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Viking Hand

Viking hand or properly called Dupuytren’s Contracture affects 20% of men over 60 and 20% of women over 80.The usual treatment until now involves surgery  with the inability to use the hand for six weeks. My question is, since the approval of a new drug called Xiapex® as from the first of this month, has anybody been offered this new treatment on the NHS or have they only been offered the surgery and not been informed of this new treatment. I suspect surgeons may be a bit shy about offering  Xiapex® as it might be an expensive alternative to surgery but I would like to be proved wrong. Xiapex® is administered as an injection into the hand and should not be confused with needle manipulation which is used for more minor afflictions of this condition. As for myself I have had to remove my name from the surgeons list as I could not afford to take six weeks or more off work."Xiapex® (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) approved in the EU for treatment of Dupuytren’s Contracture"

Peter Wright ● 5709d0 Comments ● 5709d

CAN WE? Play Lord Bountiful .

A struggling world will have to prepare a plan to cope with a new wave of Asylum Seekers from the Arab World .Are we gearing up gor it ? Tread carefully Mr Cameron or you will lead us all into the Quick Sand . You cannot play Lord Bountiful without consequences. Or CAN WE?

Os. A. Whittle ● 5719d4 Comments ● 5709d

looking for a nanny job

Hello,my name is Marie and I am from the Czech Republic. I have been living in London over two years and since I arrived, I was working as an au-pair, mother's help and later as a nanny. Also, I have qualification as an Art teacher and have experience with children before I came to London. At the moment I am looking for both short term or long term nanny position in West London.Please, If you are interested, do get in touch to ask questions or take up my CV and references.Thank you.My email: marijana1@live.co.ukmob: 07543788324

Marie Docekalova ● 5710d0 Comments ● 5710d

Recommended painter/decorator

You should use JN Decor on 07840342530. Very high quality work

Alan Harper ● 5740d8 Comments ● 5710d

Parking Penalty charge notice

I have just been asked about a Penalty Charge Notice with reference to a quick stop in Lancaster Road Southall between 1542 and 1543 on20th January 2011. The notice was issued on 2nd February, and the person concerned has phoned the council to complain about the charge. Is it correct for such a short stop?

Chris Bell ● 5720d13 Comments ● 5710d

A Hooley in the Summer at Southall /Clarence Street

Clarence Street Southall has been in the News recently as Connections are claimed with the Street and (Grand Ma) of Kate Middleton, Prince Andrew's Bride to be . It is rather a run Down Street and can do with a Face lift if it is meant to attract Visitors . Those who had lived in the Street around the 50's and 60's could give us some Idea as to what the Street and Residents were like during that Period .How has it changed? Whose Idea was the Shindig to be ?I hear that a Royal Hooley has been planned ? LOL.

Os. A. Whittle ● 5711d0 Comments ● 5711d

8 Treasures opposite Ealing Broadway Station

Has anyone been yet? Is it worth a visit?

Kelly Cornfield ● 5712d0 Comments ● 5712d

Is this a waste of money ???

Coming to every household on March 27 - a National Census, some 32 pages long, there will be no fewer than 918 boxes for you to tick in answer to questions! It will ask not only your age and job title, but also what type of central heating you use, when you last worked and who has been staying in your house.It will demand you tell the authorities whether you travel to work by motorcycle, scooter, moped or some other mode of transport. It will ask you deeply personal questions about your sexual orientation and emotional preferences. It will ask you when you last worked.It will ask about your ethincity: if you are white, you will be able to tick a box saying you are Engliish/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish, British or, alternatively, one of three separate boxes for Irish, Gypsy or Irish traveller and any other type of white background. The tick box system for black, Asicn ans mixed race groups is equally ridiculous. And then there are such vacuous questions as: how is your general health?The Cabinet minister responsible for the census is Francis Maude, and he has behaved with complete feebleness about the whole matter. He more or less admits that the census is quite unnecessary in the computer age. He says that too much money has been spent on this BEFORE the Government came into office and to cancel would run up excessive expenditure! So we are having a census that the Government tacitly admits is a waste of money and time!Failure to complete this form will result in a £1,000 fine!How can we spend £500m on this useless and intrusive census? It is astonishing that we are spending £500m money on this sort of thing. Already all our information is on one computer or another, and that is a worry enough in itself. So many incidents of personal data which has been left on public transport. Now in today's paper it seems that there is census security fears over US firm whose staff stole Obama's student records! They will be responsible for all the information collected!Should we be concerned?

Jean F Fernandez ● 5724d15 Comments ● 5712d

Oyster Cards

Come on, guys, why are you claiming to be overcharged when you do not check out at the end of your journey. You knew the conditions when you applied for the card, or you should have. Is it that you all want to rip the system off or get free rides. What alternative have the operators got except charge the maximum fare. Instead of your pathetic moaning, use the card properly, or do you need some lessons.

Kevin John Brennan ● 5720d28 Comments ● 5713d

Fire sale of Ealings Assets  MIPIM jamboree in Cannes

List of sites in Ealing for sale according tohttp://www.ealinginlondon.com/news34.htmChurchfield Road Car Park, ActonDisposal either linked to redevelopment of adjacent Oaks Shopping Centre or can be brought forward independently for residential South Ealing Road Car Park, EalingInfill residential and commercialDavid Cousins Centre, GreenfordResidential133 Windmill Lane, GreenfordResidentialFormer Mandeville School, NortholtVacant school site for residential or schoolResource Centre, SouthallCommercial - B1Land Adjacent, Resource Centre, SouthallCommercial - B1Adelaide Road Recycling Centre, SouthallResidentialActon LibraryRestaurant, retail - A1/A3/A4 useActon Town HallRefurbishment for residentialPriory Community CentreNew build and refurbished residential or potential for primary schoolLearning Curve, Roslin Road, ActonDisposal of industrial unitStirling Road, ActonIndustrial developmentCarlton Road Day Centre Carlton Road, ActonResidentialWest Acton Community Centre62-64 Green Lane, HanwellResidential301 Ruislip Road NortholtResidential

George Knox ● 5715d7 Comments ● 5713d

Maths GCSE Tutor required from now til exams

My son really needs a Maths tutor for a last push. Can anyone recommend/know of someone !!!!

Penny Crocker ● 5713d0 Comments ● 5713d

South Ealing Road improvements

Just read a well presented consultation document on proposals for South Ealing road.Sadly, well presented is about as far as it goes.The proposals are a recipe for rat runs and obstacle courses which will make the road hazardous for bus passengers and cyclists and users of larger vehicles.I fear it will be another Bond Street which has become a hopeless bottleneck as it is no longer possible for a Bus and a light delivery truck to pass.It looks nice but some of the changes have become an impractical hazard.

Michael Brandt ● 5743d36 Comments ● 5713d

Online survey by Ealing Council about Ealing Bdy station

I was handed a leaflet this morning at Ealing Broadway station requesting me to complete a short online survey at http://www.ealingbroadwaytravelsurvey.co.ukIt only takes a couple of minutes to complete, and seems (IMHO) to be directed at encouraging more cycling to Ealing Broadway station.

Robin Hall ● 5714d6 Comments ● 5713d

Does anyone know a good seamstress ?

I'm looking for someone to do some simple alterations to clothes and don't want to use a drycleaners, please let me know if you have any recommendations.

Sobia Shamim ● 5717d4 Comments ● 5714d

DOUBLE ROOM TO LET

Large room to let in the middle of Ealing Broadway. 5/10 minutes walk from Ealing Broadway tube.Located at 21 Bond Street. £125 per week inclusive. For more details please contact me. Regards, Roger.

Roger Bateman ● 5714d0 Comments ● 5714d

Van needed

I need a large desk collecting from Chiswick and bringing to West Ealing. Can anyone recommend someone for the job?Thanks in advance.James

James Brown ● 5715d0 Comments ● 5715d

Petitions to Ealing Council

Don't think this has taken off yet. There have been only three petitions now closed and the number of signatories was pretty low.Just 256,7 and 24 persons signed the three petitions.Must do better. Clearly these activities need a lot more publicity in future. Perhaps the numbers required are too high?? Perhaps closing dates need to be much longer?See Ealings petition portal.http://ealing-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/petitions/?&q:year=2010&q:month=9The rules are in http://www2.ealing.gov.uk/services/council/committees/petition_scheme/Here is an extract•Petitions for debate If you want your petition to be reported to and debated at a meeting of the council, it must contain at least 1,500 signatories or petitioners (or 750 where it is a local matter affecting no more than 2 wards) - see more information below.•Petitions to hold an officer to account If you want your petition to be considered at a meeting of Overview and Scrutiny Committee, where an officer, identified either by name or by post title, will be required to answer questions on the conduct of a particular matter, your petition should contain at least 750 signatories or petitioners (or 300 where it is a local matter affecting no more than 2 wards). The council has determined that such petitions must relate to the chief executive or a director

George Knox ● 5716d1 Comments ● 5716d

Facials

My wife would like to go for a nice facial everynow and then. Shes been to the 1 in convent garden , but wants to go more local.anyone got any recommendations?

Mark Yates ● 5722d8 Comments ● 5716d

£500+ SPENDING. Council from the top down mired in waste

Council spending detail over £500 is on webpage. http://www2.ealing.gov.uk/services/business/procurement/500/As the Chief Executive seems to be in the frame at the moment, and someone presumably has brought that to his attention, I had a look at the expenditure in Quarter two 2010. In that period the Excel sheet of invoices tells us that the total expenditure against his department was £299,294.83.Out of that total on Stationery Consumables and Printing his department spent £184,664.48.Obviously I cannot say if that was a lot or a little but what I can and do ask is why on earth does his department need to use 30 different contractors to provide this service for his department.Using 30 contractors for apparently just one department when the country is broke, is just shameful. When looking at the total expenditure for all departments for Stationery Consumables and Printing for this quarter the cost was £382,066.77, but this time there was a monstrous number of 75 different suppliers. Do 3,373 Council employees really need so many suppliers?Have they not heard of bulk buying discounts? Have they not heard of the economy of scale in dealing with just a small handful of contractors? And under the heading of sharing suppliers with other West London Alliance Councils has the Chief Executive considered the further discounts which would then also be available? Once we see his department starting to lead by example, then at the same time some of the massive invoices paid by some other departments need to be looked at to see where else bulk buying would reduce the annual Council spending.I think Minister Pickles would be interested in this example of poor management. Over to you Councillor Taylor.

George Knox ● 5737d13 Comments ● 5716d

To Councillor Phil Taylor: re South Ealing Road 'Improvements'

Councillor Taylor, you told us: "It is worth remembering that this scheme is funded by TfL so if we strip out all of the road safety aspects they will not fund it.  But, if we don’t want it we don’t have to have it". I have put this to the Council's Assistant Director of Strategic Transport, Nick O'Donnell, who is responsible for this scheme, and he advises: "To clarify on Councillor Taylor's comments, it is up to the Borough how we spend our allocation of money.  If we wish a corridor to include road safety measures or not has no bearing on the funding.  I trust this clarifies that point".So one of you is talking rubbish and misinforming us. Which one is it? - you or him? - does this scheme really depend on yet-to-be-secured funding from TfL, dependent on demonstrable accident and casualty eduction justification, as you forcefully claim, or has all the funding necessary already been secured and allocated, as Mr O'Donnell equally forcefully claims?Whichver, you can take it from me that this scheme as currently proposed has NO meaningful correlation with the actual accident record on thus corridor - which is remarkably good - having analysed in detail the three years' injury accident records on which the Council claims the scheme to be based, and checked the results against the actual scheme proposed, and there is NO accident-based justification for any of the works proposed.

Chris Veasey ● 5720d5 Comments ● 5716d