New Wing Meeting

 Thank you to everyone attending yesterday.

Next step is to organise a 1500 signature petition which will secure a debate at Redbridge Town Hall 

Flyer for Air Quality Meeting at St Pauls Community Centre with local NHS child death stats

 

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C/O 120 Blythswood Road Ilford IG3 8SG 8th July 2023

07956 263088 twitter: @andywalker1945

email: andy.walker@talk21.com

Dear Residents

Residents’ Public Meeting 8pm Monday 10^th 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 27^th 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.

 

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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Application for 236 High Rise slums on Seven Kings Car Park withdrawn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 30^th 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.

 

https://planning.redbridge.gov.uk/redbridge/application-details/181563#:~:text=Application%20reference%20number,30%20Jun%202023

 

Crime Stats are a model for Council Governance

  Our Council is taking various welcome initiatives to reduce crime. However, publication of crime stats each month at Redbridge Cabinet needs to happen to improve crime reduction. The stats need to be within a written report accompanied by an oral report with public questions taken. Similar reports need to be produced for housing, health and all services that the Council provide or scrutinise. The Council have declared a climate emergency, so it is particularly puzzling that monthly reports on what is being done about the climate emergency are not being produced. Stats and reports are key in the private sector and the NHS. It must be right that Council introduce monthly reporting too.

 

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 13^th July at 7:15pm

Planning Committee on 18^th July at 7:15pm

Cabinet on 20^th July at 20^th July at 7:17pm

Next Residents meeting at 8pm 10^th July details over the page

Writing to Councillors for support for banner to be displayed for the new wing meeting on the 17th July & Bodgers Tower photoshoot

 Dear Councillors

1) New Wing for King George meeting on 17^th July at 8pm at Redbridge Town Hall

2) Photoshoot outside Bodgers on 17^th 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 10^th 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