Aerial Shot of St. Helier Hospital

We received a message recently from Tom Brake MP for the constituency of Carshalton & Wallington.

Dear Friend,
 
Yesterday it was announced that the healthcare review that recommended that A&E and maternity services should be axed at St Helier hospital has been delayed due to concerns about the financial viability of the proposals.

Local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and NHS London were due to meet later this month to vote on whether the proposals to downgrade our local hospital should go to public consultation. This decision will now be taken after the summer.

I have always been clear that the review that has recommended that St Helier Hospital be downgraded is completely flawed. The review is based upon incomplete data, incorrect travel times and relies upon alternative health services that don’t even exist.

Already more than 10,000 people have signed my petition to keep open St Helier Hospital’s A&E department and maternity unit, but we need to get more signatures – so that we can demonstrate the strength of the local opposition to these proposals.

But I need your help – can you deliver a few leaflets about the Save Our St Helier campaign in your local area to encourage others to sign the petition?

If so, just click here to send me your details and someone from the Save Our St Helier team will be in touch.

Together we can fight for the future of our hospital.   

Best Wishes
 
Tom Brake MP
Liberal Democrat for Carshalton and Wallington

PS: You can also download a hard copy of the petition by clicking here.