Save our A&Es

Angie was invited to a briefing meeting with Health Secretary Andrew Lansley and she took the opportunity to raise the concerns over the future of the A&E departments at both Ealing and Central Middlesex hospitals. She was pleased to hear from him that he will be reviewing the entire NHS London budget forecasts for the next few years and that he intends to allow decisions to be made on clinical needs rather than bureaucratic timetables. He agreed with Angie that the huge demand for the A&E services at Ealing Hospital make a very clear case for keeping the department there.

After the meeting Angie said, "I was delighted to get the chance to speak directly to the Health Secretary about these local concerns and was very pleased that the importance of keeping these A&E departments is well understood. However, I will not let up my campaign until their future is fully ensured."

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