An Taoiseach Enda Kenny Deptmarment of the Taoiseach Government Building Upper Merrion Street Dublin 2 30th October 2012 Dear Enda, I was taken to Mater Hospital at 2.30pm on the 20th September 2012 by an ambulance from Dorset Street Lower Dublin following an accident in my wheelchair. At the hospital, a few X-rays were taken on my back and they found nothing wrong with my back. Their diagnosis revealed I only had an irregular heartbeat. Consequently, I was admitted overnight. At about 8.30pm, I was put on the stretcher and was later moved to a dark room where I was made to pass the night all by myself. At about 9.30pm a woman came to register/process me, she said to me, “according to my records you are Mr. Tom Chambers living at Newcastle County Galway and your GP is Dr Pat Conway.” Despite having given my correct details on admission to at least six members of staff I was astounded to realise that both the address and the GP’s name on her record were wrong. Much later while in the cold room nobody came to change my clothes, I went on the stretcher with the same clothes I wore when I had the accident until when I was discharged the next day. At 12.30am a nurse opened my door and asked me if I would like a blanket. At 8.00am the following morning I was taken out of the room to the nurses’ station where I enjoyed a bit of heat at long last .The nurses monitored my heartbeat before I was discharged. Panic set in at about 1.00pm when my heart started racing mad because a nurse administered to me the wrong heart medication. I was later discharged at 5.00pm on Friday 21st September. I came back home to Newport Co Mayo and went to my GP who referred me to Mayo General Hospital. I was admitted on 27th September 2012 and following X-rays the findings were a fracture of the upper T1 to mid T11 level (Copy of report of radiology attached) which revealed contrary to the findings at Mater Hospital. I would like to know when I was discharged from Mater Hospital there was no information about my fractured backbone from their X-ray. The Consultant in Mayo General, who was looking after me, told me that, if it the fracture was not detected on time, it would have led to a heart attack. I’m writing to have this matter thoroughly investigated and to understand why a big Hospital like Mater should misdiagnose and mistreat such a life threatening incident. Kind regards, ………………… Tom Chambers

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ENIL, Independent Living News. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Editorial Update Welcome to a new edition of the Independent Living News! This time we bring you news with a Nordic perspective. The JAG Association turns 20 this year and JAG will be celebrating this by organising four conferences around Sweden, two of which have already taken place. The theme of the conferences so far have been opportunities and prospects for those of us with major disabilities. Meanwhile, there are intense debates about crime in relation to assistance benefit in Sweden. The question is: How can we secure the future of personal assistance in Sweden and our unique rights in legislation? Political winds and technological progress naturally affects the lives of people with disabilities. The Nordic welfare center has identified some key trends in the Nordic countries and challenges in relation to the UN CRPD. The initative for the Nordic trend analysis comes from the Nordic Handicap Board. Since 1997 the Nordic Ministeral Board has worked as a policy making and advisory body to the Nordic Ministerial Board, but this will now change. In this edition of the Newsletter you can also read about Role Model Finn Hellman who is a journalist and activist from Sweden. We also bring you news from ENIL's trips to Estonia for Peer Counseling, to Bulgaria to promote deinstitutionalization and to Cyprus to promote Independent Living. We hope you enjoy reading about the latest updates from the North Region of ENIL!   ENIL Visit Bulgaria: Sofia, Stara Zagora and Skopje Jamie Bolling – the ENIL Executive Director visted Sofia, Stara Zagora and Skopje in September on the invitation of CIL Sofia and Kapka Panayotova. Read more.. Nordic Minister Board goes against UN CRPD Fifteen years ago the Nordic Handicap Board was established. The purpose was to give advice and help with policy-making decisions by the Nordic Minister Board  in relation to disability issues. The Nordic Handicap Board consists of politicians as well as representatives from Nordic disability organizations. Read more.. Trends in the North The Nordic countries have all either ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities or are working towards ratification of the Convention. Read more..   Role Model: Finn Hellman Finn Hellman is a journalist and activist, with a focus on disability issues. Currently, he works part time as ombudsman for the left party in Dalarna in Sweden. Read more... ENIL Peer Counseling Training ENIL held training for Peer Counseling in cooperation with Händikäpp from Tartu, Estonia from September 27 – 30, 2012. The training, attended by 30 participants, took place at the Waide Motel Read more... 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Putting People First-the end of local democracy? Posted: 26 Oct 2012 02:53 AM PDT How does the elimination of 75 town councils and 700 local representatives enhance local government and accountability? How do you justify increasing the ratio of councillors from 1 in 2,336 (2nd lowest in EU)  to 1 in 4,800, making us the most under-represented country in the EU. Is it really worth doing to save €6 million? If so, why isn't Greece doing the same (1 councillor per 1,000) or France (1 councillor per 118) or Germany (1 councillor per 350). Why are the same people being elected to both Municipal Area Councils and County Councils, What about the Dual Mandate? Is cutting 7 regional assemblies an increase in local government? Why are there no direct elections to the remaining regional assemblies? Why are you voting to remove Town Councils, Borough Councils and City Councils which have existed separately for centuries in the interests of savings only, taking in no account the historical, economic, cultural, social and morale impact of such a move?  Meanwhile Dublin is to be left as 4 separate local authorities for no good reason. Why has no effort been made to differentiate between effective, efficient and successful councils and other less effective councils? Why are Councillors to be removed from the planning process even further by the removal of their powers under Section 140.  Section 140 is the provision whereby Councillors have the last say over the Executive and is an important piece of legislation which ensures that local government is not solely the purview of unelected officials? Do you not agree that this is a plan of budget cuts, a reduction of local democracy on a scale never seen in a modern European nation and a further centralisation of local government?

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Send to a Friend | Update Preferences | Unsubscribe | Go to Archive | View Online 26 October 2012 GB Path to Growth The Tourism Recovery Taskforce yesterday published a major new strategy to revitalise performance in the British market – GB Path to Growth this week. The report, which represents a fundamental shift in how we grow visitor numbers from Great Britain, was welcomed by Minister Varadkar, and many of our industry partners. Read on to find out more about how the report plans to increase Ireland's prospects of attracting holidaymakers from Great Britain.   Fáilte Ireland welcomes GB Path to Growth The Tourism Recovery Taskforce this week published a significant new strategy to revitalise performance in the British market – GB Path to Growth. The report has been welcomed by Fáilte Ireland. Read on to find out more about the report including key actions and what other members of the tourism industry have to say about it.   GB Path to Growth - What does it say? With the total number of British holidaymakers forecast to increase very slowly, we need to grow business faster than our competitors if we are to recover the level of visitor numbers it had in the past from GB. After extensive research, here's how the Tourism Recovery Taskforce plans to grow the Bristish market for Ireland.   Three segments hold the key to success Find out more about them The Tourism Recovery Taskforce has devised a new consumer segmentation model for the British market which identifies three segments which offer the best prospects for growth in 2013 and 2014. Read on to find out more about these segments   Video: What do these new segments look like? A number of segments were outlined in GB Path for growth, three of which have been identified as offering Ireland the greatest potential for winning back share of the British Market, two offer immediate opportunities. Watch this video to get a glimpse of what these consumers look like.

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Hi all members

 

HSE is running a healthy eating and cookery classes for anyone interested in learning new cookery skills for themselves and  their PA's!  This is a 6 week course, 1 day a week for 2 half hours in a wheelchair accessible venue in Coolock, Dublin  15.

 

I am looking for any members interested in this, so if you are interested please contact me at the details below and I will give you more details on it! I have attached a flyer with details of the course.

 

There is a once off fee of 10 euro for the course and all materials/ ingredients will be supplied!

 

You can also bring your PA along too! 

 

 

Fiona Caffrey

Information Officer

Greater Dublin Independent Living

Macro Resouce Centre

1 Green Street

Dublin 7

Telephone: 01-8737039

Mobile: 085-1106462

E-mail: fionacaffrey@gdil.ie

Website: www.gdil.ie

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Access Board Webinar on Accessible Historic Buildings and Facilities (November 1)    

The next webinar in the Board's monthly series will take place November 1 from 2:30 – 4:00 (ET) and will cover access to historic buildings and facilities. The session will focus on addressing accessibility in planned alterations to qualified historic facilities and review permitted exceptions where State Historic Preservation officials determine that compliance would threaten or destroy a facility's historic significance.  To register for this free webinar, visit www.accessibilityonline.org.  Questions for the webinar can be submitted in advance through this website.  

 

 

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