14 | July 30, 2009 | NEWS&CRIER


Moving home can be a complicated business and, in the hectic run to the big
day, it is all too easy to forget something vital. The Property News offers their
readers this handy checklist that should help avoid major pitfalls. We suggest
you tick off the items as you deal with them...
WITH FOUR WEEKS TO GO:
WITH TWO WEEKS TO GO:
Get estimates from removal companies, checking that comprehensive insurance cover is
available against damage or loss. Is there a packing and unpacking service? Confirm the
date of your move with the firm you have chosen.
Check on your home contents insurance policies to ensure that you are covered for the
move, and covered at your new address.
Make arrangements for your gas and electricity meters (plus water meters where relevant)
to be read and all your appliances to be disconnected on the day of your move.
Arrange to take over gas and electricity at your new address, and make sure that all
appliances will be properly fitted, plumbed or connected.
Notify British Telecom and ask them to make the necessary arrangements for a final account
at your present address, and for taking over or installing telephone facilities at your new
home.
Arrange for change of address cards to be printed.
Confirm all arrangements, times etc, for meter readings, disconnections and reconnections,
with authorities and with your buyer and seller.
Make sure you have a good stock of packing materials, including sturdy boxes and plenty of
string and sticky tape.
Begin to throw out unwanted items from attics, wardrobes. What you really don't want you
may as well dump now, or send to charity. It's a great time for a good sort out!
WITH ONE WEEK TO GO:
Send off change of address cards.
Arrange and pay for automatic redirection of your mail by the Post Office.
Cancel and pay up accounts for routine delivery services such as milk, groceries, fuel and
your Cambridge Evening News. Re-organise these deliveries for your new address.
Defrost refrigerators in preparation for move and, if you are moving a freezer and its
contents, turn it up to maximum for a couple of days before you move.
WITH ONE DAY TO GO:
Complete your packing except for those items you are likely
to need overnight, and prepare a picnic for moving day.
Have a large enough cash `float' available to deal with
unexpected expenses, and make sure you have collected
documents and valuables together in a safe place.
Cover carpets which are being left behind, so as to minimise
damage during furniture removal.
Check through previous lists to make sure nothing has been
overlooked, then enjoy a worry-free early night!
WHO TO NOTIFY:
Banks.
Building Societies.
Credit companies.
Insurance companies.
Gas, Electricity and Water Boards.
Telephone company.
Local Authority (Rating Department).
Driving Licence authorities.
Inland Revenue.
Store cards and accounts.
Other lease, hire or rental companies.
Employer.
Doctor.
Dentist.
Schools.
Professional Bodies/Trade Unions.
Motoring organisations.
Newsagent.
Friends and relatives.
ON MOVING DAY:
Strip beds and pack bedding and nightclothes.
Pack items for washing/toiletries.
Take down curtains.
Take up rugs, carpets, floor coverings, as required.
Dismantle any light fittings etc., not included in the sale.
Turn off electric appliances.
Disconnect cooker.
Turn off boiler/central heating.
Turn off water.
Read gas meter.
Read electricity meter.
Secure all windows.
Lock all doors.
Leave key as arranged with new owners.
On arrival at your new home, unpack slowly and
methodically so that you can check for loss or damage.
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STUDENT paramedics yet to
complete their training have
been drafted in to crew
ambulances on emergency
calls, with staff claiming the
"unforgivable" move puts the
public at risk.
Students who have completed their
driving training � but not their clinical
training � staffed ambulances in
Cambridgeshire and Suffolk during
shifts on Friday and Saturday, July 17
and 18.
The East of England Ambulance
Service (EEAS) said seven students
were involved, each working
alongside an experienced member of
staff as part of a two-person crew.
The trust said it was the first time it
had used student paramedics in such
a way.
An EEAS operations manager, who
asked not to be named, said the move
was driven by a need to meet
"ridiculous" Government-set targets
on response times.
Another individual with knowledge
of the situation said: "The potential
implications for safety and patient
care are obvious."
The operations manager said the
students covered the St Neots,
Huntingdon, Newmarket and Ipswich
areas.
Now, trade union Unison is calling
for an external inquiry.
John Toomey, regional organiser,
said: "It is potentially very dangerous,
not simply to patients, but for the
students and the paramedics working
with them.
"The reason we believe it is
dangerous is that people have to deal
with things like road traffic collisions
where there are multiple casualities."
He added: "Another problem would
be if somebody's at a `multiple' like
that and they provide care for a
patient and something goes wrong �
then that student will be responsible
to the point where they may not be
allowed to register as a paramedic in
the future."
The EEAS said members of the
public had not been at risk and that
the students had volunteered.
Neil Storey, EEAS assistant director
of operations, said: "We are totally
satisfied that our decision to employ
these students on frontline ambu-
lance duties alongside experienced
members of staff was completely safe.
"In fact, by using them, we were
able to send out more resources to
meet the demands of the public."
On the reasons why the students
were used, an EEAS spokeswoman
said: "Resource levels were in res-
ponse to the current demands on the
service."
Asked if the EEAS will use students
again, the spokeswoman said the trust
would be "maximising the use of the
resources available to us".
The operations manager said the
students were five weeks through their
13-week training course.
But the EEAS said the students had
completed nine weeks of the course,
and "were not asked to do anything
outside the scope of their training so
far".
BY JOHN MORGAN
Email: weeklies@cambridge-news.co.uk
Addenbrooke's Hospital staff
to issue on-the-spot fines
SECURITY guards at
Addenbrooke's Hospital
have been handed police
powers to impose on-the-
spot fines for offences
such as disorder.
Staff will be able to
impose �80 fixed-penalty
fines for anti-social
behaviour and other
minor offences.
Eight staff who have
undergone police training
are taking part in a 12-
month pilot scheme to
boost security.
The scheme has been
approved by Cambridge-
shire's Chief Constable,
Julie Spence.
Critics say the move
will create a "private
police force".
The powers were
given under the Com-
munity Safety Accredit-
ation Scheme (CSAS),
and staff will be allowed
to hand out fines for dis-
order, dog fouling,
graffiti, fly-posting and
littering.
They also have powers
to tackle begging and
demand the name and
address of "suspects".
Members of Cam-
bridgeshire Police Auth-
ority had expressed con-
cerns about the scheme
"on the grounds that no
local democratic or pub-
lic debate has occurred".
Peter Lester, the NHS
Trust security adviser for
Addenbrooke's, said 28
staff were responsible for
security at the hospital.
Staff given the powers
would wear a badge in
red, white and black
positioned on the chest
area.
They also have high-
visibility uniforms.
The scheme was
officially launched by
Supt Mike Brown, from
Cambridgeshire police.
New powers: from left, Roberto Gherseni, Robert Bruno, Supt Mike Brown, director
of estates Richard Howe, Thomas Guthrie and Stuart Hollis.Picture: Keith Heppell 578367.

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