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02 Sep 2023 17:13

I truly didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when this was brought to my attention - especially given Maria Caulfield’s involvement 😡



Botox treatment deserves a public consultation leading to government regulation, but not the unregulated refractive surgery industry?

Government vows an end to 'wild-west' cosmetic treatment industry after thousands of Brits claim they've been botched…
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12470...smetic-industry.html

Announcing the consultation, Minister for the Women's Health Strategy Maria Caulfield said: 'Whether it's Botox, dermal fillers or even a chemical peel, we have heard too many stories of people who've had bad experiences from getting a cosmetic procedure from someone who is inexperienced or underqualified'

‘Calls for views from industry and people who have undergone these procedures will be used to shape regulations
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www.gov.uk/government/news/consultation-...-cosmetic-procedures

Government plans to ban unlicensed providers of cosmetic treatments in England have been opened up for public consultation.

Ms Caulfield said it was the government's role "to ensure consistent standards for consumers and a level playing field for businesses and practitioners
".’
www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66684346

Wtf is going on?

It’s not as if the government are unaware of this scandal, or of its incredible cost to nhs.uk, and state benefits to the many thousands of damaged patients no longer able to work, with me (and others) having repeatedly put it under their noses for the last 12 years!

As I’ve posted previously, my local MP, Tory Theresa Villiers, totally ignores me, offering ZERO support, not even responding to my request that she attend Bad Eye Day lobby last April!

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14 Apr 2023 16:54

Don't think this needs much comment from me :kiss:

As you can see from his response to Mr Saunders on 2 March, Alok Sharma couldn't even be bothered to sign the letter himself, the signature a definite forgery - presumably with the MP's approval!



'2 March 2023

Dear Alok, thank you for your reply to my letter 23 February 2023 inviting you to be present at Bad Eye Day in Westminster 17th April 2023.

I do feel from the reply that you have either not really understood the letter I sent or indeed not read it, as the reply contains a passage that has been cut and pasted see paragraph starting "Since its arrival…." Which is the standard reply of other Conservative MP’s who have written to their constituents!!

You mentioned laser eye treatment but my letter to you was about refractive lens replacement surgery...

You also mentioned that the complications are extremely rare, perhaps you should read the harrowing accounts of people who have had not only had laser surgery and rle, but how it has affected their lives, I did also ask you try and make this a cross party issue so now is your opportunity to make this so.

This whole industry is run by business people whose only interest is in profits and is causing suffering as a result and I believe that strict regulation by whatever Government is essential so please rethink your decision to attend this meeting, you have the details.
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02 Apr 2023 16:10

With excuses not to accompany their damaged constituents to Bad Eye Day pouring in from the majority of Conservative Party MPs (who can look forward to bigger donations from Johnson & Johnson et al) I have yet to receive the courtesy of a long overdue RSVP from Theresa Villiers :kiss:

At least her colleague Mike Freer (MP for the neighbouring Finchley & Golders Green constituency) bothered to reply to his constituent!

This is a screenshot of the email in its original format, albeit factually incorrect, and ignorantly sent without salutation.



As for telling his constituent that he ‘would welcome the opportunity to review any briefing materials’ - wtf does he think the purpose of a lobby is?

And if genuinely unable to attend, simple enough to send one of his Parliamentary Assistants!

From his website: 'I'm here to help, so please don't hesitate to get in touch.'
www.mikefreer.com

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  • Sasha Rodoy
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28 Mar 2023 17:21

As my MP, Theresa Villiers has of course been invited to Bad Eye Day to support me, so this Facebook ‘new memory’ was quite timely :kiss:



It should be noted that David Moulsdale’s fellow Scot, Carrie MacEwen, is now General Medical Council (GMC) Chair 😳
www.gmc-uk.org/about/how-we-work/governa...ouncil/council-chair

The vast majority of Conservative MPs are replying to Bad Eye Day lobby invitations from their constituents with a copy/paste response, proving that they either don’t have a clue what they’re talking about, or simply toeing the party line, which is refusing to acknowledge the #refractivesurgery scandal in favour of Big Pharma - many MPs of course with shares in the pharmaceutical industry.

Theresa Villiers is unable to similarly respond, because she knows the truth, as the above attachments detail.

I first invited Theresa to attend BED lobby on 23 January, receiving only an automated acknowledgement. And it should be noted that she has always previously responded to me within a week of my emailed correspondence.

I followed that email with three reminders, on 9th, 16th, and 24 February… plus four phone calls to her Barnet constituency office, when I spoke with three different young men, each telling me they'd let Theresa know I'd called, and remind her of my invitation.

My fourth call was more than two weeks ago, when I told one of the young men (who I'd previously spoken with in February) that I didn’t accept his excuse that Theresa was still planning her diary, and he should tell his boss it was disappointing that the person presenting BED lobby on 17 April hasn’t even had a response from her own MP!

I remained polite, but could sense his prickles rising at my vehement criticism, and that I would be publicising the fact that my MP had time to complain about the mixed gender toilets at the GB News studios: 'she was most disconcerted to find men coming in whilst she was touching-up her make-up', yet not concerned with the far more important issue of the refractive surgery scandal, not only irreparably damaging people's eyes and lives, but costing the country £zillions, in nhs.uk aftercare and state benefits.
order-order.com/2023/03/08/unisex-loo-at-gb-news/

I do try to keep my word, so job done!

I suspect that Theresa is between a rock and a hard place, unable to send me the same bullsh*t copy/paste response Tory HQ is giving to MPs, because she knows it's not true, and if she went against the party to actually support me, she’d jeopardise her chance of another ministerial position.

Of course I could be wrong, and happy to publish an apology if proven so!

Otherwise, Theresa Villiers’ name will be added to my (s)hit list of MPs who’ve made excuses not to attend BED, or simply ignored their constituent’s invitation, while some of my favourite emails from MPs will be published, and/or read out on 17 April, with Rishi Sunak’s response to one of his damaged constituents an absolute classic!

Meanwhile, Theresa's priorities are clear for all to see!

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21 Mar 2023 17:50

As well as MBEF members damaged by laser and lens surgery speaking at BED - plus a surprise celebrity guest, who recently offered his support for the campaign calling for government regulation of the refractive surgery industry, there are a number of other surprise guests and speakers.

MPs are directly invited by their constituents to accompany them to BED, and those who refuse without providing a VERY good reason will be publicly named and shamed!*

Lawyers from various legal firms who represent many of the victims will be present, as will of course the very important journalists, who will have an opportunity to personally interview people after the lobby.**

All invited - and that includes the industry spies, who stalk me at court hearings and public meetings, but are in fact very welcome to come to BED, and I'll be sending personalised invitations to some of their employers.

This is the second Bad Eye Day Lobby, and as in October 2014, when only representatives from the General Optical Council could be bothered to attend, invitations to BED II will be sent to the General Medical Council (GMC), General Optical Council (GOC), Care Quality Commission (CQC), The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth), et al.

*If you are not a member of the private MBEF Facebook group, and would like an invitation template to send to your MP, please email: info@mybeautifuleyes.co.uk
**Press enquiries: sasha@mybeautifuleyes.co.uk

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29 Jan 2023 18:36

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy maria caulfield toeing the party line, rather than risk her ministerial post by challenging the government’s conspiracy of silence :kiss:

Speaking at a debate on eye health, hosted by Jim Shannon MP on 11 January 2022, John McDonnell publicly asked Maria Caulfield if she would agree to a meeting to discuss the #refractivesurgery scandal and its lack of regulation.

At a Zoom meeting on 14 March 2022, also attended by Lyn Brown MP, with only half an hour to speak, I was limited with the amount of info I could provide, but did however manage to cover a lot of ground.

I began by explaining that this isn’t just about #laser surgery, but ALL #refractivesurgery, stressing that #lensexchange post op problems have increased exponentially since 2014, also mentioning #pauldance's suicide in 2020, etc...

I explained that, with only 12 months aftercare from private providers, the NHS is frequently left to pick up the pieces.

I highlighted the wrongness therefore of #NHS #cataractsurgery contracts given to these same companies, countless thousands of their damaged patients referred to the NHS (often by the providers themselves) for expensive aftercare and treatment.

In her summary, when I had little time to contradict, Maria noted that the problems appeared to be mainly with younger people under 40.

I thought that perhaps she had misunderstood me, but given her letter’s lack of reference to #lensexchange ops, now I'm not so sure!

Maria expressed what appeared to be genuine concern, agreeing that something had to be done, promising to look into the matter and come back to us within two weeks.

(I'm not going to tell you what John said to me immediately after the meeting, but unfortunately he was, as usual, spot on!)

Time went by, emails unanswered…

In desperation, nearly FIVE months after our Zoom meeting, on 1 August, I tagged Maria on Twitter, and she finally responded: ‘I am no longer the minister responsible’.*

And that was all we got from her!

The pink highlighted paragraphs in Maria Caulfield's letter to Mike Freer MP only refer to laser eye surgery, with no mention of lens surgery, and you'd think we never had that meeting!

Yet another copy/paste job, the same words bandied about by government ministers in countless letters I've read over the last five years, some of theses posted on my sites!

NB: Fru Jaggard was operated on by Bobby Qureshi (lens surgery), who was struck off the medical register in 2019 - something the General Medical Council & Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service did manage to get right between them!

However, having won her case for negligence, there are now issues with Qureshi's insurance indemnity, hence the content of the published letter.

*Tweets in previous post.

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