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NHS Pressure and the Winter Plan (3)

  • Reference: 2021/4310
  • Question by: Onkar Sahota
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
Out of the £5.4 billion being invested by the Government into the NHS over the next six months, as part of its Winter Plan, do you know what portion of this is being allocated to London’s NHS trusts?

NHS Pressure and the Winter Plan (2)

  • Reference: 2021/4309
  • Question by: Onkar Sahota
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
Are there plans for Firefighters to be abstracted to drive ambulances if London’s NHS is overwhelmed this winter? Are Firefighters able to command ambulances if the need arises?

NHS Pressure and the Winter Plan (1)

  • Reference: 2021/4308
  • Question by: Onkar Sahota
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
Are there plans for Met police officers to be abstracted to drive ambulances if London’s NHS is overwhelmed this winter?

Nursing and medical staff shortages

  • Reference: 2021/4307
  • Question by: Onkar Sahota
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
Do you share my concerns about the recent rise in nursing and medical staffing vacancy rates in London? What action do you think needs to be taken to ensure our hospitals and GP surgeries are adequately staffed in the capital?

CO2 monitors in schools

  • Reference: 2021/4306
  • Question by: Onkar Sahota
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
Can you provide an update on how many schools in London have received CO2 monitors from the Department for Education so far?

Advertising of HIV testing services through TfL

  • Reference: 2021/4305
  • Question by: Onkar Sahota
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
At a recent Plenary meeting, you said that you would discuss with TfL officers the possibility of using advertising on the TfL estate to raise public awareness around HIV testing services and access to PrEP. Can you provide me with an update on your progress?

Covid-19 testing and International Travel

  • Reference: 2021/4304
  • Question by: Onkar Sahota
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
Do you agree that the Government should cover the costs of COVID-19 testing for international travel to boost the travel and tourism industry amidst concerns about the lack of regulation in the private PCR testing market?

Covid-19 and the Test and Trace system

  • Reference: 2021/4303
  • Question by: Onkar Sahota
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
What representations can you make to ensure that the Government moves faster in moving the Test and Trace system out of the hands of private contractors and outsourcing firms and to give to local public health teams instead?

Covid-19 symptoms

  • Reference: 2021/4302
  • Question by: Onkar Sahota
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
Have you had any discussions with PHE London or the Department for Health about reviewing the current list of COVID-19 symptoms which continues to list only three core symptoms, when research from the Kings College Symptom Study has indicated that there are alternative symptoms with the Delta Variant for people who are both vaccinated and unvaccinated?

Covid-19 vaccination in London

  • Reference: 2021/4301
  • Question by: Onkar Sahota
  • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
Are you confident that the capital is getting the supply of doses it needs to a) Offer a booster jab to all eligible Londoners? b) Offer a first dose to 12-15 year olds living in the capital?
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