Tuesday 26 June 2012

STOP THEM WRECKING OUR HOSPITALS


Healthcare in North West London is being put
UNDER THE KNIFE!
WE HAVE TO STOP THE PLANS TO CUT & WRECK
OUR HOSPITALS ! 
North West London NHS Bosses are launching a “consultation” over plans that could:
ã Cut 5,600 NHS jobs in North West London
ã Close Central Middlesex Hospital’s Accident & Emergency and 3 others
ã Undermine and perhaps close whole hospitals
ã Split up health services ready for privatisation 
If you are interested in helping to build a campaign to stop these plans, please come along to the
Organising meeting
Tuesday, 3rd July
7.30 p.m.,
Trades Hall, 375 High Road, NW10 2JR
(close to Willesden Bus garage)














Sunday 24 June 2012

Damning report on NW London NHS hospital closure plans


Plans to drastically cut health services are exposed in a hard hitting Report “North West London’s NHS - Under the Knife”, written by John Lister, Director of London Health Emergency.
 
The Report, commissioned by Ealing, Brent and Harrow Trades Union Councils, shows that far from improving or modernising services, the outcome of the NWL NHS plans, “Shaping a Healthier Future” , would inevitably be a massive reduction in both hospital beds and services, without any corresponding increase in alternative provision.
  
Dr Lister states that the proposals “could result in the loss of 1750 NHS jobs in 12 months, and 5,600 jobs by 2015, along with the downgrading and downsizing of many local hospitals and services, and the closure of up to 4 of its 8 A&E units.”
 
Although NWL NHS try to avoid stating which hospitals and A&E Departments are under threat; Dr Lister’s analysis shows that the targets of the cuts are likely to be Ealing, Central Middlesex, Charing Cross and Hammersmith, leaving a massive area of London without A&E provision.
 
He goes on to say that “trendy arguments ... suggesting that new “settings” can deliver services more efficiently and effectively than hospitals: the only snag is that these “settings” and services exist only on paper, lacking the funds, facilities, staff and any political commitment to make them a reality.”
 
Dr Lister will be the headline speaker at the Ealing TUC public meeting on Tuesday 26th June at 7.30pm in Ealing Town Hall.  

The report is posted below:

 

Saturday 9 June 2012

UNDER THE KNIFE
BRENT TRADES UNION COUNCIL

Public Meeting with
Dr John Lister,
London Health Emergency

Candy Udwin,
Chair London Keep Our NHS Public

UNITE Health Union representative

WEDNESDAY JUNE 13 th 7.30 pm

Harlesden Methodist Church
25 Harlesden High St, NW10 4NE

Nr Harlesden Jubilee Clock

Proposed changes to local health services

could mean the merger of Ealing, Northwick

Park and Central Middlesex Hospitals with

the loss of A & E at CMH or Ealing or both

and moving many more services out of

hospitals into the community, opening them

up to the private sector to be run for profit.

Say NO to cuts and privatisation

DEFEND OUR LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES