Letters to the Editors
The Wobbly Bike Path
Dear Editors,
With regard to the improved footpath/cycle way from Swaffham Prior to Swaffham Bulbeck.
This stretch is also part of the trunk cycleway from Burwell and other villages to Cambridge and is used by an ever increasing number of commuters, including our son-in-law.
The main obstacle is the stretch from Lode to Quy, where there is no footpath and the careful cyclist has to make a 2 mile detour through Bottisham.
The reason cited for the delay in providing the link, is the barn adjacent to the road in Colliers Lane, Quy.
This could easily be side stepped by a bulge/ traffic calmer alongside the barn.
The improved footpath/cycleway is adequate for the average cyclist, but not the wobbler!
Help! - Radiologists Wanted
Dear Editors,
My name is Mike Oldham, and I am the Radiology Services Manager for East Cambs & Fenland PCT. Our X-ray services are available at Princess of Wales Hospital Ely, North Cambs hospital Wisbech, and Doddington hospital in Doddington.
Unfortunately, there is a national shortage of radiographers within the profession, which has contributed to us having a long-standing vacancy within the service. This vacancy affects the service we can offer, and ultimately increases waiting times for examinations.
In order to combat this, one option that I am keen to pursue is the possibility of attracting people back into the profession, possibly after they have been away for several years. The community hospital setting is an ideal environment to re-learn radiography, and we have had several successes in the past.
I am therefore keen to raise awareness of this possibility at a local level, and one of the best ways that I can think of doing this would be through local magazines such as your own.
East Cambs & Fenland Primary Care Trust, North Cambs Hospital, PE13 3AB,