Top GP spearheads ‘Defend the NHS’ campaign in Bury

PRESS RELEASE: Bury North Constituency Labour Party

A top GP and health expert is to spearhead a ‘Defend the NHS’ campaign event being held by Bury North Labour Party this Saturday (July 23rd).

Dr Aneez Esmail, a practicing clinician and Professor of General Practice at the University of Manchester, will outline his fears and misgivings about the Government’s shake-up of the NHS at the event, which is being held at Bury Met Studio Theatre from 2.30pm.

Dr Esmail, who was medical advisor to the Shipman Inquiry Chair Dame Janet Smith between 2001 and 2004, has a wealth of experience about the NHS, having practiced as a GP in the Manchester area from 1987 onwards, followed by duties as a public health physician.

He currently directs the ‘Masters in Public Health Programme’ at Manchester University, while retaining his front-line role as a clinician at an inner-city practice.

Bury Council announcement how to tackle the funding cuts

Bury Council leaders have announced their intention to open up the debate amongst the residents of Bury as to where money in the council is to be spent. Debate will include the township forum, which start in September, and from this year on, the budget consultation will start in the November to give more time for residents to digest the proposals. However, whether this process will simply involve administering the same cuts as previously envisaged by the Tory led Council, time will tell. 

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Also announced, was the intention to review the state of the council's civic halls, through an independent review. They say that until the review is complete, the halls will continue to operate as usual. 

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