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The online  September edition of the NHS Retirement Fellowship Newsletter is now available Newsletter September 2020

The funeral of our patron Ethel Armstrong MBE, took place on 26th August 2020, in Lanchester, County Durham. In these strange times, only 30 people were allowed to attend the service but the Fellowship was well represented by Ken Jarrold, Margaret and Tony Moffat, Cynthia and Bruce Matthews, Pam and Keith Holroyd, John Rostill, Audrey […]

It is with the deepest regret and real sadness that we have to announce the death of our Patron and great friend Mrs Ethel Armstrong MBE who passed away on 6th August 2020. We intend to celebrate Ethel’s life when permitted to do so and further details will be made available at the appropriate time. […]

TV LICENCE SCAMS Please be aware that there are a number of scams being sent by email at the moment suggesting that you can renew your TV licence at a lower price than the £157.50 charged by TV Licencing. These are scams. Please do not click on the ‘Renew Now’ and simply delete these emails. […]

  The following statement was issued by AgeUK on Thursday 9th July 2020 following the announcement that the TV licence fee changes would be implemented on 1st August 2020. The NHS Retirement Fellowship will continue to support AgeUK  on this issue. Don’t forget that if you’re over 75 and claim Pension Credit then you could […]

We were delighted to facilitate this conversation between the Prime Minister and 2 of our members – Monica and Barbara – who were thrilled to take part. Well done ladies and thank you to Lucia Hiden the NHS Retirement Fellowship Communications Officer and to all the others in our organisation who worked so hard to […]

The NHS clap to say thank you together took place at 5pm on Sunday 5th July 2o2o. We would love to see you all clapping! Please post your pictures or video clips onto our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/117538834934279 or send them to comms@nhsrf.org.uk so we can show the world how former NHS staff joined in. Thank […]

Alert: We just wanted to make you aware that one of our members has had an email from sender ‘News’ with the title ‘NHSRF Online membership updates’ asking them to. Take action before Wednesday and to View article from a link which was attached. This email is not from the Fellowship and if you receive […]

Windrush Anniversary                                                             On the 72nd anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush in 1948, carrying migrants from the Caribbean to England, the NHS is marking the contribution of staff from more than 200 nationalities who have played a critical part in the shaping of the healthcare service – and who remain a […]

Many of us have heard of Zoom but may not have used it. It can offer great opportunities for you to stay in touch with other members, friends and relatives. Some branches may find it useful to hold committee and other meetings using Zoom. The Fellowship is using it for some meetings and it has […]