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On Thursday 31 July, two Trustees of the Princess of Wales Charitable Trust, Allyson Broadhurst and Liz Every, visited Ely Rotary Club at Ely Bowls Club to share updates on the Trust’s work and the future of the Princess of Wales Hospital. Formed in 2023/24, the Trust is dedicated to enhancing care and support for …
Ely’s Air Cadet Squadron have spent Sunday morning tending to the RAFA Memorial Rose Garden in the grounds of the former RAF Ely Hospital which later became the Princess of Wales NHS Hospital. In close collaboration with the Hospital Management Team and the Ely Branch of the RAF Association Charity the Squadron has committed to …
Redevelopment of the Princess of Wales hospital site moves a step closer as East Cambridgeshire District Council’s Planning Committee grants outline planning permission. Matthew Winn, Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust which submitted the planning application on behalf of partners explained: “This is fantastic news and is the first step in enabling partners …
Exciting future for the Princess of Wales hospital in Ely moves a step closer Read More »
We have just learned of the sad news regarding the passing of Air Marshal Sir John Alexander Baird, KBE, CStJ, DL, FRAeS, FRCPE who was the former Commanding Officer of the RAF Ely Hospital. Sir John ultimately reached the rank of Air Marshal and was appointed as Surgeon General to Her Majesties Armed Forces (colour …
Commanding Officer of the RAF Ely Hospital Passes Away Read More »
A three year redevelopment of the Princess of Wales hospital site is planned which will see NHS and social care partners deliver more services for local residents from modern, fit for purpose buildings. Matthew Winn, Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, which owns the hospital site, explained: “NHS and social care partners who …
East Cambridgeshire District Council’s trading arm, East Cambs Trading Company (ECTC), has released the first phase of shared ownership homes at the former MoD site in Ely, despite disruption caused by the pandemic. Situated at the former RAF housing estate, adjacent to the Princess of Wales Hospital, this first phase sees the release of seven, three-bedroom …
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Join a new community group to advise on the redevelopment of the Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely . The hospital is being developed by the local NHS into a health and care superhub. This is a place where lots of different health and care services are offered on one site. They need your help …
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An iconic Ely adventure playground, recently plagued by litter and vandalism, has gone forever. However, the Ministry of Defence told Spotted in Ely that the decision to remove the playground, known locally as the American Park, was unrelated to its recent troubles. On April 27 the play equipment was dismantled from its site off Heaton …
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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Ely rockers may love painting pebbles but their hearts are definitely not made of stone. When members of Spotted in Ely Rocks found out about a penguin-loving, poorly three-year-old, they decided to make him rocks of art, decorated with his favourite Antarctic animal. Spotted in Ely Rocks administrator Fleur Patten launched Mission Penguin last week, …
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A 6345 strong petition, calling for Ely’s minor injuries unit to be saved from closure, was last night handed to the NHS funding boss in our area. Campaigner Helen Wright gave the petition to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) clinical chair Dr Gary Howsam during a public meeting at The Maltings. Presenting the …
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Former school governor Richard Morgan says it’s important to ensure that there are enough school places to cope with Ely’s rapid development. One of four candidates standing for the City Council (North Ward), Richard says residents in the north of the city are not being “treated fairly” when it comes to expansion. “800 homes are …
Outpatients services at Ely’s Princess of Wales Hospital are safe for now – but the future of our minor injuries unit is still uncertain. Yesterday Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group announced that Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has agreed to work with it to provide outpatients clinics at the Princess of Wales …
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More public meetings about the future of three threatened minor injury units will take place in Ely and Fenland, following the huge turnout at meetings held over the past fortnight. Today Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Health Group, which makes financial decisions about the NHS in our area, announced four further meetings planned for next month, …
Turn out at MIU public meetings "exceeded our expectations", CCG says, announcing more Read More »
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 …
More public meetings are planned regarding the future of three threatened minor injury units and other outpatient services, following the large turnout in Ely this week. Today Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group, responsible for making financial decisions about NHS services in our area, announced that it would be holding further meetings in East Cambridgeshire …
The fight to save minor injuries units at Doddingham, Wisbech and Ely has won the support of the leader of East Cambridgeshire District Council, who expressed concerns that public consultations were just a “box ticking exercise”. Councillor James Palmer, who leads ECDC, has backed Northeast Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay, who was handed secret documents by …
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“Anodyne”, “bland” and “dreadful” are the words that Liberal Democrat councillor Lorna Dupré has used to describe the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group’s blueprint for health in our area. On her blog, written after the public meeting in Ely to address the future of minor injury units and outpatient services, the county councillor for …
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Rather than slashing services at the Princess of Hospital, we should be looking at boosting them as our city continues to grow, Ely Mayor Ian Lindsay told a packed public meeting yesterday. A former RAF physician, Mr Lindsay said expanding services at the hospital would make more sense than scrapping them, saying that none of …
We should expand local health services, not axe them, Ely Mayor tells public meeting Read More »
No decisions have yet been made about the future of Ely’s minor injuries unit, Southeast MP Lucy Frazer says. Ms Frazer last week attended a meeting set up by East Cambridgeshire District Council cllr Anna Bailey (Conservative, Downham Villages ward) to discuss the threatened units at Ely’s Princess of Wales Hospital as well as at …
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Not only is the future of our minor injuries units at risk – other outpatient services may also be affected, the theme of a public consultation suggests. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which is responsible for making decisions regarding the funding of NHS services in our area, is hosting the three public meetings, …
It would be “outrageous” to close Minor Injury Units at Ely, Doddington and Wisbech, North East Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay has told Spotted in Ely this evening. Mr Barclay said he had decided to publicise a leaked report by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group, recommending the closure of the three units. He has …
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A PETITION has been launched urging health bosses to reconsider secret plans to shut down Ely’s Minor Injuries Unit. As reported here, a leaked document by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) recommends axing the unit, due to financial pressure. Ely woman Emma Watson has launched a petition, calling on CHG petitioning clinical …
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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