Delighted to announce our next campaign meeting on the 15th July 2024 at 8pm
Speakers so far include Bob Archer - Redbridge Trades Union Council
Glenn Holmes
Sajida Ugradar - Redbridge Independents
The Health Service Journal has reported today that violence is "going through the roof" at King George and Queens. My concern is that long waits for care may be a factor in the increase. Patients need more beds and medical staff to improve care and cope with existing and future demand.
Thank you to everyone attending yesterday.
Next step is to organise a 1500 signature petition which will secure a debate at Redbridge Town Hall
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July 2023
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Dear
Residents
Residents’ Public Meeting 8pm Monday 10th
July 2023 8pm Methodist Church Hall, Percy Road IG3 8UA
Briefing for air quality meeting at St Paul's Goodmayes Community Centre
Sir Keir Starmer’s comments on ULEZ recently have put the
issue of air quality into the news. The debate on the pros and cons of ULEZ is
hampered by the lack of data on real child deaths and hospital admissions.
Since 2021 I have been seeking full postcodes for child deaths and hospital admissions
linked to air pollution at
www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/information_on_child_cancers_oth#incoming-1853745 I have an upper tribunal hearing seeking
full postcodes on the 27th July, my grounds have changed to say the
information should be given to an academic rather than to me. The death stats show
a significant drop in deaths during covid lockdown. Without the full postcodes
and dates of deaths (to allow tracking to high pollution days) we cannot judge
whether air quality was the cause or not. The death stats are overleaf. A longer
version of this newsletter is at the above site.
To join our WhatsApp group please go to
https://chat.whatsapp.com/DEzr4WGkkr9Czy76oBZd70
This
newsletter is online at the above site to allow it to be shared and make it
easier to join the WhatsApp group via the link
Regards
Andy Walker
News on a step forward for the
campaign to stop the High Rise slums is over the page
Application for 236 High Rise
slums on Seven Kings Car Park withdrawn
The Council withdrew this application on
the 30th June 2023. The location is toxic blighted by traffic and
noise pollution. This withdrawal is a small step forward for the plan to stop
the new slum housing in Redbridge being built. Thank you to Paul Scott for
noticing this. More on this at the link below.
Crime Stats are a model for
Council Governance
What you can do:
1) Write to Sam Tarry MP at sam.tarry.mp@parliament.uk at to see if he will meet our campaign team
2) It would be great if you could attend
council meetings to either ask a question or support Paul Scott or I who
regularly attend meetings. Future meetings at Redbridge Town Hall are:
Overview Committee on 13th
July at 7:15pm
Planning Committee on 18th
July at 7:15pm
Cabinet on 20th July at 20th
July at 7:17pm
Next Residents meeting at 8pm 10th
July details over the page
Dear Councillors
1) New Wing for King George meeting on 17th July at 8pm at Redbridge Town Hall
2) Photoshoot outside Bodgers on 17th July at 7:15pm calling for dual stair cases
New Wing for King George Hospital Campaign Meeting
The text below shown in red is taken from the minutes of May 2023 board papers.
Mr Andy Walker was invited to raise a question. Mr Walker referenced the good news of further capital development at King George Hospital and noted that sometimes projects were delayed and questioned therefore whether the project was on target and whether it would be expected to help reduce the poor Type 1 Emergency Department results. In response, the Chief Executive clarified that the works referred to were two additional theatres which would be part of the Trust’s Elective Hub. It was reported that building works were on track for a Spring 2024 opening and whilst the work would offer enhancements it was unlikely to affect Type 1 Emergency Department performance. The work would not provide inpatient beds and the only possible benefit to Type 1 performance was that a significant number of people attending the Emergency Departments were on the Trust’s surgical lists. Therefore, if planned care could be managed on time, this might take the pressure off the Trust’s front door.
The new wing currently being built at the King George Site is very welcome, but is a job half done.
The trust is building new theatres to cope with our growing population, but has failed to put in a bid for new in-patient beds to cope with existing and future demand. It would be helpful if you could attend.
I have asked Jas to display our banner plugging the meeting at the Town Hall from the 10th July. If you are supportive of this idea, I would be grateful if you could write to Jas.
Photoshoot outside Bodgers on 17th July at 7:15pm
This photoshoot has two purposes, firstly to argue for safer dual staircases rather than the single staircase currently proposed for this 42-storey tower block. Secondly, to draw attention to the need for a new wing at King George Hospital to cope with the ever growing population. The Bodgers Tower being the most iconic example of the growth planned.
Regards
Andy Walker
The photos below were taken on 4th June 2023. They show a new wing at King George being built. Well this is very welcome, it is only half the job because the wing is for two theatres, it does not include any overnight inpatient beds which are vital if the longest A&E waits in England at BHRUT are to be reduced.
The campaign team have a meeting on the 17th July at Redbridge Town Hall to call for another new wing for in-patient beds. This is reasonable with the sharply rising BHRUT catchment population.
We have a photoshoot this Saturday 10th June at 12:45pm meet for a 1pm photoshoot to promote the meeting on the 17th July. The Facebook event page is at https://fb.me/e/3bAkPeOwH
Our campaign will be linking up with the campaign to keep open the Wanstead Youth Centre on the 10th June.
Press on how bad the situation is now is below,
Hospitals in England with worst A&E waits revealed - check if yours is on the list - Mirror Online
The Mirror lists BHRUT as the worst in England
1,700 BHRUT A&E patients wait over four hours for treatment | Romford Recorder
Longest A&E waiting times at Queen’s Hospital trust since 2014 | Romford Recorder
Long waits at A&E departments are known to lead to longer stays in hospital and higher death rates. Some of the studies confirming this follow:
https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/5-hour-emergency-care-wait-before-admission-linked-to-heightened-death-risk/
Data shows long A&E waits may have caused 23,000 'excess patient deaths' | UK | News | Express.co.uk
https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/5-hour-emergency-care-wait-before-admission-linked-to-heightened-death-risk/
The video clip is Matthew Trainer, the Chief Executive of BHRUT explaining why the new unit will only have a marginal impact on the very poor A&E waits at King George and Queens Hospitals.
Matthew says the new unit will have a two new theatres but no overnight beds.
I will table at question for the next board meeting for how many extra beds BHRUT needs to meet the 95% four hour safety benchmark.
King George clearly needs a new wing with additional overnight beds to cope with existing and future demand. Redbridge Trades Council is backing the campaign for a new wing and I hope to have news soon for when our next campaign meeting will take place soon.
