A&Es handling the most serious emergency cases are missing crucial waiting time targets, new analysis has shown. NHS Trusts for the Royal Free Hospital (including Barnet Hospital), Whittington Hospital, and University College London (UCL) A&E departments failed to hit the government’s target – to see 95% of patients within four hours – in January of this year. Andrew Dismore, Labour […]
Read moreAs the Brexit Bill reaches the final stages in the House of Lords this week, Local Labour Assembly Member Andrew Dismore has urged the Government not to overturn a vote which would protect the rights of EU citizens living in the UK. Mr Dismore described the 60,000 EU citizens who live in Barnet and Camden as ‘vital’ to the economy, […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No.41: 6th February to 9th March 2107 Introduction I am sure most of us will be dismayed by President Trump’s proposed travel ban. I spoke out against it and for the 13,000 Barnet and 6,000 Camden residents caught by the ban, part of the 150,000 Londoners it catches. Whilst the Oscars descended into […]
Read moreSo we see yet another Conservative broken promise in last week’s budget, with their raid on the self employed. Hot on the heels of the huge (and to many unaffordable) business rates hike, our self employed businesses now face a double whammy. The Conservatives’ scheme is to increase their National Insurance contributions by 2%- yet they are not intending to […]
Read moreAt this week’s London Assembly plenary meeting, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM attacked Conservative Barnet Council for failing to stand up for local children and schools. (see clip of speech here) Mr Dismore said: ‘Barnet schools are facing cuts in Government funding of £23 million, that’s £497 on average for every schoolchild and student […]
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