West Dorset
Liberal Democrats

So how many Occupational Therapists have we got?

"The Adult and Community Care Committee kept hearing about poor service caused by staffing problems," explains County Councillor Diana Smith. "So it set up a task group to look at recruitment and retention. Proper statistics were hard to come by. We eventually got figures for the reported high vacancy rates in 'front line' teams, from 18% among the essential home based care staff to 31% of highly-skilled occupational therapists. We heard of one team of occupational therapists entirely consisting of stand-ins.

18 Feb 2005
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Dig it up and fill it in: Minerals and Waste

Surrey County Council is planning authority for minerals and waste, and it is disposal authority for waste too. Quite confusing! In the old days Surrey would have plans for these topics. The final stage in plan preparation was the deposit draft, which would be examined in public by an Inspector. The Inspector's recommendations would be considered by the Council, who would adopt the final plan to come into force.

18 Feb 2005
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How Deep is your Pothole?

The Conservative administration has recently decided that potholes with a depth of less than 4 centimetres will not be treated as a high priority to be repaired within 24 hours. This latest decision is an admission that the Conservative administration cannot cope with the necessary road repairs.

18 Feb 2005
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Axe the Tax College Green 11th May 2004

Council Tax - Scrap it don't tinker with it!

The Liberal Democrats are again calling for the Council Tax to be scrapped. After seeing more Council Tax rises above inflation and ahead of the Conservatives offer to reduce the Council Tax bills for pensioners The Liberal Democrats are saying "Scrap it don't tinker with it!"

18 Feb 2005
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NHS dental care crisis

NHS dental care in England is in crisis as new official figures show that over three in five adults and around half of children are not registered with an NHS dentist. With so many people going unregistered, the Liberal Democrats have called for the Government to 'get a grip' on the crisis.

18 Feb 2005
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Three weeks left to get your vote!

If the General Election is called for 5th May, which is what all the commentators expect, only people on the electoral roll by 11 March will be able to vote. That means there is just three weeks left to register.

18 Feb 2005
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