A Success Story!Spalding To Get Its Own Rheumatology Clinic!

eastmidlandsman52

Hello.

Here's something to about. Back in October 2009,my local newspaper ran my letter in which I requested people to contact me if they had any form of arthritis.I wanted to try and establish a local Rheumatology Clinic at the New Johnson Community Hospital here in Spalding,Lincolnshire.

Although I only had 7 emails and one letter,I petitioned the NHS in Lincoln with them. Quite frankly, I wasn't expecting anything to come of it. However,a couple of weeks ago,the NHS wrote to me and amazingly agreed to my petition for a brand new Rheumatology Clinic to be set up soon in Spalding!

This will mean local people no longer having to travel to Peterborough, Cambridge, Stamford, Boston, Lincoln and Nottingham for their appointments and thus saving them (and their fellow companions) inordinate pain, suffering, long painful journeys and other costs and expenses in the process.

I rightly feel very proud of my small modest achievement especially when I was featured in my local newspaper sitting in my home with my letter from the NHS. I did email a copy of the newspaper item with a covering email to Arthritis Care but nobody there seems interested in my little success story.I'm :? and about that.

Big L 266

elnafinn

I am right proud of you too. I hope AC a least acknowledged your email with attachments. It would be a good idea for this to be published in the AC magazine that is sent to all subscription members. I for one would love to read about it.

You are a star. You did something really positive. Too often we sit back, grumble away but not you! Even if it had come to nothing you tried your best but you have been listened to and something is going to be done in your area to improve things for RA sufferers, thanks to you.

Good stuff! We need people like you around. If you don't ask you don't get, aye?

Luv
Elna x

jenniet

Ditto. Well done!!!

kathbee

Very well done.

Thats a great outcome.

Kathx

dreamdaisy

Hello Big L266. Well done to you - this is not a small or modest achievement, it's a HUGE one. Too often people sit and wait for things to be done - isn't there a quote from G B Shaw to the effect that the successful people in life create opportunities rather than sitting about waiting for the opportunity to arrive? You are to be lauded for your efforts. Keep us updated on its progress - I'm sure many more sufferers with arthritis will emerge when it's up and running. I'm dismayed that AC couldn't be bothered to acknowledge your success, that reflects badly on them, but again, many congratulations! Dreamdaisy (who doesn't live in Lincolnshire).

bertyboy

well done you ,it will make it a lot of people very happy i am sure , anything that helps has got to be a good thing xxx

frogmorton

Big L 266

Well done you!!

Quite right you should feel proud of yourself

Power of the people and all that. Goes to show - you'll never know till you try.

Thanks for giving us some really good news.

Love

Toni xx

speedalong

Congratulations - power to the people!!

Just goes to show. You should be very proud.

Speedalong

[Deleted User]

Hi all,

Maybe the email didn't get to the right person. I will check up on this tomorrow. Anyway, I think that you have done a brilliant job.

Jean and the forum team

dolittle

Eh! What an achievement!!!!!!!! Congratulations.

You know, I'm sure ALL the people who will eventually be treated there will be grateful to you. Think we'll all club together and get a little plaque put up ........ what a great idea!

Wow, you sure have some spirit. I'd have given up with only that small amount of e-mails.

Wonder if I could persuade our local hospital to open a brand new department to give the consultants some training in 'patient communication' - the approach of some of them is awful.

I digress ... well done you! Here's a pat on the back from me.
Dolittle

page35

Fantastic, good on you
you should be very proud

eastmidlandsman52

Hello.

When I got my diagnosis for fibro some years ago,I was told by the Insultant (err,sorry,Consultant),"You've got fibromyalgia.Here's a booklet on it.We're discharging you because theres nothing we can do for you."

Great........six years on I still await the loan of a TENS machine and an appointment at a Pain Management Clinic. I can't be asked to go to the Stamford & Rutland anyway now. Here's to going to my own local 'Rheumy' sometime this year.

Thank you very much for your compliments. Thet are greatly appreciated.

Big L 266

dolittle wrote:

Eh! What an achievement!!!!!!!! Congratulations.

You know, I'm sure ALL the people who will eventually be treated there will be grateful to you. Think we'll all club together and get a little plaque put up ........ what a great idea!

Wow, you sure have some spirit. I'd have given up with only that small amount of e-mails.

Wonder if I could persuade our local hospital to open a brand new department to give the consultants some training in 'patient communication' - the approach of some of them is awful.

I digress ... well done you! Here's a pat on the back from me.
Dolittle

frogmorton

Hey Big L

You should get the first appointment

And a plaque on the wall......

In the meantime you'kll have to make do with this

Toni x