Tag Archives: disability
Doctor struck off for kicking care home resident in rubber glove row
Doctor struck off for kicking West Runton care home resident in rubber glove row
Steve Downes Wednesday, June 29, 2011
9.51 AM
A doctor who kicked an autism sufferer on the backside in Norfolk in a row over a pair of rubber gloves has been struck off.
Polish national Dr Robert Bartosik, 47, hit out at the patient following the argument at Treehaven residential home in West Runton.
Kirklees Council U-turn on cuts to adult social care services
KIRKLEES Council has done a U-turn over controversial cuts to adult social care funding.
But it’s come at a cost – £70,000 to fight off a judicial review taken by three Kirklees residents.
And there’s an untold cost of the public consultation and work done since Kirklees Council announced they were cutting funding for those with substantial needs earlier this year.
Lets do it anyway
Relay event to raise funds for the Norwich Lowriders Junior Wheelchair Basketball Team
Friday, June 24, 2011
6:12 PM
Children are being encouraged to get involved in a sponsored relay event to raise funds for the Norwich Lowriders Junior Wheelchair Basketball team.
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Tonya Knights with some of the members of the Norwich Lowriders Junior Wheelchair Basketball Team.
The Kids 4 Kids Fun Sponsored 10 Mile Relay in Norwich next month is the brainchild of Tonya Knights, from Coltishall, who recently set up the charity Let’s Do It Anyway Funding to help good causes in the local community.
