Plans are currently underway to cut, downgrade and close Acute Hospitals all over England, under the cloak of a scheme called “STP” (Sustainability and Transformation Plans). In South West London, they are currently looking at reducing the number of Acute hospitals from the current 5 (Kingston, Croydon, St George’s, Epsom & St Helier) down to 4, or […]
Category: STPs
Destroying Healthcare Forever…
Merton, Sutton & Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have begun an “Engagement” on a set of proposals they have called “Improving Healthcare Together”. Just like the proposals which were published last year by the Epsom & St Helier Trust, if enacted these proposals would remove Acute services from ONE OR BOTH of Epsom Hospital […]
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Part 4 – One in Three Acute Beds To Be Cut!
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, […]
Part 3 – Were the public Engaged Under Duress?
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 the meeting, before the board took their decision on whether or not to proceed, a member of the KOSHH Campaign […]
Part 2 – They want to take away your Acute Hospitals – ACT NOW!
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, […]
Part 1 – They want to take away your Acute Hospitals – ACT NOW!
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, […]
Video: Watch this – your life may literally depend upon it.
As KOSHH have long predicted, the Epsom & St Helier Hospitals NHS Trust have now announced their plans for the future of hospital services in our area. Please watch the short video below for a summary of what is being proposed. The Trust have launched what they call an “engagement” where they are seeking the […]
KOSHH Press Release: Merton Council Oppose the South West London STP
Keep Our St Helier Hospital (KOSHH) Press Release: KOSHH welcome Merton Council’s Announcement today that they oppose the South West London Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP). 10th of April 2017 The KOSHH (Keep Our St Helier Hospital) campaign welcomes Merton Council’s announcement today that they oppose the SW London Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP), […]
Write to your councillors #RejectTheSTP
We are about to witness the biggest shake-up which our health service has ever seen, under a plan called “STP” (Sustainability and Transformation Plans). Your local authority has the ability to reject these plans. Some councils have already done so. Write to your local councillors, demand that they halt this terrible plan. #RejectTheSTP If you […]