Ealing Hospital and the Shaping a Healthier Future programme

Virendra Sharma Excerpts

Tuesday 26th April 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall) (Lab)]

I rise to present a petition relating to Ealing Hospital and the Shaping a Healthier Future programme.

The petition states:

“since 2013 there has been a programme of rationalisation and downgrading of health services across North West London as part of the Shaping a Healthier Future programme”.

This means that

“the Accident and Emergency department at Ealing Hospital has been earmarked for closure”.

We have already lost our maternity unit, and we will lose the paediatric unit in June. It is now reported

“that Ealing will not now receive the new ‘Local Hospital’ promised under the programme, as the costs of the Shaping a Healthier Future programme have spiralled”.

Over 100,000 people across the country signed the petition to oppose this betrayal of the local area.

“The petitioners therefore request the House of Commons urges the Government to reconsider the impact of the Shaping a Healthier Future programme on Ealing Hospital, Ealing and the surrounding boroughs that rely on Ealing Hospital to deliver high quality emergency care 24 hours a day.”

Following is the full text of the petition:

[The petition of residents of the UK,

Declares that since 2013 there has been a programme of rationalisation and downgrading of health services across North West London as part of the Shaping a Healthier Future programme; further that this has led to the loss of a number of important local services; further that the programme is often depriving communities of some of their most important resources; further that the Accident and Emergency department at Ealing Hospital has been earmarked for closure; further that Ealing Hospital has already lost its maternity unit; further that Ealing Hospital is also due to close its paediatric unit in June; further that there are hugely concerning reports that Ealing will not now receive the new 'Local Hospital' promised under the programme, as the costs of the Shaping a Healthier Future programme have spiralled; and further that an online petition on a similar matter has been signed by 100,229 individuals.

The petitioners therefore request the House of Commons urges the Government to reconsider the impact of the Shaping a Healthier Future programme on Ealing Hospital, Ealing and the surrounding boroughs that rely on Ealing Hospital to deliver high quality emergency care 24 hours a day.

And the petitioners remains, etc.]

[P001686]