Campaign responds to Healthcare for London consultation

16 March 2008 The Save Whipps Cross hospital campaign has given a detailed and considered response to proposals from London’s Primary Care Trusts on the future of healthcare in London. The full response is available here [PDF].

The consultation was based around the ideas in a document called “Healthcare for London: Consulting the Capital”, itself heavily influenced by the report published last summer by health minister Professor Ara Darzi. Consultation closed on 7 March.

Save Whipps Cross – the party

16 January 2008 As the campaign heads into 2008, we thought it was time to celebrate successes so far and arm ourselves to challenge plans that may threaten local health services.

Don’t get us wrong: we haven’t won yet. But we have made some really big advances exemplified in the report in November from NHS Director of Clinical Excellence Professor Alberti, which vindicated our arguments for keeping Whipps Cross Hospital as a fully functioning acute district general hospital.(see Huge step forward for Whipps).

So we have decided to hold a party for all our friends and supporters. The date to mark in your diary is Saturday 16 February, 7.30 till late. Admission (£5) includes food and your first drink (children £1 including food), plus music including singing from an a cappella street choir Velvet Fist, dancing with our DJ Matthew, and a chance to talk and relax. More

Make sure you are consulted

16 January 2008 London’s Primary Care Trusts have started a huge public consultation on the future of the capital’s healthcare, and the Save Whipps Cross campaign is urging all supporters to take part.

The consultation is based around the ideas in a document called “Healthcare for London: Consulting the Capital”, which in turn is heavily influenced by the report published last summer by health minister Professor Ara Darzi. It closes on 7 March. More

Huge step forward for Whipps – but fight for health services not over yet

17 October 2007 We are delighted that the report this month from NHS Director of Clinical Excellence Professor Alberti has vindicated our arguments for keeping Whipps Cross Hospital as a fully functioning acute district general hospital.

But the NHS remains under threat both locally and nationally, and we will continue to fight for investment in buildings and staff at Whipps and an end to cuts and ward closures. We are urging local people to attend the national march and a rally in defence of the National Health Service in central London on Saturday, 3 November. More

National demonstration to celebrate and defend the NHS

Saturday 3 November, Trafalgar Square. More details soon.

Let’s have a huge contingent from north east London to say no to closures, cuts and privatisation. It’s our NHS. We will defend it. We are meeting to go together at Leytonstone and Walthamstow Central tubes at 9.45, leaving 10.00. Or contact info@savewhippscross.org for arrangements.

Public meeting: SAVE WHIPPS CROSS! YOUR NHS – YOUR SAY!

Tuesday 18 September, 7.30 pm (doors open at 7.00 pm). Sir James Hawkey Hall, Broomhill Road, Woodford Green IG8 0BG. Disabled access and facilities. Organised jointly with Keep Our NHS Public.

Speakers include Dr Alan Hakim, Whipps Cross Consultant; Norma Dudley, Unite/Amicus and Health Visitor; Charlotte Monro, Unison and Occupational Therapist; and Professor Colin Leys, Honorary Professor at the Centre for International Public Health Policy, Edinburgh. More

National demonstration to celebrate and defend the NHS

Saturday 3 November, Trafalgar Square. More details soon.

Let’s have a huge contingent from north east London to say no to closures, cuts and privatisation. It’s our NHS. We will defend it.

Prepare for battle: date set for consultation

29 June 2007. Public consultation on the future of Whipps Cross and King George’s Hospitals is now planned for October 2007 – originally due early this year. The strength of the campaign to save Whipps Cross took the authorities by surprise with widespread opposition to proposals that include downgrading either Whipps or King George’s or both to no more that a day care walk-in centre. More