It shows BHRUT refusing to accept the Redbridge Council recommendation to keep open King George A&E. Matthew Hopkins, the BHRUT Chief Executive made it clear that at the BHRUT AGM on 4th July 2018 that the board would be implementing their clinical services strategy below.
BHRUT clinical services strategy
The strategy includes closing King George A&E per the extract here.
The article here Emergency admissions: why are they growing so fast? claims a 50% growth in emergency admissions over last 15 years. The author argues success with heart and stroke patients is a key driver, as rather than dying, these patients survive but go on to present at A&E with serious conditions in the future. Heart and stroke patients surviving longer is a another reason why KGH A&E needs to stay open. Back in May 2016 NHS statistics show BHRUT with 4,327 emergency admissions, but by May 2018 the figure had increased to 5,317 emergency admissions, a huge 22.8% increase. The new developments going up in East London have to be the main cause of the increase
NHS statistics show 493,191 emergency admissions in May 2016 for the whole of England increasing by May 2018 to 534,118. This is a smaller increase of 8.2% due to the smaller population growth in England as against the BHRUT catchment area.
The statistics are at https://www.england.nhs.uk/…/statistical-work-areasae-wait…/
Yesterday, the Seven Kings & Newbury Park Residents Association supported a public meeting this autumn to call for King George A&E to stay open. I will ask Cllr Athwal this evening if he would like to speak at the proposed meeting.
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