{"id":1886,"date":"2019-09-20T10:17:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T09:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ealingsaveournhs.org.uk\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2019-09-20T10:18:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T09:18:12","slug":"the-knives-are-out-cuts-and-free-film-show-eson-newsletter-20-09-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ealingsaveournhs.org.uk\/?p=1886","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;Knives&#8217; are Out &#8211; Cuts and Free Film Show &#8211; ESON newsletter 20\/09\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"mailpoet_content-wrapper\" border=\"0\" width=\"660\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_content\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"mailpoet_cols-one\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_text mailpoet_padded_vertical mailpoet_padded_side\" valign=\"top\">\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">We are back after the summer break and have started our Autumn Campaigning with a great start, with 20 ESON supporters attending our Campaign Meeting last Tuesday. After 7 years we are as committed as ever to fight for a better Ealing Hospital and defend our NHS.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">Over the summer NHS bosses have been busy hatching up plans to reduce what they call\u00a0\u201c<strong>over performance<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0and bring their finances down to Government-imposed levels, despite the cost to patients.\u00a0<strong>We call it cuts, putting costs and financial targets before patient care and it\u2019s not acceptable.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">\nOn a lighter note we have a fantastic Film Night planned. Our Campaign is hosting the West London showing of the excellent\u00a0<strong>\u2018Under the Knife\u2019 film<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>Friday 18th October<\/strong>, here in Ealing. We are also\u00a0supporting the 40 years of Ealing Hospital Music Hall on Tuesday 5th\u00a0November \u2013\u00a0more on these later\u2026\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_content\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#f8f8f8\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"mailpoet_cols-one\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_divider\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_divider-cell\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_image mailpoet_padded_vertical mailpoet_padded_side\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ealingsaveournhs.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mage.jpg\" alt=\"mage\" width=\"552\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_text mailpoet_padded_vertical mailpoet_padded_side\" valign=\"top\">\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">This Saturday 21st,\u00a0our jolly crew are back in Ealing Broadway and will be outside Marks &amp; Spencer\u2019s from 11.00 -1.00pm with our brand new leaflet and our \u2018Bring back Services to Ealing Hospital\u2019 petition.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>You can read our latest leaflet, well worth a read,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ealingsaveournhs.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Leaflet-Sept-2019-final-2.pdf\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>As stories of cuts circulate &#8211; What\u2019s the future for Ealing Hospital?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">From time to time we hear stories that some services are at risk of no longer being provided at Ealing Hospital and will be moved to Northwick Park. When we get hard information we try and take this up with the Hospital Trust (London North West Healthcare University NHS Trust (LNWH) as we did recently when we heard there were attempts to remove emergency Orthopaedic Surgery after 8.00pm from Ealing Hospital. Thankfully our representations worked and that is not taking place.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">However, we do know that the LNWH Trust finances are not in a good state and there is pressure from their funders, NWL NHS to reduce \u2018unplanned care\u2019. This could mean not paying them if they treat too many people and go over their agreed number of patients.\u00a0It\u2019s called \u2018over- performance\u2019\u00a0and means they might have to bear the cost! What a terrible way to run an NHS \u2013 NOTHING TO DO WITH PATIENT CARE AT ALL.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">According to the latest NHS statistics\u00a0<strong>A&amp;E attendance is twice as high in deprived areas across the UK<\/strong>,\u00a0which certainly includes Southall. This is lost on NWL NHS bosses, who after all wanted to decimate our Hospital under the failed \u2018Shaping a Healthier Future\u2019 plans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>Privatised Ealing GP Referral \u2018Facilitation\u2019 System to end in November 2019:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">Most patients may be unaware that a\u00a0<strong>private company called \u2018Optum<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong>, a subsidiary of US United Healthcare, has been checking and processing Ealing GP referrals to hospitals or other NHS services. They were contracted to run the \u2018Referral Facilitation Service\u2019 in 2015 and have done very nicely out of it, thank you, having been\u00a0<strong>paid just over \u00a34 million pounds of public money<\/strong>. The contract is now ending on 31st\u00a0October 2019 and GPs will once again be able to make referrals directly.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">This looks like having been a massive waste of money producing little cost savings\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>more importantly, causing delay and anxiety to patients waiting for appointments \u2013 not really facilitating referrals at all<\/strong>.\u00a0We have sent a further Freedom of Information request to Ealing CCG, to ask if there will be a publically available evaluation and to clarify exactly how much was &#8216;saved&#8217; and some of the questionable figures we have been provided.\u00a0Watch this space for their response!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">\n<p><strong>\u201cThere could be trouble ahead\u201d \u2013 meaning even more cuts:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">Over the Summer NWL NHS bosses have been busy trying to balance their books. Despite pledges of more money for the NHS from this Government it seems targets must still be met and any so called \u2018over spending\u2019 reigned in. For some years now NHS spending in NWL has exceeded targets and now NHS bosses claim it is getting \u2018out of control\u2019. At the end of last month we received a letter from NWL NHS stating they were off target and must bring down their\u00a0<strong>\u2018deficit\u2019 to the agreed \u00a351 million.\u00a0<\/strong>What a way to run our NHS!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">Apparently the deficit could rise up to anything from \u00a381 to \u00a3112 million, most of which is allegedly because\u00a0<strong>GPs are sending too many sick people to hospitals<\/strong>\u00a0and our hospitals are treating too many patients!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">Although no hard details are available, and despite their denials, we think GPs will be under pressure to divert patients away from Hospitals and towards community health services, now called \u201cmore appropriate settings\u201d. Hospital Consultants will also be under pressure to consider whether a patient really needs be referred to another specialist. The list of possible cuts is not happy reading!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">Dr Gary Marlow from the BMA said:\u00a0\u201c<strong>By restricting referrals \u2013 be that from GP to hospital, or between consultants \u2013 patients are prevented from receiving the best treatment for their individual condition.<\/strong>\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">You can read more about this cuts plan in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2019\/sep\/08\/london-gps-told-to-restrict-specialist-referrals-under-new-nhs-rationing-plan\">\u00a0this Guardian Article<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">And just to be balanced you can read the response from North West London NHS boss Mark Easton\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2019\/sep\/10\/london-gps-budgets-and-referral-policies\">here<\/a>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>Plans to \u2018centralise\u2019 decision &#8211; making about our NHS care \u2013 deferred to 2021:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">NHS Campaigners in North West London were pleased to hear that plans by NHS North West London called \u2018The Case for Change\u2019, to merge all the 8 Borough NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups, including Ealing, and replace them with a single North West London CCG are being postponed until April 2021. The plans which would centralise decision-making and budgets and further remove them from local councils, GPs and local people, were widely opposed by councils, campaigners and even local NHS bosses across North West London.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">Currently decisions about what services are funded and delivered in Ealing\u2019s NHS are decided by local NHS bosses, Ealing CCG. Although they are not very democratic or accountable, they do have meetings open to the public, and can be scrutinised by the Council and lobbied by campaigners.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">There are huge variations in health, deprivation and life expectancy across North West London. So i<strong>t is\u00a0<\/strong><strong>hard to see how centralisation won\u2019t lead to local needs not being addressed and deprived areas losing out.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>Ealing Save Our NHS has opposed these changes<\/strong>. We rightly believed the \u2018Case for Change\u2019 would be bad news for patients in Ealing and it would introduce rigid budgets, leading to patients being denied treatment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>You can read more about our objections in our very readable response\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ealingsaveournhs.org.uk\/2019\/08\/sahf-is-dead-but-now-we-have-the-case-for-change\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>DON\u2019T MISS OUR FILM SHOWING!<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>&#8216;Under the Knife&#8217; Film Showing in Ealing &#8211; Friday 18th October:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_image mailpoet_padded_vertical mailpoet_padded_side\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ealingsaveournhs.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/knife.jpg\" alt=\"knife\" width=\"492\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_text mailpoet_padded_vertical mailpoet_padded_side\" valign=\"top\">\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">We are delighted to have been asked to host; the\u00a0<strong>West London film showing of \u2018Under the Knife\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0This is an excellent and hard hitting documentary film about the damaging cuts and privatisation that is undermining our NHS. There are a wealth of fascinating insights and powerful stories featuring NHS doctors &amp; staff, policy makers, politicians, campaigners and patients. It is being screened nationwide by other NHS campaigns and is supported by the Guardian and Daily Mirror.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">Here is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/289478173\"><strong>short promo of the film<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to whet your appetite and some great quotes about why you should come and see it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">\u2018Films, like words, can be weapons. This film is a weapon in our struggle to save the NHS.\u00a0<strong>Armed with the evidence so eloquently provided here, we can win this battle.<\/strong>\u00a0(Film maker Ken Loach)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">&#8220;This is the best film around on the NHS. UNDER THE KNIFE shows the vital importance of the NHS to society and exposes the dark threats facing it. But most important of all,\u00a0<strong>the film gives hope to those who are campaigning to keep the NHS safe for our children<\/strong>. You just have to see it&#8221;\u00a0(Tony O&#8217; Sullivan, Keep Our NHS Public)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>Doors open 7.15pm, film showing at 7.30pm<\/strong>.\u00a0There will be a short discussion after the film, which is approximately 1.20 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">VENUE: Ealing Green Church, The Green, W5 5QT (close to The Grove Pub and Pitshanger Manor and 7 minutes walk from Ealing Broadway Station)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">Tickets available (free) on Eventbrite from 20th\u00a0September \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/undertheknifefilm.co.uk\/screenings\/\">please book to give us an idea of numbers<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>Ealing Hospital 40th Birthday Music Hall \u2013 Tuesday 5th November:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">On 5 November 1979, Ealing Hospital formally opened its doors to patients. 40 years on, to the day, thankful patients are throwing a Birthday Party for the hospital. The hospital has been through many ups and downs over the years but it has always been there for us, to ease our pains, treat our ailments and extend our lives.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">A Music Hall Birthday Party has been arranged at the hospital\u2019s local Pub \u2018The Viaduct\u2019. Participants are promised popular Victorian songs, speciality acts and variety entertainment. NHS staff, along with local professional and amateur entertainers are the performers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>7.30pm (doors open at 7.00pm) Tuesday 5th<\/strong><strong>\u00a0November<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>\u2018<\/strong><strong>The Viaduct\u2019<\/strong>, 221 Uxbridge Road, Hanwell, London W7 3TD.\u00a0There is a Licensed Bar in the Music Hall and finger food will be served at 7:00pm and during the interval.\u00a0Tickets cost \u00a310 including food. Any profits are being donated to Ealing Save Our NHS.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">To book go to:\u00a0<a href=\"about:blank\">www.eventbrite.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0and search for \u2018Ealing Hospital 40th\u00a0Birthday Music Hall\u2019\u00a0or\u00a0email the Event Organiser, Eric Leach at\u00a0eric.alan.leach@gmail.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>SAGE Public Meeting on Social Care &#8211; Friday 27th September<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><em>&#8216;The future of Social Care &#8211; how can we improve it&#8217;<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">This should be a good opportunity to hear from both providers and users of Social Care in Ealing and local campaigners and to discuss concerns. There will be refreshments &amp; Stalls from 5.00 &#8211; 6.00pm and then speakers from 6.00 -7.00 pm with the last hour until 8.00pm for questions and contributions. Speakers include Kerry Stevens, Ealing Council Director of Adult Care, social care users &amp; local campaigners. ESON has also been asked to provide a Stall and a speaker. Organised by Seniors Action Group Ealing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">Friday 27th September in Hanwell Methodist Church, Church Road, W7 1DJ.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>SOME FASCINATING READING:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">Here are three excellent short articles from the\u00a0\u2018I\u2019\u00a0newspaper on &#8211; the rising PFI debt, now 80 billion; the scandal of Government charging interest on loans to cash strapped Trusts and NHS latest figures reveal A&amp;Es used most by the poorest and most deprived \u2013\u00a0Well worth a read<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>You can read them\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ealingsaveournhs.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Poor-go-to-AE-PFIs-and-Govt-Interest-rip-off.pdf\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\"><strong>Don\u2019t trap the NHS in debt &#8211; 38 degree Petition<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mailpoet_paragraph\">Picking up on the story in the\u00a0\u2018I\u2019\u00a0above you might like to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/you.38degrees.org.uk\/petitions\/sort-out-the-nhs-pfi-debt-now?bucket=email-blast-13_9_2019_pfi_50k_flt&amp;share=49c3de93-ab26-483f-9c23-f1c62147eb39&amp;utm_campaign=blast2019-09-13\">sign the 38 degrees petition<\/a>\u00a0on sorting out the PFI debt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are back after the summer break and have started our Autumn Campaigning with a great start, with 20 ESON supporters attending our Campaign Meeting last Tuesday. After 7 years we are as committed as ever to fight for a better Ealing Hospital and defend our NHS. 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