Previous campaigns, Birmingham & the Midlands

MP's clash with Cameron in casualty row Aug 21 2007

CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron has clashed with a Birmingham MP after he criticised controversial changes to accident and emergency services. Read

Inquiry into controversial A&E changes Aug 09 2007

A GOVERNMENT panel is to launch a three-month inquiry into controversial changes to a Birmingham A&E in the city next month - and even carry out bus travel tests. Read

Review victory for A&E campaigners Jul 19 2007

PROTESTERS battling to stop a Birmingham A&E being downgraded are celebrating a victory after Health Secretary Alan Johnson agreed to haul in the proposals. Read

Hospital protesters appeal to new PM Jun 29 2007

PROTESTERS fighting to stop hospital services for west Birmingham being downgraded have taken their battle to the new Prime Minister. Read

Doctors vote against A&E changes Jun 22 2007

SENIOR doctors at a Birmingham hospital where bosses plans to downgrade the A&E have voted almost unanimously against the controversial changes. Read

A&E shake-up may be halted May 20 2007

CONTROVERSIAL plans to shake-up a Birmingham Accident & Emergency department could be halted after Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt was drawn into the fray. Read

A&E battle is far from over - campaigners May 05 2007

BIRMINGHAM'S top health watchdog has refused to lie down despite a major compromise over plans to scale down City Hospital's accident and emergency services. Read

Health bosses set to make A&E U-turn May 04 2007

HEALTH bosses were today set to reveal a major rethink of controversial proposals to scale down accident and emergency services at City Hospital. Read

Petition plea over threat to casualty May 01 2007

PROTESTERS fighting controversial plans to shake-up a Birmingham A&E have handed over a 2,530-strong petition to hospital bosses. Read

Health boss Hewitt sparks new ambulance row Apr 25 2007

BRITAIN'S top health boss claims an A&E shake-up meaning longer journeys in an ambulance for critically ill patients would NOT be a bad thing. Read

City A&E services shake-up rejected Mar 08 2007

HEALTH watchdogs in Birmingham today delivered a damning report on a controversial A&E shake-up, and urged hospital bosses: "Scrap these plans". Read

U-turn on plan to downgrade hospital services Feb 28 2007

PEOPLE power has forced a change of heart on controversial plans to downgrade A&E and children's services at City Hospital, it emerged today. Read

Hospital campaigners make their case Feb 14 2007

PROTESTERS opposing the planned downgrading of A&E and children's services at Midland hospitals have formally lodged their complaints to Birmingham councillors. Read

Hospital debate takes to the airwaves Jan 18 2007

THE Birmingham Mail's Big Debate on A&E services today gained a resounding victory in a national radio poll. Read

Extra time to have your say on A&E plans Jan 18 2007

HOSPITAL bosses have agreed to give residents more time to voice concerns over controversial A&E cutbacks after demands by the Birmingham Mail. Read

Your A&E shake-up questions answered Jan 17 2007

FIND out what the experts had to say in response to YOUR questions on the future of the city's A&E services. Read

Public hit out over A&E proposals Jan 17 2007

ANGRY residents and health workers confronted hospital chiefs in stormy clashes over plans to scale back vital services in Birmingham and Sandwell. Read

We're feeling the pain, nurses claim Jan 12 2007

AFTER months of redundancies, protests and now proposals for an overhaul to City and Sandwell hospitals, nurses say they are feeling demoralised. Read

Cutbacks will cost lives, union warns Jan 08 2007

UNION chiefs have attacked plans to scale down City Hospital's A&E, claiming it will cost lives and be the nail in the coffin for the department. Read

Join debate about your hospitals Jan 04 2007

THE future of two Midland casualty departments is to be discussed in public at a 'Big Debate' organised by the Birmingham Mail. Bosses at City Hospital, in Winson Green, and Sandwell Hospital, in West Bromwich, are planning dramatic changes in the next 12 months - from scaling down accident and emergency facilities to closing a children's ward. Read

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MP's clash with Cameron in casualty row Aug 21 2007

Inquiry into controversial A&E changes Aug 09 2007

Review victory for A&E campaigners Jul 19 2007

Hospital protesters appeal to new PM Jun 29 2007

Doctors vote against A&E changes Jun 22 2007

A&E shake-up may be halted May 20 2007

A&E battle is far from over - campaigners May 05 2007

Health bosses set to make A&E U-turn May 04 2007

Petition plea over threat to casualty May 01 2007

Health boss Hewitt sparks new ambulance row Apr 25 2007

City A&E services shake-up rejected Mar 08 2007

U-turn on plan to downgrade hospital services Feb 28 2007

Hospital campaigners make their case Feb 14 2007

Hospital debate takes to the airwaves Jan 18 2007

Extra time to have your say on A&E plans Jan 18 2007

Your A&E shake-up questions answered Jan 17 2007

Public hit out over A&E proposals Jan 17 2007

We're feeling the pain, nurses claim Jan 12 2007

Cutbacks will cost lives, union warns Jan 08 2007

Join debate about your hospitals Jan 04 2007

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