In letters home, she described the appalling conditions, with soldiers writhing in agony in the wards.
It was still early morning, breakfast trays collected in the wards, meds distributed, plans in place for the rest of the day.
Some, but not all of the Labour councillors in the wards affected by the Shepherds' proposed development were also strongly supportive of the Shepherds for similar reasons.
The only real success was achieved with an all-postal ballot, which, according to John Curtice, professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde, raised the turnout by about 10% in the wards where it was used.
It holds more seats in the council wards in the constituency than the Tories or Labour do.
In return, the Tories are standing aside in the six wards where the Lib Dems reckon they have a chance.
The money is paid if the hospital meets targets in training nurses in palliative care in the eight wards where there are the the most deaths, and in identifying terminally ill patients.
In the local elections in 2003 the Lib Dems won all six seats in the two wards where Leicester South's Muslims live.
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Managers at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust are hoping to re-open the wards in the next few days.
The trust said it was normal practice for patients to be assessed and treated in the observation wards over a number of days.
The metal gates that bar entry to the wards in the Cecilia Makiwane hospital are there to stop criminals stealing blankets and medicine.
Although critics decry these as low-wage jobs, in a city with an unemployment rate of 7.8% (and very much higher in the inner wards), beggars cannot be choosers.
Ms Dugdale said at the time that 46 beds in the general wards were occupied by patients who were medically fit to leave but were waiting for a care package - such as support from social services.
It is suggested there have been discussions on increasing spending on projects in Conservative-held wards in the run-up to next May's local elections.
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The feedback has also led to warmer wards in the cold weather, an end to noisy vacuum cleaning first thing in the morning, and better access to TV remote controls.
The Greens won an average of no less than 8% of the vote in wards where they stood, their best performance since the heyday of their third place in the 1989 European elections.
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The Tories who won both the former Witney East and West wards in 2009, won the new Witney West and Bampton, and Witney North and East wards.
Patients with the bug are treated in wards closed to new admissions until the sickness passes.
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Across the country, two thirds of patients cared for in hospital wards are over the age of 65.
Steve Shrubb, director of the NHS Confederation's Mental Health Network which represents the majority of mental health trusts, said tackling the over-representation of minority ethnic groups in mental health wards was the biggest challenge facing providers.
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He noted that, in post-primary education, 26 of the 30 wards with the highest levels of absenteeism were in Protestant areas.
Another possibility is the children could be made wards of court in the UK and either side in the dispute could decide to institute proceedings, which would result in the girls being taken into care.
The developers of the network, based at the University of Manchester in the UK, see its primary use in care homes or hospital wards, to raise an immediate alarm in the case of a fall.
Hospital wards in the public hospitals are the old style, many beds to a room.
"Next month, in wards across the country, people will be confronted with the same choice, " Mr Clegg said.
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Some 31% of nurses on general wards in the survey said they were not aware of this being introduced where they worked.
Mr Woodward said a council survey had shown people in wards neighbouring the development area opposed it, but other residents were in favour of the proposals.
In the three elderly care wards at St Thomas's Hospital doors to toilets and washrooms have been colour-coded with bays to give patients visual prompts in finding their way round.
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