Walking with Oxygen Campaign - Living life with Oxygen

Media Coverage of Home Oxygen Service

Though the stories further down the page are older we show a current one just below

Patient Mark left breathless after oxygen delays is from August 2007 and shows that Allied Respiratory still are having problems.

Other stories this year that shows how people were still falling through the gaps. Obviously when you get press coverage things may improve. But why should you?

A Terminally Ill patient in Epsom having supply problems.

Problems with oxygen supplies may threaten lives from the Camberley News and Mail from 31st January 2007.

After 6 months you would have hoped that things have improved however as we can see my experiences are not unique. In former minister Patricia Hewitt's own home of Leicester there were quite a few who have had problems. These are just the ones to complain publicly. These stories are no longer available but the Headlines tell their own story. Many thanks to the Leicester Mercury.

• Patients with breathing difficulties have been confined to their homes because of delays delivering portable oxygen cylinders.
• It is simply not good enough for pensioners with breathing difficulties to be confined to their homes because the company responsible for delivering oxygen supplies cannot cope with demand.
• Health bosses have launched an investigation after patients complained they were confined to their homes because of delays delivering portable oxygen cylinders.
• A man has told how he had to miss his sister's funeral because oxygen supplies were not delivered in time.
• quotes the Health Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, as saying that she is aware of the problem and that her department is working to solve them

Then in other counties we have  stories that show how  widespread the problems were. Some stories are no longer on-line.

An asthmatic mother-of-three fears being left housebound unless her supplies of oxygen are sorted out.

People who need home oxygen treatment are being forced to stay indoors because of a shortage of portable cylinders.

The constant hum of the machine that keeps Elinor Smith breathing is a reassurance for her and her family. Surrounded by plastic tubing, retired nurse Mrs Smith hasn't been able...

Cancer Patient Angry At Wait

Vital oxygen supplies for a Yeovil man who has difficulty breathing were not delivered for a week because of a change of supplier.

A sick pensioner has spoken of his distress at having to wait seven days for the delivery of vital oxygen supplies to allow him to leave his city home.

Potentially life-threatening delays in delivering oxygen to patients at home is having a 'profound' impact on the seriously ill and their carers, a Devon MP has warned.

A desperately ill two-year-old girl had to wait days for vital oxygen supplies because of a crisis in the new home delivery service, MPs have been told.

Oxygen Supply Is My Lifeline (from Swindon Advertiser) Sadly we have since learned that David Staines has died.

These links are about other people and their experiences and are from the BBC Online.

Asthma man's Oxygen Supply Delay

BBC NEWS | Health | Patients hit by oxygen shortage

BBC NEWS | Wales | North West Wales | Worry over oxygen supply change

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours - transcript

BBC News Player - Experience of Telford Man

BBC NEWS | UK | Experiencing an oxygen shortage scare

The following 2 links are about my experiences.

BBC Online 11th August Kathy Dobbin - Oxygen Shortage robs my Freedom

Today Program Tuesday 8th August 2006

The above are just from the BBC below we have some others.

Thousands threatened by oxygen shortage - Health - Times Online

The 'bespoke care' that cut off patients' oxygen supplies - Health - Times Online

Pharmacy Journal on problems

http://www.rpsgb.org.uk/pdfs/pr060217.pdf

Oxygen supplies reaction from PCT's and pharmacists to the big 1st February changes.

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