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Two-thirds of patients visiting Ely's Minor Injuries Unit would have gone to A&E

Two-thirds of patients attending the revamped Ely Minor Injuries Unit say they’d have travelled to Accident & Emergency, had the service not been saved from closure. This staggering figure is revealed in a just released report by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group. Spotted in Ely launched a campaign in July 2016 to #saveourminorinjuriesunit, …

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Brave brain tumour survivor Ella, 12, hosts fundraiser to save more lives

Featured / By Tali

A Sutton family is celebrating their daughter’s recovery from a life-threatening brain tumour by hosting a fundraiser for the Brain Tumour Charity. Sid and Sally Bibby will don their bandannas with pride during the coffee and cake fundraiser at Sid Bibby’s Turf & Landscaping on March 2 – almost a decade after daughter Ella-Rose was …

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Ely College “elves” bring Christmas cheer to kids with cancer

Featured / By Tali

There may be 12 days of Christmas – and today, 12 students from Ely College brought festive cheer to kids with cancer after sweating it out for 12 hours to raise charity cash. The Ely “elves” spent their last day of term today visiting Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, delivering gifts to children on cancer wards. …

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IVF decision 'maddening', says one of the first mums to be treated at Cambridge IVF clinic

Featured, News / By Tali

One of the first mums to be treated at the Cambridge IVF clinic has expressed dismay at news that NHS-funded IVF services have been suspended throughout Cambridgeshire. Ami Cull, whose twins Enzo and Emiah were born in August 2013, called the decision “maddening”, warning it would cause heartache for countless couples. This month Cambridgeshire and …

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4 Teams to Raise Money for the Rosie

Featured / By Mark Cooney

Most parents in Ely whose children were born at Addenbrookes will know how amazing the Rosie is, the hospitals’ maternity unit. This certainly was the case for Ely City Foot Club manager and his wife. Brady Stone and wife, Jodie gave birth to a little girl, Maiah who was 7 weeks premature and was looked after …

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Running rookie Megan to take on London Marathon to help team that saved her poorly babies

Featured, News / By Tali

Last year teacher Megan Carter completed the Swavesey five mile event, her first attempt at a running race. In nine days, she’ll be taking on the London Marathon. Despite being “very nervous” about taking part in the Marathon on April 23, the brave supermum will be spurred on by husband James, and twins Toby and …

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Brave Ria hopes electric wheelchair will help her get her life back

Featured, News / By Tali

An Ely mum of two battling a degenerative disease that leaves her in debilitating pain and causes life threatening health complications is fundraising for an electric wheelchair so that she can regain some of her independence. Brave Ria Hockey, 34, decided to share her heartbreaking story with Spotted in Ely in the hope that it …

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Ely Progressives blame government underfunding and "poor management" for minor injuries debacle

News / By Tali

Underfunding of the NHS and “poor management” by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group are to blame for the potential closure of Ely’s minor injuries unit, according to Ely Progressives. The group, a coalition of Labour, Green, Liberal Democrat and non-aligned members, today added its voice to organisations calling for the unit at the …

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Fury over closure recommendation for Ely's Minor Injuries Unit

Featured, News / By Tali

Don’t even THINK about axing our Minor Injuries Unit is the message from local residents, following a leaked report recommending its closure. Patients from across East Cambridgeshire have reacted furiously to the news that the popular service at Ely’s Princess of Wales Hospital may be shut down due to a lack of finances. Speaking to …

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Wonder Women complete London to Cambridge Ultra Challenge in under 10 hours

Featured, News / By Tali

Singing and laughing has helped five East Cambridgeshire supermums complete a gruelling 50km trek through the Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire countryside, escaping with just one blister each. Team Wonder Women were among 1000 adventurers walking, jogging or running in the London to Cambridge Ultra Challenge on Saturday to raise money for several good causes. The team …

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Air ambulance called out nine times in just four days

instant_articles, News / By Tali

It’s been a busy time for the East Anglian Air Ambulance, with the helicopter called out nine times in the space of just four days. On Thursday night, at about 11pm, the air ambulance was called to Little Downham, after a man in his 80s suffered a cardiac arrest. He was treated at the scene …

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Elderly patient airlifted to hospital

instant_articles, News / By Tali

The East Anglia Air Ambulance was called to Littleport on Monday, after an elderly woman suffered a broken leg. Dr Nathan Howes and critical care paramedic Jemma Varela attended the incident in Parson’s Lane yesterday lunchtime, after receiving reports of a woman in her 90s having a fall. The medics treated the patient before sedating …

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Barcode Campaign

Organisations / By Mark Cooney

One of our amazing Ely First Responders, Claire Taylor has bravely taken part in making a video for Bracode, a Breast Cancer awareness campaign launched by Addenbrookes Charity Trust. One size bra won’t fit ten different women. So why should one cancer treatment? We want to make breast cancer treatment more targeted, more effective and …

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Little boy who survived meningitis raises £600

Featured, Heroes, News, Youth / By Mark Cooney

In October 2007, our son who was 6 months old at the time was rushed to Intensive Care after developing Bacterial Pneumococcal Meningitis. Following a lumbar puncture and CT scan he spent the next 3 days in Intensive Care. We were initially informed on day one at 3 am shortly after treatment had commenced that he …

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