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Martin Phipps
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Green Party councillor for City ward Sheffield. For the Republic. He/him

Promoted by Eamonn Ward, 73 Eskdale Road, Sheffield, S6 1SL
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Unfortunately no time for speeches on Labour's motion “Protecting fair access to IVF treatment” at full council today, but I'm really glad it and our amend passed.

Shocking that gynaecology waiting list is the largest one per 100,000 in South Yorkshire NHS: it's nearly tripled in the last 5 years!
8. Amendment to be moved by Councillor Martin Phipps, seconded by Councillor Angela Argenzio That the Motion now submitted be amended by:- 1. the addition (under the section "notes") of new paragraphs (h) and (i) as follows, and the re-lettering of the original paragraphs (h) to (o) as new paragraphs (j) to (q):- (h) that South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has been told by the Government to cut c.50% of its running costs; (i) that the largest specialty waiting list in NHS South Yorkshire ICB per 100,000 is Gynaecology at 2356.9 as of August 2025, and this has nearly tripled in the last 5 years, and is now worse than the national average; 2. the addition of a new paragraph (r) as follows, and the re-lettering of the original paragraphs (p) to (r) as new paragraphs (s) to (u):- 3. (r) to send a copy of this resolution to the South Yorkshire ICB requesting that it takes urgent action to reduce the Gynaecology waiting list, working with the Government to achieve this, and to ask the Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee to consider inviting the ICB to a future meeting to report on progress; the addition of new paragraphs (v) and (w) as follows:- (v) to write to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with a copy of this resolution, to call for proper funding of our health services, and for greater investment in women's healthcare; and (w) to express thanks to all health care workers supporting women's health in Sheffield and South Yorkshire.
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Unsure if @thetimes.com could actually be more out of touch
Sponsored article by The Times with headline "The Perils of Earning £100,000. Earning A Low Six-Figure Salary Can Put You On A Cliff Edge. Subscribe To Learn More.", and a cartoon picture of a man holding on to a cliff edge about to fall
December 27, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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That feeling when you are now too old for a 26 - 30 Railcard and suddenly there is no Railcard for you :/

Why does only the South East have its own Railcard? Classic regional inequality right there
26 - 30 Railcard Your Railcard has expired image
December 6, 2024 at 12:28 PM