The “Hospital Welfare Rights Officers” Group

Anybody remember the halcyon days when a few of us had actual Hospital WROs? Well, here for those of you do is a serious dose of nostalgia 🙂

Stockport minutes – May 1999

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The “Hospital Welfare Rights Officers” Group