Category Archives: National Health Service

Dismore demands action over Barnet NHS finances

Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden,  has today written to the Secretary of State for Health, drawing attention to the deficit facing Barnet’s NHS and demanding action from the Department of Health to bridge the funding gap  until their recovery plan can be completed. (letter below) Mr Dismore said: “The Conservatives said the NHS was safe […]

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Dismore demands action over Barnet NHS finances

Andrew Dismore, Labour parliamentary candidate for Hendon and London Assembly member  for Barnet and Camden,  has today written to the Secretary of State for Health, drawing attention to the deficit facing Barnet’s NHS and demanding action from the Department of Health to bridge the funding gap  until their recovery plan can be completed.( copy letter attached) Mr Dismore said: “The […]

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Hunt’s ‘hospital closure clause’ threat to Barnet Hospital

Dismore demands Barnet’s  Conservative MPs must ‘put constituency before party’ and vote against  the  Health Secretary’s scheme to exclude  local people form  decisions over  local  NHS hospital trusts in financial difficulty. Clause 119 of the Care Bill would give Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt the power to close or downgrade services without local people having their say unless it is blocked […]

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NHS Public Health allocations: unfair to Barnet

In today’s City Hall Health Committee meeting, Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden today challenged NHS chiefs over their allocation of public health resources.  Mr Dismore revealed that In 2013/14, Westminster received £132 per head, and Kensington and Chelsea, £130. Yet Barnet received only £ 37, despite having worse life expectancies than either Westminster or Kensington. […]

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Dismore questions NHS over Barnet winter woes

  In today’s City Hall Health Committee evidence session, Andrew Dismore, Labour London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden argued with health chiefs over the consequences of the closure of Chase Farm A and E. Mr Dismore revealed figures that showed the pressures this has caused on the London Ambulance Service, cancelled operations, and delayed transfers of patients out of […]

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