On Tuesday of this week, Cllr Athwal said at the Redbridge Council Cabinet he was writing a plan to extend King George Hospital as the Council submission to the November 2017 review.
The tweet HERE has a video extract from the meeting.
The Recorder post on the November review is below.
https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/health/watershed-moment-as-review-announced-into-stupid-king-george-hospital-a-e-closure-plan-1-5300904
Yesterday, at a local forum, Cllr Athwal refused to publish his submission by the end of September. The video is HERE
That is not good enough, Health Scrutiny Chair Cllr Zammett made it clear earlier this month at a health scrutiny committee that A&E performance at Queens and King George has got worse year by year. We need a new wing at King George to improve A&E performance not only at King George, but also to relieve pressure on Queens.
Yesterday, Boris Johnson, our new Prime Minister, made an, as yet uncosted pledge, without any timetable, to upgrade twenty hospitals. His promise is a challenge to activists to make the promise a significant plan to transform our NHS, not only with new buildings, but also with the staff to fill them too.
It is also a challenge to campaigners in Redbridge to make the best case, and as soon as possible, for King George to be one of the 20 upgrades.
With our growing population, the case a new wing at King George is sound.
The best way to save King George A&E is to extend it. We need, Cllr Athwal to make the same committment to building a new wing at King George as he did for seeking to bring the three markets to Fairlop Plain.
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