The out-of-hours services treatment centre has moved from The Royal Oldham Hospital to the Integrated Care Centre (ICC), New Radcliffe Street, Oldham.
The treatment centre is for people who can’t wait to see their GP and handles urgent but non-life-threatening cases. Referrals are made through the NHS 111 system following a telephone assessment. Appointments are 7-days a week between 6.30pm and 8am.
Oldham currently has a good level of personal protective equipment (PPE) thanks to the steps that have been taken by the council’s procurement team. This is however under constant review.
A PPE distribution hub has been set up to provide emergency stock to health and social care providers who have been unable to secure stock through usual routes. So far it has distributed just under 200,000 individual items, including eye protection.
It continues to have good stock levels of gloves, aprons, masks and eye protection available for health and social care services to use, and so there should be no situation in Oldham where health and social care providers delivering essential personal or clinical care, do not have access to these items to protect themselves and those they are caring for.
Providers can make requests to access this stock by contacting pperequest@oldham.gov.uk.
The previously posted information is incorrect.
This is not the Council, the communication, I have been informed, came from the Oldham Foodbank (who have now apologised for ‘jumping the gun’ and misinterpreting) and the Shaw Foodbank can continue to operate and be supported (by the central Foodbank).
Best wishes and stay safe.
The following message has been sent by Greater Manchester Police:
Greater Manchester Police are aware of a number of reported thefts from motor vehicles over recent weeks that have occurred in Oldham and Rochdale.
A number of offences have occurred in the Shaw and Delph areas of Oldham and officers are investigating these crimes.
Oldham officers are working closely with officers from Rochdale in order to collate evidence and target suspected offenders.
Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, Liberal Democrat and Opposition Leader Oldham Council, is concerned over the worrying slump in school performance in Oldham Borough. Earlier this year before the outbreak of Coronavirus (Covid-19), the Department for Education has published school performance tables based on last summer’s GCSEs results (2019).
The tables show that nine out of 16 Oldham schools were ‘below average’. A further two schools were noted as being simply ‘average’ in their performance. Councillor Sykes wants additional funding and says the way to get that help is not to mask the problems. Pupils will now find it even harder to achieve academically and vocationally because of the outbreak of Covid-19 and the closure of schools.
“Many teachers and other staff in schools are going more than the extra mile to try and ensure students education continues via distance learning, stated Councillor Sykes. “However, it is sad fact that despite these valiant efforts some of our most disadvantaged students will be the most impacted.”
Some schools are achieving only 30% to 45% of pupils achieving at least a pass grade in English or Maths.
“Now more than ever we need to invest more in education. We believe that early years support and education is key to having a good quality of life.” Said Councillor Sykes. “Once schools, colleges and other educational establishments re open getting our students back on track needs to a very high priority.”
Councillor Sykes stated: “The Council always congratulates themselves on yet another great year of results. The problem is, Oldham Council forgets about the schools that are continually falling behind. More than half of our schools are below the National average. This will surely get worse now that the schools have closed.”
“To congratulate a step backwards is false. Our schools don’t receive enough funding as it is.”
“Our pupils are not in schools and colleges, this will be the case for weeks if not months. Despite the best efforts of our local teaching staff to set up online classrooms, I am even more fearful that young people in Oldham Borough will be further disadvantaged by the Covid-19 crisis.”
Notes:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-performance-tables
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Liberal Democrat Councillor Howard Sykes MBE brings a promise made by the Mayor of Greater Manchester to the attention of Oldham Council.
The GM Metro Mayor has pledged to work with local authorities and partners to unlock the potential in towns and urban centres. Royton town centre in Oldham Borough was chosen to be part of this Town Centre Challenge. Writing to council bosses, Councillor Sykes wants to make sure these promises are being fulfilled. The Liberal Democrats believe that communities deserve no less, and proper attention must be given to local investment.
The Mayor wanted to focus on housing and sustainable communities. The Challenge was launched at an event in Bury town centre on Friday 17 November 2018.
Councillor Sykes said: “It’s been well over two years since the announcement. I must ask what work the Mayor has conducted with Oldham Council to realise this vision. Royton was chosen despite my requests for Shaw to be considered, however it appears little if anything has happened.”
“Not many people have heard about this challenge. I’m sure the thousands of people who live in Royton, and across Oldham Borough would like to hear what’s practically been done.”
Copy Letter below:
2 April 2020
Deputy Chief Executive – People and Place, Oldham Council
Dear Helen Lockwood,
Re: Progress with the Royton Town Centre Challenge
The Mayor of Greater Manchester has pledged to work with local authorities and partners to break down barriers standing in the way of unlocking the potential in town and urban centres.
He wanted to focus on housing and sustainable communities.
I know that Royton town centre was chosen to be part of this Town Centre Challenge, but I am not sure what has happened so far as a result of this.
The Challenge was launched at an event in Bury town centre on Friday 17 November 2018.
As it has been well over two years now, I must ask what work the Mayor has conducted with Oldham Council to realise this vision.
What concrete outcomes or plans are now in place as a result of this initiative.
Yours sincerely,
Howard Sykes