Petition re: BHRUT breach promise to keep open KGH A&E

BHRUT have broken their promise to keep open King George A&E. The petition is here

https://www.change.org/p/redbridge-council-keep-the-april-1st-2019-promise-to-keep-king-george-a-e-open

The text is below:

On 1st April 2019 Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUT) made the following promise on their website to keep open King George A&E. "We want to be very clear, the threat of closure of the Accident and Emergency unit arising from decisions in 2011 has been removed. There will continue to be an Accident and Emergency unit at King George Hospital'

The current clinical services strategy on the BHRUT website says King George A&E should close. On 2nd May 2019 BHRUT committed to reviewing this strategy including this comment. "We are entering an exciting time for our Trust - designing what our hospitals will look like in the years to come, so we can continue to provide high quality care for the people we serve." In the same statement BHRUT disclose employing  "Carnall Farrar, which specialises in transforming healthcare" as advisers to the review.

 At a public meeting of Seven Kings & Newbury Residents Association on 27th June, Andy Walker asked Joe Fielder the Chair of BHRUT the following question:-

Can Joe agree to put up the following on the BHRUT website:

"Although our clinical strategy is under review we can confirm that King George Hospital will continue to provide a Type 1 A&E department with the provision of a consultant led 24 hour service with full resuscitation facilities and designated accommodation for the reception of accident and emergency patients of all ages as part of the revised strategy."

Joe declined to do this, breaking the promise made on 1st April 2019. So we ask Redbridge Council at their meeting of 19th September to write to BHRUT to confirm that this statement will appear on their website:

"Although our clinical strategy is under review we can confirm that King George Hospital will continue to provide a Type 1 A&E department with the provision of a consultant led 24 hour service with full resuscitation facilities and designated accommodation for the reception of accident and emergency patients of all ages as part of the revised strategy."