On the 10th of November 2017, the Epsom & St Helier Trust Board decided to proceed with their plan to remove Acute Services from one or both of Epsom hospital AND St Helier hospitals. At a board meeting on the 10th of November 2017, despite significant opposition, a whole series of relevant questions being raised, […]
Category: Damning report on hospital reconfiguration
Video: Parliamentary debate on STPs
On Wednesday the 14th of September, Parliament debated the evil “Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) – a mechanism devised to enact the demands of Simon Stevens’ privatising 5 Year Forward View. This plan could see the number of NHS hospitals in the country slashed by half, or perhaps even worse, and right now, this is the […]
Green Wing stars to support junior doctors
Actor, and star of channel 4 comedy drama, The Green Wing which was set in a fictional hospital, but filmed largely in Northwick Park Hospital, Stephen Mangan has said that he, and some of his co-stars will be attending and supporting the junior doctors strike on the 6th of April 2016. We salute you and your […]
“Deeply flawed hospital plans must be halted immediately” says Michael Mansfield QC
One of the country’s biggest hospital shake-ups is ‘deeply flawed’ and should be halted immediately, according to a landmark report from the Independent Healthcare Commission chaired by Michael Mansfield QC. This report concerns the “Shaping a Healthier Future” programme in the NHS North West London region, which amounts to the “Largest hospital closure programme London […]