Public documents.
A growing archive of correspondence, briefings, archival evidence, and Freedom of Information requests connected to the campaigns. Choose any document title to read more, preview, or download.
14 documents.
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Letter to Council Leader & Councillors re Equality Impact Assessment and PSED
Given the expectations of the Public Sector Equality Duty, the Equality Impact Assessment obtained via a Freedom of Information request is entirely inadequate and fails to meet requirements. We are writing to point out the failure and the need to halt the consultation and undertake a proper EIA before restarting.
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The Alston Plan - Final summary
There are a few local faces in this....... as well as information about what was promised
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Grisedale Regulatory Framework Briefing May2026
A comprehensive reference document on the regulatory obligations governing established residential care homes and new-build care home development in England. Intended to support: (1) the challenge to WFC’s claimed ‘alternative building’ option; (2) demonstration of WFC’s ongoing obligations as registered provider; (3) the preliminary legal advice brief; and (4) the consultation response evidence base.
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Letter to Cllr Bell and AD Phipps (Final) 22-5-2026
Letter to WFC Cabinet and Officer following our meeting with them on 15th May. Lays out reasons they need to withdraw from the consultation and work with us to improve the service and get the NHS to fulfil their promised obligations
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Grisedale Croft Evidence Form
Please download this form and share it with anyone who has experience of Grisedale Croft — whether they were not accepted, were accepted, or have had a positive or negative experience there. Every case matters, and every experience helps build a clearer picture as to what is true and what is not true about the care home and the admissions.
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WFC Annual Plan
This is Westmorland and Furness's Annual Plan, which sets out their stated intention to keep people at home or near their own homes. It is in direct contrast to their consultation.
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Resolutions concerning Grisedale Croft passed by the PC at the Emergency Meeting
These are the resolutions passed by the Parish Council tob allow the council to act in the matter of both Grisedale Croft and Alston Cottage Hospital
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Public Briefing Grisedale Croft - FINAL
The document made public at the Emergency Council meeting
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Final Response to Success Regime Proposals version 55
Don''t know the date of this.
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Community Vote 2016
We held a community referendum in 2016 to tell the Success Regime we didn't want them to close the beds or the hospital. For those of you who don't know about this here is the brief
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Healthwatch Report Commissioned by the Success Regime
n 2015–2016 the West, North and East Cumbria NHS Success Regime consulted on a programme of changes that included the proposed closure of in‑patient beds at three community hospitals — Maryport, Wigton and Alston (the Ruth Lancaster James). The Success Regime did not run that engagement itself. It commissioned Healthwatch Cumbria to do so. Healthwatch Cumbria delivered an extensive engagement programme from December 2015 to the end of April 2016, using questionnaires and an online survey. The University of Cumbria carried out the analysis, and a published report was issued on 1 April 2016. Crucially, interim reports were provided to Success Regime work streams during that period — meaning Healthwatch Cumbria's intelligence was feeding directly into the deliberations of the people who took the closure decision. The published report presents findings both by topic (community hospitals, acute medicine, maternity, children's services, mental health, GP services and so on) and by locality — and Alston was one of the localities.
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Alston Partnership Proposal DRAFT
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Shaping Our Lives
Not sure what organisation created this. But it is authored by a Dr Fran Branfield Full title: Proposals for the replacement of six residential care homes in Cumbria:
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Proposals for the replacement of six residential care homes in Cumbria
Cumbria County Council consut;taion to rep[lace and upgrade Grisedale Croft - More broken promises. Consultation 28 January 2008 – 28 April 2008
