“Sadly it’s no surprise to anyone in Barnet that the London Ambulance Service has been put into special measures. Barnet has the worst ambulance response times of any London borough. Only half of emergency 999 calls in Barnet arrive within the eight minute target response time. “After Barnet Hospital closed its doors to ambulances twice last winter I asked for […]
Read moreDear Simon, The news that the LAS has been put into special measures raises concerns that we will have a repeat of last winter’s problems in Camden and in Barnet, which has the worst ambulance response times in London. A contributory factor is ambulances backing up when there are delays in admissions to A&E at the Whittington, which as you […]
Read moreDear Dr Moore I am writing to you with regard to the recent CQC inspection report that placed the London Ambulance Service into special measures. It’s deeply concerning that the ambulance service has been found to be inadequate in terms of being safe and well-led. The report highlighted that 400 staff were recruited in Australia on an emergency […]
Read morePolicing mayor’s answers November 15 Police Information Notices Question No: 2015/3821 Andrew Dismore How many Police Information Notices in total and how many by borough have been issued for harassment or similar matters in the last 12 months? Written response from the Mayor The MPS does not use Police Information Notices – their equivalent within the MPS is the Prevention […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall No.30 3rd October 2015 to 13th November 2015 1 Introduction May I firstly wish everyone a Happy Diwali ? Much of this month has been dominating by discussions on expected draconian cuts to the police and fire service (see below). We should not though forget: I attended Remembrance Day events at City Hall and in […]
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