Created on
08 December 2015
This meeting took place on 9 December 2015. Read the transcript here.
- What challenges do London’s Accident & Emergency (A&E) services face this winter? Is London well-prepared?
- How satisfied are patients with A&E services in London? What do they like and dislike about existing services?
- Who is most likely to visit an A&E department? Are some groups more reliant on these services?
The Health Committee will tomorrow hear from a number of health representatives to discuss A&E and urgent care in London.
The following guests will be questioned:
- Dr Julian Redhead, Chair, London Region, Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
- Dr Andy Mitchell, Medical Director, NHS England (London).
- Conor Burke, Co-Chair, Urgent and Emergency Care Transformation Programme and Chief Officer of Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge CCGs.
- Lorna Reith, Chief Executive, Healthwatch Enfield.
- Ian Niven, Chair, Healthwatch Brent.
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 9 December at 10:00am in Committee Room 3 at City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to attend. The meeting can also be viewed via webcast.
Notes to editors
- Full agenda papers.
- Dr Onkar Sahota AM, Chair of the Health Committee is available for interview. See contact details below.
- London Assembly Health Committee.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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