Welcome to Wyre Forest
Home of I.C.H.C.
Contact
01562 823 581
Please use this answer-phone service to contact our office. You can also make contact with specific Councillors via the phone / e.mail details on <Councillors>E.mail
Please use talk2us@healthconcern.org.uk to send a message. It will either be replied to directly or acknowledged & forwarded to the appropriate person.Fax
Yes; we still use the jolly-old fax - it cannot be hacked the way these new-fangled systems can. Our number is 01562 77 00 11
Independent Community & Health Concern
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Our ‘Heart-in-Hands’ logo
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The Premier Independent political party in Wyre Forest
The Wyre Forest area of north Worcestershire is the home of independent political thought - having been represented in Parliament for two terms (ten years) by the Independent M.P. Dr. Richard Taylor M.B.E.Representing Wyre Forest people
The party works at Wyre Forest District and local Town and Parish levels with Councillors on the Bewdley, Kidderminster and Stourport-on-Severn town councils.Not just a ‘Single Issue’ party
As is reflected in it’s title, Independent Community and Health Concern is NOT just a ‘single issue’ grouping of independent representatives of the people; taking on-board all manner of local problems (and solving them) and local aspirations (and aiding in their delivery). It grew out of the projected closure of Kidderminster Hospital (to which so many had contributed with fund-raising). This prompted mass protest and street parades and, ultimately, the rejection of the sitting Labour MP - a junior Minister. While I.C.H.C. remains fundamentally concerned with the provision of health facilities and the delivery of all that results in ‘good health’ it is associated with concern for all aspects of a healthy community - education for all ages, support for the disabled and the elderly, transport, arts and entertainment, nature and the environment.STATISTICS
as per 17 th October 2020of LOCKDOWN UK
Persons tested 25,476,034 Positive tests (to date) 689,257 Mortalities: 43,429 UK Deaths (per day) 136 Worcestershire cases 4,426 Worcestershire deaths 286 Wyre Forest cases 761 Worcester City cases 721 Wolverhampton cases 3,012 Sandwell cases 4,367 Dudley cases 2,648 Birmingham cases 16,540 Patients in Worcestershire who died were aged between 47 and 99 years old. All had known underlying health conditions. The Acute Hospital Trust covers Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Evesham Community Hospital as well as the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch and Kidderminster Hospital.
DAY
209
A
new
poll
from
YouGov
has
found
as
many
as
85
per
cent
of
us
aren't
washing
our
fabric
face
coverings
properly in between uses.
15
per
cent
have
never
washed
theirs !
Only
one
in
eight
people
are
washing
reusable
paper
face
coverings
correctly
-
once
a
day
in
laundry
detergent
and
hot
water
–
and
then
discarding
them
after
3
or 4 washes.
.. and when will they go to
the grooming parlor ?
I.C.H.C. acknowledges the debt we owe to
“THE FEW”
.. and their sacrifice during the
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
which took place between
10th July and 31st October 1940
in this the 80th Anniversary year
Link to Tribute site
Boris’ Latest Plan
A New Emergency System
From
October,
Alexandra
(Redditch)
and
Worcestershire
Royal
Hospitals
are
implementing
a
new
national
programme
called
‘NHS
111
First’,
where
the
public
will
be
asked
to
contact
NHS
111
before
attending
A&E
if
they
have
an
urgent
(but
not
serious
or
life-threatening)
medical emergency.
They
will
then
be
given
a
timeslot
at
an
A&E
department
or
directed
to
the
appropriate
service
–
which
could
be
a
GP
or
a
dentist.
This
new
system
should
mean
patients
will
get
to
speak
with
a
senior
clinician
earlier
and
will
diminish
crowding
and
reduce
the
risk
of
Covid-19 transmission.
For
people
with
serious
or
life-threatening
illnesses
or
injuries
you
will
still
be
advised
to
dial
999, as before.
Attending
A&E
without
having
contacted
NHS
111
may
involve
a
longer
wait
to
be
seen,
although
there
will
be
“Care
Navigators”
in
A&E
departments
to
help
people
use
‘NHS
111’
while
they
are
waiting,
which
may
result
in
people
being
directed
elsewhere
for
prompt
treatment.
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TWO Worcestershire schools, Chantry School, Martley and Broadheath CE Primary
School, have confirmed cases of coronavirus and have sent pupils home to self-isolate.
Thirty-nine Martley year 10 pupils are being provided with remote learning with
Headteacher Andrew Dickenson telling parents
“We have all of the current DfE guidance for the full reopening of schools in place.”
Broadheath’s parents were being reassured that
“ .. Covid-19 will be a mild illness and that the school remains open and, if children
remain well, they can continue to attend school as normal.”
Dr Kathryn Cobain, Director for Public Health for Worcestershire said:
“An individual from Broadheath C of E Primary School was quickly identified as
testing positive for COVID19 and measures put in place to protect the school and
help minimise any further disruption. Close contacts have been identified and traced,
they are now also self-isolating for 14 days in line with guidance and will continue
their learning through home access learning.”
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Tier TWO - HIGH RISK
West Midlands: Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull, Wolverhampton, Walsall
Tier ONE - MEDIUM RISK
Wyre Forest and Worcestershire
