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My Basic Biography Basic Biography of Mike Llywelyn Cox e mail: meicox@yahoo.com d.o.b.: 05.06.1938 Background Background I was born and grew up in Llandudno, north Wales on a small council estate. From a working class family in the poorest part of town I passed for Grammar School but, although in the A stream throughout, I engineered my departure at age 15, rebelling against the gross class distinction and snobbery there. I served a five year apprenticeship with the Wales Gas Board and practised as a Gas Fitter in Llandudno, London, Shropshire, Denbighshire, Guernsey and back to Llandudno until 1968 when I started pre-professional work as a trainee child care worker. Married three times, I have lived with my present wife and her large and loving family here in rural Norfolk since 1980. My first divorce was characterised by my wife’s stated determination to make my children hate me and to make sure I never saw them again. I was working as a trainee child care worker then,

People with learning disabilities – COVID-19 Support and Action Group Wednesday 20th January 2021 1. Present Andrew Firielle Eve Kweku Apologies Kenneth Joanne Jenny Gordon Vicky Peter Russell Kieran Linda Simone Christopher Philipa Sarah John 2. Introductions Joanne welcomed everyone to the meeting and asked how we were all feeling. Generally people were ok but some of the group shared how difficult they were finding things at the moment. Jenny, Linda, Russell and Kieran shared information about a meeting they went to about local cuts and a consultation process. We agreed to discuss it more. 1   3. Action agreed at the last meeting 1. Find out how we can be involved in the Mental Health Act Reform consultation. Andrew & Sarah 2. Find out what scams are going around about Covid- 19 vaccinations All 3. Invite Lisa Proctor to a meeting to discuss Peer Support in the NHS. Philipa 3. Discussion  

People with learning disabilities – COVID-19 Support and Action Group Wednesday 13th January 2021 1. Present Christopher Firielle Christine Kieran Apologies Andrew 2. Introductions Joanne Russell Darren Kweku Gordon Jenny Eve Simone Philipa Gary Peter Kenneth Sarah Joanne welcomed everyone to the meeting and asked how we were all feeling. There was a lot of energy in the group and there seemed to be a lot happening for people. We were reminded that we were coming up to the group’s 1-year anniversary and agreed it would be a good time to review what we have done over the last year. 1   3. Action agreed at the last meeting 1. Send names to Andrew if interested in joining the Joint Voices workshops Eve, Olcay, Simone, Kweku, Kieran, Kenneth, Joanne, and Andrew attended the first session. The next session is Monday 8th February. 2. Contact Svetlana about attending the group in the New Year. Svetlana will be attending the gr

So, “ Dr Claudia Paoloni, president of the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association, said the long-distance transfers put patients at risk, and the huge number planned showed that the  NHS   was “on the ropes” after years of underfunding and staff shortages.” (Struggling London hospitals sending Covid patients to Newcastle, Guardian 15 th January 2021)   It has to be pointed out that Dr Paoloni is typical of some NHS consultants in general hospitals. She has found it convenient to ignore the fact that for many of their mental health colleagues, poor relations in the NHS, their patients and the services have been “on the ropes,” for more than ten years now. Sending their patients, some in crisis, a hundred and more miles from their home. Very little has been done about it.   Despite being in 'special measures,' our Norfolk and Suffolk Mental Health Trust is still using these polices. (see https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-51106316).    

On 13 th of this month, after reading the paper, I wrote to the EDP. In a slightly edited version made today (14 th January) I said:   “Your otherwise excellent article in today’s EDP (13 th Jan 2021) by Thomas Chapman about the lack of vaccination centres is as guilty of omission as Central Government in ignoring the existence of disabled people.   The Department of Health and Social Care published its ‘UK Covid 19 vaccines delivery plan’ on 11th of this month.   That plan says on page 40: “A number of local authorities are already proactively working in this area, with... significant research in this area, published in December 2020 and sharing more widely within the sector. This focuses on three Cs:   Finding ways to reduce COMPLACENCY regarding the risks of COVID-   Building CONFIDENCE in the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine   Increasing the CONVENIENCE of being vaccinated 
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People with learning disabilities – COVID-19 Support and Action Group Wednesday 6th January 2021 1. Present Andrew Olcay Chris Joanne Gordon Jenny Darren Philipa Eve Kieran Peter Sarah Simone Kweku Kenneth 2. Introductions Andrew welcomed everyone to the meeting and then Jenny asked how we were all feeling. Everyone checked in and shared how they had coped over the holiday period. It had been tough for some people but generally people said they were doing as well as they could in the circumstances. There was a feeling of ‘Here we go again’ with the latest restrictions. For many people, they have been in lockdown since March 2020. 3. Action agreed at the last meeting  Send names to Andrew if interested in joining the Joint Voices workshops  Contact Svetlana about attending the group in the New Year.  Simone to draft a letter to the solicitor  Contact journalists - Saba Salman & Ian Bridmor To do – need to agree who is going to do this. 3. Topic: Priorities for v