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working hard Promoted by Sarah Boyack MSP. The costs of this
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NEWS IN BRIEF Here is a brief look back at some of the stories
that have been covered since the last e-news.
Live Below the Line At the start of May, I took the LiveBelow
the Line challenge whichencourages people to feed
themselves on 1 a day for five daysto highlight the fact that
1.4bn peoplelive in extreme poverty globally.
Southside Association at 40 I was delighted to join members of
theSouthside Association to celebratethe groups 40 th anniversary
.
The event offered the chance to lookback at the work of members
overthat period and to look to the future.
Pedal on Parliament
I joined around 2,500 cyclists fromacross Scotland at the Pedal
onParliament rally campaigning forimproved facilities and funding
forcycling.
The completion date for the new Sick Kids hospital has once
again been pushed back to early 2017.
The latest delays to the project, whichwas initially due to open
early nextyear, have hung on a land swap dealbetween NHS Lothian
and Consort the firm which owns and operates theEdinburgh Royal
Infirmary (ERI).
The health board want to build thenew hospital on land occupied
by acar park at the ERI. They have built areplacement car park and
want toswap the land with Consort.
However, delays have occurred whileConsort negotiates agreement
withthe banks involved in their operationof the ERI.
Early delays to the project came as aresult of the Scottish
Governmentsdecision to change the way thebuilding would be funded
.
Initially, the Scottish Government wasgoing to pay for the
project usingpublic money as theyre doing for thenew Southern
General in Glasgow.
However, in 2010 they announcedthat the building would be
deliveredthrough the Non-Profit Distribution(NPD) model.
Under this model funding would comefrom private investors to
deliver thebuilding. NHS Lothian would then
Over the last couple of months,communities across Edinburgh
havebeen taking part in the NationalSpring Clean.
The campaign , organised byKeep Scotland Beautiful,
supports communities toorganise local clean ups to helpimprove
their area.
The clean-ups have involved allkinds of community andresidents
groups, schools, youthclubs and businesses.
Ive heard from residents whohave set to work picking up
litter,cleaning graffiti from walls andremoving fly posters. I also
joined aclean-up in Dalry.
One of the things that strikes memost about these events is the
waythat they have brought membersof the community together.
pay an annual fee to the developersto use the site.
Since the change to fundingarrangements was announced,
Ivereceived assurances that the ScottishGovernment remains
committed tothe project.
However, we still have no firm datefor completion and NHS
Lothiansambitions to develop chi ldrens
services have been left in limbo.Now the board is being forced
toreconsider remaining at the currentSciennes hospital which
wasdeemed not fit for purpose by theChild Health Support Group in
2003.
Until there is more clarity, theconcerns of staff, patients,
tradeunions and others will persist aboutthe prospect of Edinburgh
losing outwhile c hildrens healthcare servicesare centralised in
Glasgow and I willbe continuing to press for the ScottishGovernment
to act to break thecurrent deadlock.
The events have involved people ofall ages giving their time to
helpimprove their area and it is amazing
the difference that can bemade in a short space oftime.
The outcome of these typesof event is overwhelminglypositive
- Residents benefit from moreattractive local spaces,
-Visitors get the chance toappreciate what a beautifulcity
Edinburgh is and;
-Those who are thoughtless enoughto drop litter are sent a clear
messagethat the community will not put upwith it.
If you are interested in finding outmore about how you can
organise aclean-up in your area, visit the KeepScotland Beautiful
website .
I was recently made aware of a new project to help provide
support for vulnerable people.
The Heres a Hand project is aninnovative tool for older or
disabledpeople allowing them to access helpwhen they need it.
The service allows users to set up acontact network of people,
such as
friends and neighbours, who couldhelp with everyday tasks.
If a person needs something done,such as changing a blown
lightbulb orpicking up some shopping they cansend a text message to
the service.
It will then automatically contact thenetwork to see if someone
can helpout.
The service is running a pilot projectbefore rolling it out on a
permanentbasis.
To find out more and to get involved,visit
http://heresahand.org.uk .
SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL SPRING CLEAN
SICK KIDS DELAYS WORSEN
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