Kennington Parish Council chairman Colin Charlett said: “I know they have to wheels things up there but it’s four inches. It seems silly that after 27 years it has become an issue – it hasn’t grown in that time.” Kennington Village Centre secretary Peter Biggs said he was annoyed because the blood service had not even discussed the decision with the managing committee. He said: “It means people in Kennington can no longer go to their local centre to give blood, but it’s the fact they made the decision without consulting with us. That is what really irritated the trustees. “It’s their attitude really.”
Area manager Gayle Franklin said: “We recently re-assessed the safety and suitability of holding blood donation sessions at the village hall in Kennington and the step and doorstep lip there prevent our staff from safely moving our new donor beds into the hall. The new beds are rigid and must be transported on trolleys and there is not enough room for an adequate ramp.” Ms Franklin said she understood there would be disappointment from “many of our committed donors”, and invited them to go to sessions at Abingdon United Football Club.
She said the service has now increased the number of sessions at Abingdon United Football Club, to accommodate more people. She concluded: “We appreciate the changes mean asking some donors to travel further to donate but we hope they will continue to do so.” Kennington Parish Council chairman Colin Charlett said: “They’re going to lose out because there are quite a few people who have said they won’t go to Abingdon.” The parish council has now written to NHS Blood and Transplant to express its annoyance with the decision. The service said it had reviewed health and safety at all other Oxfordshire sessions and had not moved any others. It also stated: “This change will not effect blood supplies in Oxfordshire.”
7 comments:
I don't like giving blood but I do it because I feel it needs to be done, but I'd happily change their sodding doorstep if more people can give blood instead of me.
These are the Brits that survived the Blitz?
Lurker111
They have also cancelled school there because sometimes the wind blows leaves across the playground.
Health and safety is the standard excuse used by middle managers when they daren't admit the real reason.
This is ridiculous!
I used to ride my bike without a helmet when I was a child. Do you think I should sue my parents for gross negligence? Honestly, if you trip up a step it's because YOU weren't looking where you were going. I refused to move things out of the way when my children were babies, I thought it better they learn to navigate my world. They never hurt themselves once. Who the hell is making these silly decisions on our behalf. We really should have the right to know who these idiots are. Name and shame please.
in my language, they be
"tardish"
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