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Despite the NHS direction not to ban any medicine from being prescribed that can now be purchased without a prescription, the NHS Harrow Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has issued instructions to GPs not to prescribe these medicines which the GPs are following. The list of medicines to which this guidance applies is here and includes vitaminContinue reading “Impingement upon patient rights”

UPDATE: Consultation for the planning application implied that the characteristic of this historic building would be maintained. This hardly seems to be so considering the buildings are ruthlessly knocked down and only the following tiny section of the original building is left (14/03/2022): ________________________________________________________________________ Asprea 2 Ltd is preparing to submit a planning application forContinue reading “Harrow could lose a cinema and a church! (now they are lost)”

Many council charges are set to increase by 5%, including the burial charges, informs a report to the forthcoming Harrow council cabinet meeting. Also, a new charge is proposed to cover the cost of arrangement fees for customers in care home or own homes who pay for care costs. The charges could be about £100Continue reading “Council to increase some fees and charges”

Population: the population increase from under 250k in 2016 to 270k in 2026 and over 283k by 2036 – widespread but the most dramatic increases in Greenhill and Marlborough because of both the highest number of sites and the largest developments in these wards. Building a Better Harrow strategy: the changes that will occur inContinue reading “Harrow is changing – a mixed picture!”

Very quietly the NHS in North West London has asked GPs and other prescribers to reduce prescribing of medicines and products (under the pretext of promoting ‘self-care’) that can be purchased without a prescription. (List) The medicines patients are now advised to obtain over the counter include: vitamin D, skin creams, nasal sprays (like BeconaseContinue reading “NHS veiled cuts”

Some in Harrow have received scam TV Licensing refund or payment issue emails in just a matter of days. Somewhat convincing fake emails are being sent by scammers in a bid to steal bank account and personal details. The emails claim that TV Licensing have been trying to get hold of the victim regarding aContinue reading “TV license scam!”

Recommendations for changes to Harrow’s ward boundaries have been published following consultation with the people who live and work here, though still chance to say what you think of them by 11 February 2019 before these become final on 26 March 2019 and implemented  in May 2022 if approved by the parliament. The division linesContinue reading “Labour likely to retain Harrow indefinitely”

Harrow council to increase council tax by 2.99% and 2.0% in respect of the Adult Social Care Precept in 2019/20. Can the Harrow council fulfil resident expectations of low council tax and high quality care or support? The short answer is not really – not because they are not interested in providing better services butContinue reading “Council tax to rise to a legal maximum!”

A notorious rogue landlord must pay £1,500,000 or spend nine years behind bars after justice caught up with him at Harrow Crown Court last Friday (30 November). The court found that Vispasp Sarkari from Harrow had flouted planning rules for more than five years – converting properties across Brent and Harrow into substandard flats without planningContinue reading “£1.5m penalty for a rogue landlord!”

Harrow Association of Disabled People is concerned that many disabled people in the borough are affected by the reduction in taxi card journeys. They say Harrow council provides only 40 subsidised taxi journey per year. This is the lowest of any London Borough. Hillingdon, by contrast provide 104 journeys per year. “Harrow was ahead inContinue reading “Protest against reduced taxi journeys for disabled people”