Thamesmead & Erith Chronicle August 2008
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Local Conservatives have expressed their anger at the decision taken by the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts to cut A&E and Maternity Services at Queen Mary’s Hospital and pledged to continue the fight to stop it from happening.... [More]
Local Conservatives have
expressed their anger at the
decision taken by the Joint
Committee of Primary Care
Trusts to cut A&E and Maternity
Services at Queen Mary’s
Hospital and pledged to continue
the fight to stop it from
happening.
Bexley Council Leader Teresa O Neill said, “I can
assure all Bexley residents that we will continue
to campaign to fight this dreadful decision.
Details
of our campaign will be released over the coming
weeks and I hope that all our residents will join us
in the fight to overturn the decision.
”
The campaign was welcomed by James Cleverly
who represents Bexley & Bromley on the London
Assembly,
“Boris Johnson and the Conservative Group on
the London Assembly fully support keeping these
services at Queen Mary’s.
”
James Brokenshire MP the Conservative
Parliamentary Candidate for Old Bexley & Sidcup
said “The whole process has been a sham.
The
decision to downgrade and cut services at the
hospital was clearly taken long ago and this process
has been nothing more than a rubber stamping
exercise.
We need to fight to keep high quality
facilities in Sidcup for Bexley residents.
”
David Evennett
Commenting on the announcement by the Joint
Committee of Primary Care Trusts that Option 2
of the A Picture of Health consultation had been
recommended, David Evennett, MP for
Bexleyheath and Crayford, said “This proposal is
the worst possible option for the people of Bexley,
with a reduction in choice and medical provision.
“I believe the decision has been taken for financial
and political reasons and I am very concerned
about the consequences for my constituents.
My
fear now is that Queen Mary’s Hospital will face
terminal decline”.
Deeply disappointed
It will be devastating for local people, if Queen
Mary s Hospital in Sidcup is downgraded to a
borough hospital, and it loses its emergency
services, including A&E, children s and maternity
department, under A Picture of Health proposals.
I have campaigned for Queen Mary s Hospital,
including marching alongside the thousands of
local people who want to retain the important
services it provides, and am committed in my
opposition to closure or downgrading of any
hospital services, unless equivalent or better ones
are already up and running.
I am deeply disappointed by these proposals and
will do everything I can to help the residents of
Bexley in their battle to keep the important
services provided by Queen Mary s.
I have already
stated that I will give evidence if the Government
refers the case to the independent reconfiguration
panel.
As Mayor of London, I believe that a key part of
tackling health inequalities is retaining vital
services that local communities can rely on.
If the
proposals go ahead and Queen Mary s loses these
services, it could set a precedent for the whole of
London, meaning some areas are more poorly
served than others.
This would not be progress
and we must do all we can to ensure it does not
happen.
Boris Johnson
Mayor of London
Derek Conway
Old Bexley & Sidcup MP Derek Conway has
fiercely condemned the consultation process by
the NHS London Board for the future of Queen
Mary’s Hospital.
He said, “There are no surprises
with this pre-ordained outcome.
The NHS
London Board was determined to go down the
route chosen and whatever the response, even if
hundreds of thousands had replied ‘no, not this’,
it would have made no difference.
This was a
sham and pointless consultation from the outset.
A sham public relations exercise on a misguided
plan that will leave pregnant women more at risk,
people with serious injuries and illnesses less
quickly treated”.
He added, “At the end of the process I very much
doubt any money will be saved.
Like all the great
NHS reform schemes we end up with lower
quality access, huge but distant centres of
‘excellence’ and the public in Bexley less well
served than before”.
Mr.
Conway concluded, “The Borough of Bexley
deserves better from Labour Health Ministers and
their appointees who have ridden rough-shod
over the reasonable wishes of the residents of the
area”.
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Win for
Law CentreThamesmead Law Centre secures a negotiated settlement for a working parent in
dispute with their employer.
Since its move to Erith town centre
Thamesmead Law Centre has opened it’s
doors for 5 days a week and has established two
outreach sessions.
This week they settled a case involving a
large company in respect of a worker who felt
the employer was being unfair in it’s treatment
of them.
The worker was having severe problems with child care and was forced to take unpaid sick leave due to stress.
The Law Centre
negotiated a settlement that paid an undisclosed four figure sum with a good reference.
The worker, who cannot be named said “ I
was very stressed trying to juggle the kids and
work.
My employer was not very family
friendly.
I am very thankful that I contacted
Thamesmead Law Centre.
My adviser was
very approachable and discussed all my options
with me, he then guided me through the
process and helped to release some of my anxiety.
I am grateful to the adviser and Thamesmead Law Centre for all their help”.
Patrick McNamee the worker responsible
for employment cases said “this case was settled by way of a compromise agreement.
It is a
useful tool for ending the relationship between
employer and employee.
We were able to bring
the dispute to a speedy conclusion because of
such an agreement and it avoided any grievance hearing or lengthy employment tribunal
hearing.
”
Their employment sessions at the Law Centre are every Monday 10-12:30 at 4 Cross
Street (next to Starburger).
Information about
their other sessions are listed on the website
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