Town Hall Hosts Public Meeting over Future of Charing Cross
Book a place now for debate on plans for hospital on February 23
Hammersmith Town Hall is hosting an urgent public meeting on Tuesday February 23 to debate NHS plans to axe the A&E and other services at Charing Cross Hospital.
The meeting has been called by Hammersmith and Fulham Council and Council Leader, Cllr Stephen Cowan, will be joined by Dr Stephen Hirst, a former local GP, and Dr John Lister of London Health Emergency.
Both Dr Hirst and Dr Lister sat on the Independent Healthcare Commission which was formed by H&F Council and the neighbouring boroughs of Ealing, Brent, Hounslow and Harrow to review the proposed changes.
The commission – chaired by esteemed lawyer Michael Mansfield QC – issued its final report last December, with Mr Mansfield describing NHS North West London’s plans as 'deeply flawed' and said they should be 'halted immediately'.
You can read more about the commission’s findings here.
If the local NHS plans go ahead, the majority of services at Hammersmith’s Charing Cross Hospital will close, including the A&E.
" The review provides indisputable evidence that these changes to local health services are badly planned, hugely costly and causing life-threatening failures in local healthcare," says Cllr Cowan.
" The only right decision is to put a halt to them right now."
The meeting starts at 7.30pm in the Small Hall at Hammersmith Town Hall, with light refreshments served from 7pm.
If you would like to attend, RSVP to Nivene Powell by emailing Nivene.Powell@lbhf.gov.uk or call 020 8753 4342.
February 16, 2016
