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Dr Choudhry Mohammed Walayat MBE has passed away / Announcements

Dr Choudhry Mohammed Walayat MBE has passed away.
Men and Women sitting at Madina Masjid Wolseley Road, Sheffield S8 0ZU from 6am - 14th Nov 2011

Janaza will be held at 1pm after Zuhur at Madina Masjid (14th Nov 2011).
For more details Call 07766221006

Dr Choudhry Mohammed Walayat Remains Critically Ill in Hospital Sheffield Following Major Stroke / Announcements

Dr Choudhry Walayat MBE, who suffered a major stroke in May 2011, remains hospitalised and critically ill at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, UK.

Following several months of stability, with plans for home care to commence during Late October, Choudhry took a turn for the worse on October 30th, following which his situation is being re-evaluated on a daily basis, during this period he has had his three children Nadeem, Kashaf, Ambreen in around the clock 24 hour attendance at his bed side. With Indleeb visiting when time permits.

Sheffield NHS UK GP Patient Survey Results for 2011 / Sheffield Local Issues

Nadeem Walayat writes: The latest results for the Department of Health Funded UK GP Survey have been recently released that covers the year to March 2011. The survey featured more than 5.5 million detailed questionnaires being sent out to NHS GP patients across England of which 1.96 million were returned. For the city of Sheffield a total of 68,242 questionnaires were sent out to the patients of Sheffield's 92 GP surgeries of which 26,193 were returned from which detailed results were compiled as listed in the table at the end of this article for the overall level of satisfaction at the quality of health care received.

Sheffield's Top 5 GP Surgeries - % Level of Overall Satisfaction

	2010-2011	2009-2010
BLUEBELL MEDICAL CENTRE	99%	94%
MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY	99%	96%
NORTHERN AVENUE SURGERY	98%	95%
JAUNTY SPRINGS HEALTH CENTRE	98%	97%
STANNINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE	96%	98%

The results show that Sheffield's best performing Surgeries continue to cluster in the affluent areas of the city, which is reflective of the 'post code lottery' where those that reside in the affluent wards due to more likely being professionals are able to demand a better quality of NHS GP services than those that tend to reside in the deprived wards who tend to suffer in silence as to what passes for health care provision which plays a significant part in contributing to a more than 14 YEAR GAP IN LIFE EXPECTANCY between peoples living just a few miles distance from one another, which has been commented upon in the past by the Sheffield MP and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg :

"It is an outrage that social mobility has slowed, not increased, under the Blair-Brown years. It is an outrage that in Sheffield, where I’m an MP, life expectancy in the poorest wards is a full 14 years below the life expectancy of those living in the wealthiest wards. Your life chances are now set by the circumstances of your birth as never before."

Sheffield and Rotherham Summer FREE Fayre's and Events 2011 - What to do / Sheffield Local News

Here are a list of key FREE family events and fayre's for Sheffield and Rotherham for Summer 2011

New Darnall GP Surgery Health Centre Survery to be Built, Delayed or Scrapped? / Sheffield Local Issues

The Department of Health funded UK GP Patient Survey 2009-10 featured more than 5.5 million detailed questionnaires being sent out to NHS GP patients across England of which 2.17 million were returned. For the city of Sheffield a total of 65,339 questionnaires were sent out to the patients of Sheffield's 92 GP surgeries of which 27,380 were returned from which detailed results were compiled as listed in the table at the end of this article for the overall level of satisfaction at the quality of health care received for all of Sheffield's GP surgeries.

Of Sheffield's 92 GP surgeries, 24 or 26% managed to achieve a rating of 95% or higher, which given the importance of health care should be the minimum goal for ALL GP surgeries. Next 43 (46%) of Sheffield GP surgeries managed to attain a patient satisfaction level of 90-94% of their patients, 19 (20%) between 85% and 89%, followed by 6 GP surgeries scraping the bottom of the barrel, notably Darnall Community Health coming in at an abysmally poor bottom rank of just 68%.

Sheffield NHS GP Consortia's are Anti-Competitive / Sheffield Local Issues

The core at the heart of Coalition Government's NHS reforms is to scrap ALL NHS Primary Care Trusts (PCT's) to be replaced by competing GP Consortia's to directly manage patient treatment commissioning (the process could take 2-3 years to implement).

However whilst the media has been focused on the news of scrapping of all NHS PCT's, the flip side of the coin lies in the consolidation of GP practices into GP consortia's that is aimed at attempting to introduce real competition between GP surgeries for patients with the result that the under performing GP surgeries in cities such as Sheffield could disappear as they are unable to compete for patients in a more market orientated value for money environment due to their inability to provide health services to the satisfaction of a large % of their patients (as evidenced by the UK GP Patient Survey), thereby patients and resources are reallocated by market forces to the better performing GP surgeries, and therefore both patient healthcare improves and costs are cut.

Princess Anika Walayat - Happy 3rd Birthday! / Birthdays

Happy 3rd Birthday to Princess Anika!

Imran Afzal Family Visit from South Africa to UK / Special Events

Imran, Shahla's brother arrives from South Africa to visit family in the UK.

(Choudhry CM, Nadeem, Imran, Aysha Ali, Yasmin Ali)

Anika, I'm the Walayat Families Princess, Take my Photo / Fun Time

It's official ! Anika has been voted as the Walayat Family's Princess.

Say Cheese Princess Anika

Sheffield Hit by Worst Snow Fall in Decades / Sheffield Local News

On December 1st Sheffield was hit by the worst snowfall in at least 2 decades, leaving cars abandoned on the roads and foot paths.

Temperatures hit an unheard of -10 in Darnall.

A selection of photos from Darnall

Walayat Family Eid November 2010 / Special Events

EID day! Quick photo of all from left to right of the Walayat Family, Hashim, Adnaan, Sami, Uncle Nadeem, Hishaam, Babuji, Anika, Daniel, Uncle Kashaf, Jamal, Kashan

Sheffield NHS Darnall Community Health, UK GP Patient Survey Results / Sheffield Local Issues

The latest results for the Department of Health Funded UK GP Survey have been recently released that cover the 4 quarters for September 2010. The survey features more than 5.5 million detailed questionnaires being sent out to NHS GP patients across England of which 2.06 million were returned. For the city of Sheffield a total of 67,842 questionnaires were sent out to the patients of Sheffield's 91 GP surgeries of which 26,865 were returned from which detailed results were compiled as listed in the table at the end of this article for the overall level of satisfaction at the quality of health care received for all of Sheffield's GP surgeries.

Sheffield's Top 5 GP Surgeries

	Level of Satisfaction
THE HEALTH CARE SURGERY	98%
MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY	98%
RUSTLINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE	98%
NORTHERN AVENUE SURGERY	97%
JAUNTY SPRINGS HEALTH CENTRE	97%

The results show that Sheffield's best performing Surgeries continue to cluster in the affluent areas of the city, which is reflective of the 'post code lottery' where those that reside in the affluent wards due to more likely being professionals are able to demand a better quality of NHS GP services than those that tend to reside in the deprived wards who tend to suffer in silent as to what passes for health care provision which plays a significant part in contributing to a more than 14 YEAR GAP IN LIFE EXPECTANCY between peoples living just a few miles distance from one another, which has been commented upon in the past by the Sheffield MP and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg :

Happy Birthday to Shahzad Nabi's Son Isa Age 2 / Birthdays

Shahzad Nabi set a new standard for Birthday parties for his Son's 2nd Birthday, not content with food and party games, Shahzad ensured a memorable day by including an Indoor Bouncy castle and an on stage performer into the birthday package.

Happy 2nd Birthday to Isa

Choudhry Mohammed Walayat's Birthday at the Walayat Family Home and Chaman Restaurant / Birthdays

Happy Birthday Doctor! Your age is kept secret ;)

Sheffield NHS UK GP Patient Survey Results for 2010 / Sheffield Local Issues

The Department of Health funded UK GP Patient Survey presents an excellent record of the actual quality of patient experience of using NHS GP services across England. The 2009-10 Q4 survey results have now been released that bring the total detailed questionnaires being sent out to patients during the year to more than 5.5 million across England of which 2.17 million have been returned.

For the city of Sheffield a total of 65,339 questionnaires were sent out to the patients of Sheffield's 92 GP surgeries of which 27,380 were returned, from which detailed results were compiled as listed below for the Overall Satisfaction category for all of Sheffield's GP surgeries ranked in order from best to worst.

Kashaf Walayat 40th Birthday Party At Apna Restaurant, Rotherham / Birthdays

Kashaf Walayat 40h Birthday Party At Apna Restaurant, Rotherham

Rafieda arranged Kashaf Walayat's 40th Surprise Birthday party at APNA Restaurant, the party was attended by more than 50 guests including starting off with an hour long presentation before the birthday buffett meal and final cake cutting.

Sundown Adventure Land Theme Park Visit Review / Holidays & Outings

A warm day in early April prompted a visit to a local theme park for the kids, Sundown Adventure land (formerly Pets Corner) is situated near Retform which is within 45 minutes driving distance of Sheffield, the park is aimed at the under 10's

Indleeb Walayat Had a Baby Boy Ryaan, Hariss Now has a little brother / Announcements

Harris finally has a little brother to play with named Ryaan born on 13th Dec 2009, congratulations to Indleeb and Mahboob

Twin Lakes Theme Park, Melton Mowbray Review - Kids Day Out / Holidays & Outings

I Went To Twin Lake theme park With My Dad , Mum , Brother Sami And My Baby Sister Anika in July.

I woke up in the morning to get ready to go to Twin lake theme park , we got there the about at 10:30am. When got there we had to pay before they let us into Twin lakes , next we got a map ,

Introduction - Made in England - The Memoirs of Dr Choudry Mohammed Walayat MBE / Made in England

I have often thought that people who have lived a full life should make a
record of what happened to them over their lifetime, if only for their
children and grandchildren and their wider family, some of them as yet
unborn. Now that I am getting on in years I thought it might be of interest to
my family, my friends and perhaps the wider community, if I put down a few
reminiscences of my early life in Kashmir and the many years I have spent
here in England.

The Right Honourable David Blunkett M.P - Made in England - The Memoirs of Dr Choudry Mohammed Walayat MBE / Made in England

Foreword By The Right Honourable David Blunkett M.P.

CHOUDRY WALAYAT is one of those extraordinary people who did not
simply choose to make Sheffield his home, but rather his life’s work.
Having already had an interesting and challenging life in Kashmir – as
this story indicates – he then, from 1961, chose to contribute to the
community which had welcomed him, and to whom he has more than repaid
a debt of gratitude.

A Perilous Beginning - Chapter 1 - Made in England - The Memoirs of Dr Choudry Mohammed Walayat MBE / Made in England

Half an hour after I was born, my young mother died. I was her first, and now her only, child and my father, a clerk at a brick-making kiln, was devastated with grief at the loss of a much-loved wife. My grandmother, Mirza Bibi, was overjoyed when she heard the news of my birth at her own village six miles away, but on her way over a messenger intercepted her to tell her the dreadful news that her daughter had died in childbirth. She had already lost a son and now she was to be so tragically bereaved again.

Education the Liberator - Chapter 2- Made in England - The Memoirs of Dr Choudry Mohammed Walayat MBE / Made in England

Enrolling at that infant school, known as a muktab, in the small village of Chang, changed my life forever, although I could not realise it at that time. It was in the early months of 1941 that I joined Atta Mohammed’s little school of forty pupils aged from four to seven. Atta Mohammed was probably about fifty years old at that time, an imposing figure with a long beard, a strict disciplinarian and devoutly religious. He seemed a god-like figure to us very small boys. Possessed of an inner strength he lived to be 109 years old, but he was quite prepared to use his sotti, a long stick, to chastise us if he felt we were not working hard enough. Despite this we felt that he loved and cared about all the boys under his charge and for me he was a proper role model, a father figure, whom we all admired.

A Couple Of Proper Jobs - Chapter 3 - Made in England - The Memoirs of Dr Choudry Mohammed Walayat MBE / Made in England

I eventually accepted that, at eighteen, it was about time I looked for a proper job. Like a lot of children from working class backgrounds all over the world, the one middle class job I knew something about was teaching. After all, I had observed teachers for fourteen years and had some idea what the job entailed. Therefore, I decided I would try and get a post as a primary school teacher and start to make a contribution towards my society, that had given me the opportunity of a decent education.

England Their England - Chapter 4 - Made in England - The Memoirs of Dr Choudry Mohammed Walayat MBE / Made in England

I had long been intrigued by the British, even though I had never met one of them. How was it that people from such a small country, stuck on the edge of Europe, could have wielded so much power and influence in the world during the previous two hundred years? As an enthusiast for studying history I knew something of the British Empire and especially of their Indian Raj, which they themselves considered the Jewel in the Crown of all their overseas dominions. There was one other rather unusual connection between Britain and myself and that was the name given to me at birth. My mother was called Walayat Begum, and in her memory my grandmother suggested that I should be called Walayat. They probably were also aware that Walayat means England in Urdu, so I was Mohammed “England” and maybe therefore predestined to live most of my life in England.

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