Independent
Kidderminster
Hospital &
Health Concern
are a political party resident
in the Wyre Forest area of
north Worcestershire.
Personnel
Life President
Dr. Richard Taylor MBE
Chairman
Harry Grove
Vice-Chairman
Peter Young
Treasurer & Membership Secretary
Keith Robertson
Secretary
Kathleen Hill
Election Agent
Peter Young
Election Agent
Gerald Wheeler
Executive Committee:
The above Officers together with representatives from other
bodies to which ICHC has been elected, together with any
co-opted personnel.
Party
Structure
Party News
At our recnent Bi-Annual General Meeting and ‘Party Conference’,
which took place at the ICHC Office, Comberton Hill,
we welcomed two new members, both elected to councils
within Wyre Forest - and now ICHC members.
The party was congratulated on its continued successes
(unlike UKIP, Brexit Party and Change UK).
Reports were received, targets set, and fund-raising activities planned.
Membership subscriptions are now due - reminders will be sent.
Refreshments were provided after business was concluded and
a merry time was had by all .. we’re a Party that knows how to party !
The background to Health Concern
The party was formed as a result of general public disquiet and unrest following the decision to close Kidderminster Hospital in the 1990s, - one
of three within the Worcestershire NHS (Acute) structure (Worcester City’s ‘Worcester Royal’ and Redditch’s ‘Alexandra’ being the others).
Such was the public concern that street processions and protests were held.
The party’s name was registered as ‘Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern’ - which was soon shortened, locally, to ‘Health
Concern’ with most people in the Wyre Forest Area referring to it by that name.
At the next General Election the constituency MP, David Locke, a Junior Minister in the Labour government, lost his seat to Dr. Richard Taylor, a
Consultant Specialist at Kidderminster Hospital.
Standing as an Independent MP, Dr. Taylor enjoyed two full terms (10 years) representing Wyre Forest in the House of Commons as well as
health issues in general while sitting on the Health Select Committee.
Awarded MBE for his services to health issues in his community, he is now Honorary Life President of the movement ans also provides help and
guidance to other political groups concerned about health issues within the UK.
Dr. Taylor’s memoires are also being developed and will appear here.
Social News
We have taken best medical
advice (that of Dr. Taylor)
and will be suspending formal
gatherings for the immediate
future.
The next scheduled Executive
committee meeting will be
changed to a circulation of
‘mini-reports’, on-line, from the
Secretary.
News regarding our next
Members’ meeting in due course.
