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paper. in the in the equivalent of a week's wages to the paper by December 31 — preferably by public fund-raising, failing that by direct personal donation.

A proposal moved by Tom Rigby from LambethSouthwark SO of an optional fl 'supporter's price' It is with great sorrow that we must announce the death of George Box, from renal cancer at the age of 40.

George was a Marxist and revolutionary from the early '60s. For most of those years he was a member of IS/SWP, and more recently of East Nottingham Labour Party, for whom he was a delegate to the Labour Party annual conference in 1982.

His selfless devotion to the class struggle, sardonic humour, and fortitude in the face of personal hardship, 'were an example to us all. He will be sadly missed.

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Those people answering Questions 1 and 2 in the negative (or those refusing or unable to answer) are then asked the date they, their spouse. or either parent arrived in the UK. 'Enter earliest of these dates in box'. '. The Stage Two Officer is now called in - at my hospital this is the Medical Records Officer.

Here begin the four flowdiagrams and the 78 paragraphs of exemptions. It is assumed that the patient (still wanting treatment) is not 'ordinarily resident. We 'ordinary residents" are OK. for treatment. I am awaiting an answer from the DHSS on these points.

It is the view of the Manchester Race and Health Group that there is a potential danger in this unprincipled move. Britain is a racist society, and the nationalism in the Tories' policy is a reflection of this.

It is not unthinkable that in some hospitals - whether through pressure of work or some less acceptable motive - only patients suspected of being foreign will be questioned. This means the differential treatment of black and Asian patients.

Already the Manchester Law Centre and Brent Community Health Council have catalogued examples of racism in the NHS.

Further, the bureaucracy set up to isolate and charge patients is ideal for running support of the Air regular Friday lunchtime pickets of the Royal Infir mary, and we hope that the idea spreads widely. The press have taken an interest. as have anti-racism groups in Oldham, Preston and Sheffield.

Our group has begur monitoring the impact of the regulations, and we woulc welcome hearing any exper iences from users and staff Please send any informatio to me at Pathology, S Mary's Hospital, Manchester Finally, we are launching : six-part course on Racisn and the NHS in the New Year.

P.S. Hurry, hurry, whil stocks last! Buy From I Treatment to No Treatment from the Manchester Lav Centre, 593 Stockport Road Manchester 12. Only £1.50.

GEORGE McLEA!

Manchester Race and Healtl Grou

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