KalamityKel

For anyone interested, particularly patients of the surgery, there will be a meeting held this evening at the surgery 5pm. Would strongly advise anyone who is free to attend.

Please see attached DRAFT letter due to be sent patients shortly. The PPG (Patient Participant Group) met with NHS reps yesterday after being invited to attend by the surgery. Many had assumed it would be to discuss the rumours currently being circulated with an opportunity for input and helpful information on next steps. This was sadly not the case. The purpose of the meeting transpired to be purely for the PPG to accept the draft letter before official notification/circulation to patients. The opportunity to actually do anything about it has long since passed with plans being made to close going further back than anyone had assumed. I'm surprised local councillors were unaware (or claim to be) that this was in the pipeline.

I stress again - nothing has been made official. Surgery staff, rightfully concerned, should not really be discussing this with patients in the openess that they have been. It has nothing to do with "requiring proof" as I have also heard the rumours. We shouldn't be assuming the surgery is automatically closing. Plans may be being made. That's all.

Sorry to say, you really should have considered this before the hayfever has kicked in. As with most natural remedies you have to start things off before the condition sets in. There are other natural remedies you might want to consider - acupressure bands for example, whilst don't erase the symptoms of hayfever they do ease it quite considerably.

lameduck how do you know Dr Sarma is retiring and the surgery is closing if patients have not been told? My impression is at present this is nothing but GOSSIP. If nothing has been officially said what will be happening to the surgery to anyone has anyone thought why would that be? Might it be those concerned aware the need for the surgery to continue especially with the future of the hospital always in question. Perhaps we should wait for more solid information to come through?

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Using commas instead of semi-colons GRRRRR semi,colons? That don't make sense...

They're only useful for the likes of our local and very active councillors...

Im posting this at 05.34... whats the time according to the EDF?

A whack wiv a baseball/cricket bat tends to have an impact...

Urgh!

Purchasing from an independent coffee/tea/sausage roll outlet to be given a napkin from a chain alternative.

LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd echo what others have said about Honor oak. > The housing stock in General is smaller than West > Dulwich and the amenities are much fewer than East > Dulwich. However the transport links are better > and the schools are very good and it's better > value than Dulwich. Personally I would first look > at Forest Hill (bit near the Station) as an > alternative to Dulwich before Honor oak. > > Again all nice areas. West and East Dulwich > aren't that close though. I had a friend looking > for a flat there and she tested the walk from the > south end of Rosendale to Lordshiplane near > Framklins and it's more than a 40 min and ther is > no bus connection. a 40 minute walk is good for you! Come now, lets not be soft. Besides, depends on the route taken. Cycling is quite popular I hear. I used to walk every day to and from school from East Dulwich to West Dulwich no more than a 30 minute walk, never did me any harm and certainly taught me to not depend on motorised modes of transport. I'm confused over your comment over amenities. What is your definition of an amenity? BOTH areas have an abundance of everything one could possibly need - shops (whether a cluster of tacky independent shops or several "local" supermarket chains near by), schools, transport, health facilities, pubs/bars/eateries. What more could you want? When people think of East Dulwich where do they actually mean? Lordship Lane? Of course it's a buzzing area (LL) but then what else is there, if you were to take away the "high street", that makes ED superior to West Dulwich?

Does it really matter? Both are not THAT far from each other really! Transport in both areas IS good (despite some comments already raised). Both are close to all amenities - not only for shops, schools (both primary AND secondary)and transport but also for health - plenty of doctors to choose from (of varying quality) and near to the hospital. Property wise both areas are ridiculously expensive for what you get... *shrugs*

Looking a twitter feeds seems to have happened over 5 hours ago :-S mustve been a pretty messy collision

From BBC Travel news 06.55: A2216 Lordship Lane East Dulwich, both ways between B219 Barry Road and Landells Road A2216 London - A2216 Lordship Lane in East Dulwich closed in both directions between the B219 Barry Road junction and the Landells Road junction, because of a serious accident. Diversion in operation - for buses 40, 176 and 185.

Do be careful not to get too carried away with your trimming and be mindful for possible nests WITH babies within the "bush" Neighbours recently practically destroyed their annoying monstrosity of a shrub and completely ignored the blackbirds dive bombing them as they disturbed/destroyed an established nest. Was quite sad watching the parents of the destroyed nest continuing to fly around after the incident occurred in search of any survivors.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > KalamityKel Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Oooo are you baking me a bday cake loz? :)) > > I was thinking more a nice slab of beef, but happy > birthday anyway, Kel! Still a few weeks to go but thank you all the same ;-)

Oooo are you baking me a bday cake loz? :)) what type of food are you really interested in monitoring? Meat? Cakes? Bread? Not that I have a clue about such things! I'd like to follow my neighbours way of knowing when food is ready - when the smoke alarm goes off - but I think that may be a little on the over done side ;-)

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Never heard of Calamity Jane Kel? well yes... but associated guns and horses more ;-)

Erm.... o k

oh dear

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yummy_mummy "Yummy mummy is a slang term used in the United Kingdom to describe young, attractive and wealthy mothers" Made me chuckle especially "The stereotypical yummy mummy was described by Nirpal Dhaliwal in The Times as having an existence "bankrolled by a husband working himself to death in the City, [dressing] in designer outfits... carries the latest must-have bag [and] whose hair and nails are perfectly groomed". A yummy mummy would have several children and yet remain a "girl-about-town", dressing fashionably and appearing well-groomed and carefree" Can we really use this particular definition to the ED lovelies? I've never seen much "fashion" or appearance of "well grooming" around here! (yes yes I know they have kids, what else would one expect blah blah blah)

http://planningonline.southwark.gov.uk/AcolNetCGI.exe?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=9552043 Interesting... no support at all from nearby residents. I wonder how planning will respond

"can" or "should"?

haha! ur norty!