full‑time jobContinue reading “Mean Comments? Peak‑Performance Ignorance”
Jeremy Clarkson’s National Grovel Service
Clarkson basically wants Britain to run a national chain‑email pyramid scheme where people on benefits must send weekly gratitude updates to random strangers, turning Universal Credit into the world’s saddest newsletter. I should say first that he was aiming this at young people he imagines are sitting at home doing nothing — which is adorable,Continue reading “Jeremy Clarkson’s National Grovel Service”
A Family Forced To Job‑Hunt For A Blind, Non‑Verbal, Wheelchair‑Bound Teenager — Proof The DWP Will Grind You Down Even When You Can’t Stand Up
The parents of a severely disabled teenager say they have been forced to spend hours hunting for jobs he can’t do in a “nightmare” battle with the DWP. Connor Donnelly, from Mauchline, East Ayrshire, is wheelchair bound, blind, non-verbal and barely able to sit up after being starved of oxygen at birth. But since he turned 18 andContinue reading “A Family Forced To Job‑Hunt For A Blind, Non‑Verbal, Wheelchair‑Bound Teenager — Proof The DWP Will Grind You Down Even When You Can’t Stand Up”
A TV Producer Is Permanently Disabled By Wrong-Button Paramedics
A TV producer, Meg Fozzard, was left permanently disabled after London Ambulance Service paramedics pushed the wrong button on a LifePak defibrillator, causing an eight‑minute delay in delivering a life‑saving shock during her 2019 cardiac arrest. In April 2019, in Walworth, South London, Meg, then 26, collapsed at home, struggling to breathe and fitting asContinue reading “A TV Producer Is Permanently Disabled By Wrong-Button Paramedics”
Michael J Fox Death Claims: CNN Apologises
Back To The Future legend Michael J Fox has addressed a recent “death scare” that emerged after US CNN posted a video claiming he had passed away. He decided to poke fun at the incident, but admitted that he was left baffled at where they got the information from. The video, entitled “Remembering the lifeContinue reading “Michael J Fox Death Claims: CNN Apologises”
SHAMEFUL!
An 83-year-old grandfather was forced to lie on his family’s camp bed in A&E as he endured a ‘shameful’ 12-hour wait for help. George Morris, from Torrance near Glasgow, started shivering and shaking as his health deteriorated during the arduous wait to be seen by ‘frazzled’ doctors. The pensioner had been sent to hospital for bloodContinue reading “SHAMEFUL!”
Bus Buggy Row
A disabled woman was unable to board a bus after irate mothers with pushchairs refused to give up their space. Because I use a wheelchair, I frequently experience this issue. I am quite fortunate most of the time; in fact, one woman with a stroller actually got off the bus so I could board, butContinue reading “Bus Buggy Row”
Ramp Refused To Be Lowered For Mum And Disabled Son
The mother of a disabled toddler captured the moment a bus driver left her at a bus stop when she couldn’t get her son on board. Charles, 2, was born with numerous problems and needs a ventilator, oxygen cylinder, suction machine and feeding pump 16 hours a day, all kept under his specialist chair. However,Continue reading “Ramp Refused To Be Lowered For Mum And Disabled Son”
Corbyn ‘Disgusted’ By ‘Cruel’ Government Cuts
Rachel Reeves has received a letter from Jeremy Corbyn condemning her and the government for their proposed reductions in disability allowances. In her spring speech last month, the chancellor said that the government would be drastically reducing the welfare budget. The £4.3 billion cuts package, which included significant reform to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), isContinue reading “Corbyn ‘Disgusted’ By ‘Cruel’ Government Cuts”
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