Health Services
Ruislip Residents’ Association is a member of The Community Voice, an umbrella organisation concerned exclusively with NHS services in a wide circle around Mount Vernon Hospital. One of our delegates is its Chairman and the other is its Vice Chairman. Through that organisation, we are kept up to date on local NHS issues.
This website has separate pages for different local NHS services. Click on the linkages below for detailed information and reports.78,000 local petition signatures in 2007
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1. IN FEBRUARY 2012, THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BILL CONTINUES TO HAVE A STORMY PASSAGE:
The Health and Social Care Bill is progressing through the Lords with continued opposition from many of the Royal Colleges, despite many amendments. See what the King's Fund thinks of the Bill by clicking on our "NHS National News" page.
In anticipation of the Bill becoming law, Strategic Health Authorities, with the exception of NHS London, are grouping together as a stage towards their eventual abolition.· Similarly, Primary Care Trusts are forming clusters - NHS Hillingdon is now part of the Outer North West London Sub-Cluster comprising NHS Ealing, NHS Hillingdon and NHS Hounslow, which is one of three sub-clusters within the North West London Cluster.
At a more local level, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, including Northwick Park Hospital, is seeking to merge with Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, as a step towards applying for foundation trust status.·
Click on the options within our Health Services Section for more details on these issues. Over the period until it is abolished, NHS Hillingdon will gradually transfer its commissioning responsiblities to Hillingdon's Clinical Commissioning Group. Our NHS Hillingdon page will therefore contain updates about the activities of NHS Hillingdon, the North West London Cluster and its sub-clusters, and the development of Hillingdon CCG.
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2. THE ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL'S BATTLE TO AVOID LOSS OF ITS CHILDREN'S HEART SURGERY:
Judicial Review overturned the original decision to leave Great Ormond Street Hospital and Guys & St Thomas' Hospital with all London's heart surgery for children - a great blow for the Brompton Hospital, ranked 4th in the country for these services. See our Harefield page for more details
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3. HILLINGDON CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP (CCG) has been set up by local GPs
Read more about it on our NHS Hillingdon Page
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(Page last reviewed 14th February 2012)
The Health and Social Care Bill is progressing through the Lords with continued opposition from many of the Royal Colleges, despite many amendments. See what the King's Fund thinks of the Bill by clicking on our "NHS National News" page.
In anticipation of the Bill becoming law, Strategic Health Authorities, with the exception of NHS London, are grouping together as a stage towards their eventual abolition.· Similarly, Primary Care Trusts are forming clusters - NHS Hillingdon is now part of the Outer North West London Sub-Cluster comprising NHS Ealing, NHS Hillingdon and NHS Hounslow, which is one of three sub-clusters within the North West London Cluster.
At a more local level, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, including Northwick Park Hospital, is seeking to merge with Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, as a step towards applying for foundation trust status.·
Click on the options within our Health Services Section for more details on these issues. Over the period until it is abolished, NHS Hillingdon will gradually transfer its commissioning responsiblities to Hillingdon's Clinical Commissioning Group. Our NHS Hillingdon page will therefore contain updates about the activities of NHS Hillingdon, the North West London Cluster and its sub-clusters, and the development of Hillingdon CCG.
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2. THE ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL'S BATTLE TO AVOID LOSS OF ITS CHILDREN'S HEART SURGERY:
Judicial Review overturned the original decision to leave Great Ormond Street Hospital and Guys & St Thomas' Hospital with all London's heart surgery for children - a great blow for the Brompton Hospital, ranked 4th in the country for these services. See our Harefield page for more details
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3. HILLINGDON CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP (CCG) has been set up by local GPs
Read more about it on our NHS Hillingdon Page
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(Page last reviewed 14th February 2012)
First published on 02 March 2011. Last updated on 14 February 2012
