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/
