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March 6, 2007
Health issues need tackling
It's been an extremely busy morning at Gazette House with the newsdesk at full stretch coping with several breaking stories.
The biggest of these was the second murder in a week in Hayes last night and this meant getting out to the scene as quickly as possible as the paper's final deadline fast approached.
It also meant making some late changes to the Hayes edition with the planned front page lead moving inside the paper and several other stories being held over until next week as we obviously splashed on the two murders.
All in all this week's Gazette is another strong edition with a good mix of news and issue related stories.
We have splashed the Uxbridge edition with the massive response to a new on-line petition created to stop the the expansion of Heathrow Airport while we have reported in depth on the current plight of the Hillingdon Primary Care Trust, which is £54m in debt.
I am glad to see that the borough's three MPs have formed a united front to put pressure on the Government to provide extra funding to help the HCPT clear itself of debt.
We all need answers to what is being done to get the trust's finances back on track and the current situation and constant threat of cuts to services has gone on for far too long.
You can read all the latest on this major issue including how the Trust's chief executive failed to attend a public meeting to discuss health services in the borough in the Gazette from tomorrow morning.
Posted by aseal at March 6, 2007 2:09 PM
Comments...
Adrian,
Do you think the answer to the PCT cash crisis is privatisation of our hospital
Nurses
Comment posted by: Hillingdon Hospital Nurses at March 12, 2007 12:15 AM
No I don't think the answer is privatisation. What we need is answers and action to get the PCT's finances back on track.
Comment posted by: adrian at March 12, 2007 7:54 AM
Dear Adrian,
Would you be able to stop our A&E department's front end being taken over by a private company?- This will affect patient care and cause job losses. We are worried.
Comment posted by: Hillingdon Hospital Nurses at March 20, 2007 11:05 AM