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Imperial NHS Trust AGM on Wed 14th Sept: Charing Cross Hospital

“STP” closure of Ealing and Charing Cross Hospitals will be rubber-stamped at Imperial NHS Trust AGM: Wed 14th September at 17.15 at St Paul's Church, Hammersmith BroadwayDon't wait until “winter pressures” get NW London hospitals back in the news: Come and protest and ask questions now!The NHS “Sustainability and Transformation Plans” are the biggest cuts you've never heard of. Under the pretence that “virtual” treatments can be a proper substitute for care in A&Es and acute wards, the board of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust will wave through their recently published pipe-dream plans (https://www.healthiernorthwestlondon.nhs.uk/sites/nhsnwlondon/files/documents/stp_june_submission_draft.pdf) at their Annual General Meeting at St Paul's Church, Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith Broadway, at 17.15 on Wednesday 14th September.Come and protest outside the AGM at 16.45Come and ask questions insideRegister here (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imperial-college-healthcare-nhs-trust-agm-2016-tickets-26515191652) and get a ticket to the AGM. It will be possible to register questions in advance, as well as ask them on the day.After the CEO and Finance Officer's presentations there will be 35 minutes to ask questions of the Chairman, Sir Richard Sykes, and all the senior medical and management team. This is an unprecedented “consultation” with the general public.After the end of the AGM the management team will stay on for another 35 minutes for individual conversations.Bring your facts and figures about your treatment. Challenge the fanciful assumptions of the STP. This is YOUR chance to politely show the directors of a major NHS hospital trust that for the Dept of Health the game's up!

Una-Jane Winfield ● 2784d0 Comments