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Life is not set in stone. From free will and choice creative expression occurs, you manifest what you put energy into, what you need, expect, will or want from birth becomes actual. Yes other people also contribute but through character and assessment you choose how you’ll react or respond. Creativity runs through your core. You mould life, bend, shape and reshape it. You are linked to the planet, to its own power source. Each moment you live is yours to own. The fundamental energy of our planet is changing. Life is trying to adapt, to evolve, repair and produce what is needed for all our survival. Every soul in existence, whether here or passed over, play’s its own part in furthering that shift. Each has an ability achieved over many lifetimes to flow with this change of movement, to help ease it in or to block it, having the freedom of will to create or fine tune their path of choice – for each day is another gift to be enjoyed. So how free are you really to create your life of choice? Do you like or enjoy where you are and what you do - or must you dance to demands of other people? Are you bound by a covenant of what past actions have produced? Would you like to raise the quality of your existence?What if you could bring life’s own magic back to excite and rekindle opportunity? What if you could turn what is mundane around to allow more scope for movement and growth? Your life is your journey; it’s your personal creation, not the ball and long chain you often think.So where are you now along cycle of what you can expect? Are you in a place of lack, change, fertility or abundance? Do you give out clear signals and live information for life to correctly connect back? Does money flow accessibly inwards to or do you struggle from one day to the next?What if you could read the hidden language of life a little better to hone and help you each day? Every person attracts their highest hopes and deepest fears. Each has great power and manoeuvrability over what occurs personally for them for more is driving life than they realise.Life is driven by us individually. Every moment we think, we dream and engage consciously or subconsciously with what’s playing out in our presence. We involve our life force and therefore add substance to negate or add more to what we think is happening or needed. (I am I) First hand you add to live events; you crystalize and make real what you believe to be true; you compound what you feed your live intent, thought and energy into. (I am I).Have you ever wondered what life is really about, what you are here to become or achieve? What if you could actually become what before you had only imagined?We have already stated that Earth is evolving, but this also affects us on down to Earth levels as what’s going on big time plays out. (I am I) Everyone goes about their personal daily business in the manner that they have learned how to. Often thought and action are automatic. The same patterns of expectation are reproduced daily, giving little opportunity for creative expression or change to effectively come in. Life can get stuck in a rut. Without realising life and love become stale which then leaves room for boredom, stress and worry to seep in. (I am I)

Yet life is not set in stone, not even yours as you meet demands daily. Yes you do have commitments and things you must adhere to, but these are merely your grounding, the cause and effect of your choices made to-date. Everything you do – you once chose. Love, work, home and play are roles you designed for yourself and now vigorously stick to – as if nothing else exists in life for you.In reality these are merely your grounding. You’ve created a space where on Earth you can be found. You’ve created your fortune, your home and story line and so you work to sustain all you’ve built, but this should not become your whole purpose.

You have passion deep within; you still want more from this life; you have things to achieve before it’s over. Can you

remember how you felt when you were young, when the world was still open for you to grasp and

explore? Can you remember what you wished to achieve?

From the view point of where you currently are, keeping in place the commitments you have, what would you like life to look like? What do you still want to do or explore or experience or express? What do you want your life to have stood for – to have meant? What in your view would you change?

From birth to death you are creating a story of what it means to be alive on this planet.

Everyone is included, each is individual, but each story is more than just survival; each one

directly helps to program how life for them plays out from imagination, belief and perception. You control

many strings from your own personal reality and what you don’t like can be easily turned around.The material on my website will help you understand this, to expand and to reclaim your power back, to help you take your life’s vision to exciting new levels of fulfilment, creativity, the unexpected and joy. Bliss, love, health, wealth and happiness can be attained so much easier when you understand how.Life is not trying to break you. Instead it’s working with you as it’s giving continuous signs. When you work with its language things get better faster; the quality of what’s attracted and of what you feed back as instruction will be purer and more in line with actual wants, needs and requests of the moment. Life again will be a joy to be lived… Note* If you enjoy these channelled writings then you’ll love the further channellings on our website, to help your understanding of life and soul as things unfold – so please visit…

Until next month;Be safe, well and happy…Be all you search outwardly for…

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1) Plan the Process. Careful planning of the whole process is key. Prepare a timeline detailing dates of meetings, follow up letters, making sure you have taken into account anyone on maternity or adoption leave, off sick or on holiday. An easy way to keep them informed is by allowing them to join consultation meetings by phone.

2) Collective redundancies. You must make sure you follow the collective redundancy process if you are making more than 20 people redundant in a 90 day period. This involves, amongst other things, allowing those employees who may be affected to elect representatives to consult with you on their behalf.

3) Meaningful Consultation with representatives and affected employees is central to the redundancy process. Failure to do so can result in severe financial penalties.

4) Individual consultation. Even in a collective redundancy situation, individual consultation is still required, to allow the employee to sit down with you and discuss the need for redundancy and any ideas they may have to avoid or reduce them.

5) Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS). If you are making 20 or more employees redundant, ensure you inform the BIS.

6) alternatives. No idea is a bad idea. Consider all possible alternatives such as job sharing, part-time working, reduction to a four-day week, pay cuts, etc.

7) Selection Criteria. When choosing which employees to make redundant, selection criteria must be applied. The pool that employees will be

chosen from must be fair, and selection criteria must be applied fairly and objectively. The only time that selection criteria do not apply, is when a company is shutting down completely.

8) Feedback on scores. Employees should be informed of their scores under the selection criteria and given the opportunity to discuss them and comment on their appropriateness. Don’t discuss one employee’s scores with any other.

9) No decision has been made. Throughout the redundancy process, do not present the redundancies as inevitable. Demonstrate a willingness to listen and if appropriate, act on proposals made by employees/representatives to

avoid redundancies and make changes if needed. Use words such as

“proposed”, “potential”, “when a final decision is made”, etc.

10) Business reasons. You have a responsibility to inform employees of the business reasons for the redundancies, and it will also give them a better understanding of why they

are taking place.

11) Pay Issues. You will have to pay any statutory and contractual

redundancy pay as required, but you should also bear in mind any other

amounts payable. For example, if a discretionary bonus is paid every year to all employees, it may be seen as contractual, therefore those being made redundant may be entitled to some or all of it, on termination of their contract.

12) adoption or Maternity Leave. Beware! Anyone who is on adoption or maternity leave has enhanced rights and any available alternative positions must first be offered to them ahead of any other employee.

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Expansion Plan for Milton Keynes Hospital on the HorizonMilton Keynes hospital chiefs have submitted a capital bid to the Department of Health worth £178 million.The bid would see a £40 million brand new ‘common front door’ bringing the current Urgent Care Centre and the A&E together, plus a £100 million ward block and a new car park.

Both Iain Stewart MP for MK South and I have been campaigning for a new A&E and we have given our complete support for the bid which is likely to be given the go ahead, subject to the completion of the MK Health Care review.We’re ambitious for MK and want to aim high and future proof our hospital for a growing population. Having campaigned tirelessly for an expansion of A&E and successfully delivered £2.9 million for 13 new bays, we want to go even further. Refurbishment of the reception area starts in two months’ time to build a new clinical area and the creation of a new spinal service are just some of the positive developments underway. This bid will enable our hospital to develop its clinical provision and give our healthcare professionals the support they rightly deserve in the years to come.

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Community Solidarity for MKCommunity leaders, faith group leaders and local residents gathered as part of a community engagement meeting hosted by myself, Iain Stewart MP and Milton Keynes Equality Council.Discussions were had as to how the city can continue to build on its record of positive

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around the world.The meeting was a great success and reflected how fortunate we are in MK, thanks to the hard work of the Equality Council, Police and other organisations in building a strong community

cohesion. We should never be complacent but I’m proud of what we are achieving in MK and I’ll do all I can to ensure it

continues.Big Breakfast for MK Hospital

A hearty start to the day will be on offer at the very first networking breakfast for the Milton Keynes Hospital Charity.I’m encouraging all businesses to take advantage of the networking opportunities, celebrate their successes, share information and at the same time demonstrate their support for our very special hospital.Book your £10 place for Friday, 13th March at Stadium MK with all proceeds going to the hospital charity. Call 01908 826690 or [email protected]

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eaders may have picked up on the news of a £178million expansion bid by Milton Keynes Hospital.

In this article I want to discuss a little more about the bid, the improvements at the Hospital and rebut some of the nonsense that is being peddled by those who want to “weaponise” the NHS for political gain.

The NHS in Milton Keynes has had significantly more money invested in it over the last five years. This year £274million will be spent; an increase of 7.64% over last year; the third highest increase in the country. We have 31 more hospital doctors, 96 more nurses and almost 5,000 more operations since 2010.

We have had a capital investment of 11 new treatment bays in A&E. Clinical standards at the hospital are improving and a new medical school is opening that will help MK attract the best of the next generation of clinicians. A new cancer unit will also soon be opening its doors and the hospitals reception area will soon be relocated to free up more space for clinical treatment areas.

There are however, still big challenges that we have to face. There are ever growing demands on the NHS, with a growing population locally, people living longer and medical science advancing all the time.

That is why I very much welcome the bid by the hospital for £178m of capital investment; to include a further expanded

A&E, new wards and other clinical improvements. The health chiefs at Milton Keynes Hospital

are confident that these plans can secure the Hospital’s future and will tackle the

challenge of MK’s growing population for the next two decades.

Mark Lancaster MP and I have given this bid our full and unreserved support and I can assure residents that we will both do

all we can to secure it.

The NHS is an institution close to our hearts. Our health service continues to be an example

to the world. But, we must not kick it around like it is a muddy political football. We must celebrate its successes

and tackle the long-term challenges it faces.

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