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Links to go to the most recent news and features on the Enfield Dispatch website
Two North London mental health trusts merging as part of drive to provide ‘consistent’ service
Sadiq Khan launches campaign to become London’s longest-serving mayor
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Towners announce death of founding chairman
Mayor urged to tackle ‘blatant drug use’ on London’s streets
Enfield bus routes rank among least reliable in London
City Hall policing watchdog slammed over data breach
Mayor urged to keep election promise on gambling ads ban
Great Northern and London Overground top rail satisfaction survey
Man charged with murder of Turkish radio DJ
New artwork brightens up Southgate Library
Boost for Enfield’s beavers thanks to City Hall cash
Enfield finance chief selected as Labour candidate in Norfolk
Second staircases set to be added to major Edmonton Green redevelopment
Khan defends record on crime while blaming government for recent rises
CCTV cameras installed on London bus stops as part of trial
London homeowners paying up to £209 extra on monthly mortgage costs since Truss premiership
Police inspector says recent brawls in Enfield Town ‘completely unacceptable’
We need to work together to help young people
An important platform for local poets
Enfield school pupils help promote children’s mental health across UK
Criticism as crime on London transport rises 58% in eight years
Enfield Council drawing up new policy on school staff safety after rise in attacks
Angel Edmonton office building set to be converted into HMO
Last chance to have say on future of North London maternity and children’s health services
Dispersal zone in Enfield Town after series of large brawls
Completed Superloop loop links London suburbs
Independent mayoral candidate becomes first to drop out of City Hall race
Fourth man convicted of murdering Russell Jones in Ponders End
Funding boost for North London colleges teaching ‘green skills’
Inspiring local women honoured by Enfield food charity at special gala dinner
Sadiq Khan reacts to Lee Anderson joining Reform UK
Mayor accused of ‘hiding’ Ulez air quality data
Khan welcomes LTN removal in Lambeth but insists no precedent set
Housing pressures continue at civic centre amid homelessness crisis
Towners boss hails ‘phenomenal support’ of over 200 fans who travelled to Denmark
How community action can equal global change
Southgate charity offers ‘entertainment and laughter’ for homebound locals
Khan hails arrival of off-peak Friday travel
Young Londoners spending up to 77% of income on housing costs
Appeal for help identifying suspect in North Circular robbery
Celebrating 100 years of Grange Park Prep School
CCTV ‘only way’ to tackle Ponders End fly-tipping hotspot
Edmonton incinerator tops UK list of environmental permit breaches
The latest articles on the Jewel in the North blog
Private health bosses have again been pumping out press releases to give the impression that private hospitals and insurers across the UK are booming as a spin-off from bloated NHS waiting lists. Aviva has reported sales of health insurance were up by 41% in 2023 compared with the previous year, with more businesses and individual [...]
The post Dodgy figures for the private sector? first appeared on The Lowdown.
The post Dodgy figures for the private sector? appeared first on The Lowdown.
The Spring Budget delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt last week contained little for the NHS, and what was given is largely dependent on huge productivity increases being achieved. Money for Tech and Digital The main funding pledge was £3.4 billion of capital investment primarily for technology and digital transformation, which the Chancellor claimed doubles the [...]
The post What did the budget deliver for the NHS? first appeared on The Lowdown.
The post What did the budget deliver for the NHS? appeared first on The Lowdown.
Privatisation of healthcare results in a reduction in quality of care according to a review paper published this week (1 March 2024) in The Lancet. The study’s authors from the University of Oxford, concluded that: “At the very least, health-care privatisation has almost never had a positive effect on the quality of care.” Adding that [...]
The post “privatisation has almost never had a positive effect on the quality of care” first appeared on The Lowdown.
The post “privatisation has almost never had a positive effect on the quality of care” appeared first on The Lowdown.
Proposals put forward by the Labour Party to develop a national network of ‘neighbourhood health centers’- should they win the next election, have raised big questions about how the idea would work and what it might cost Impressed by the Australian model of polyclinics, Labour health spokesman Wes Streeting has announced his intention to replicate [...]
The post Labour plans for GP shakeup must avoid mistakes of the past. first appeared on The Lowdown.
The post Labour plans for GP shakeup must avoid mistakes of the past. appeared first on The Lowdown.
In the run-up to the election, The Lowdown is inviting a range of NHS commentators, staff and campaigners to give us their policy priorities for the NHS. Here Tony O’Sullivan, co-chair of Keep Our NHS Public, outlines the arguments and principles behind the call to restore a people’s NHS In the countdown to this year’s [...]
The post Restoring the People’s NHS first appeared on The Lowdown.
The post Restoring the People’s NHS appeared first on The Lowdown.
The Urgent and Emergency Care Situation Reports (Sitreps) published by NHS England show that for the week 12-18 February the average daily acute bed occupancy stood at 95.5%. This is a further increase from the average 94.7% occupancy a week earlier, and higher than the highest suggested target level of occupancy. The Royal College of Emergency [...]
The post A&E situation worsens as hospital beds fill up first appeared on The Lowdown.
The post A&E situation worsens as hospital beds fill up appeared first on The Lowdown.
The scale and weight of GP antagonism towards plans in North West London to roll out a system of “same day access hubs” that would make minimal use of GPs (see Lowdown February 15) has forced the Integrated Care Board (ICB) into a limited retreat. A letter to GPs from ‘NW London Primary Care’ dated [...]
The post Empty apologies – as Primary Care chiefs press on with plans first appeared on The Lowdown.
The post Empty apologies – as Primary Care chiefs press on with plans appeared first on The Lowdown.
John Hutton signed off thirteen NHS Private Finance Initiative (PFI) building projects as a Labour health minister in 2002 (see footnote). Last month he was appointed to speak up for private sector investors ahead of likely disputes as some of the earliest PFI contracts draw to a close. (Now Lord) John Hutton has been installed [...]
The post Ex Labour health minister goes in to bat for PFI investors first appeared on The Lowdown.
The post Ex Labour health minister goes in to bat for PFI investors appeared first on The Lowdown.
The Chancellor’s Spring budget is imminent and the message from the public health and health sectors is that poverty is a public health crisis, which he would be wise to target if the economy is to improve. A letter signed by 60 organisations and individuals, including the Association of Public Health Directors (APHD), leaders of [...]
The post Call on Chancellor to fund public health to boost the economy first appeared on The Lowdown.
The post Call on Chancellor to fund public health to boost the economy appeared first on The Lowdown.
King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust has been chronically financially challenged for many years now. So seriously challenged we might have expected it to be included amongst the most troubled group of trusts in in NHS England’s ‘System Oversight Framework’ (SOF). (See our recent article on SOF and the latest NHSE ratings of trusts and ICBs). But in [...]
The post Problems lurch from bad to worse in King’s first appeared on The Lowdown.
The post Problems lurch from bad to worse in King’s appeared first on The Lowdown.
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News, whats on listings and discussions for Palmers Green and surrounding areas
News, whats on listings and discussions for Palmers Green and surrounding areas
13 Mar 2024 Following the inauguration of the window art at Southgate Library, the second location on last Saturday's Launch Southgate itinerary was Ashfield Parade, where two new parklets were installed last month.
12 Mar 2024 First stop on last Saturday's Southgate Launches event was the library, where artist Dan Maier recently completed her third building transformation in the town centre, adorning the windows with a vibrant artwork showcasing Southgate's rich horticultural heritage.
12 Mar 2024 Enfield Climate Action Forum members are looking to set up an 'Eco Fashion' working group to research ways of reducing the impact of the clothes we buy on climate change and other environmental issues. To find out more you can join a webinar (online meeting) at 7pm on Wednesday 20th March.
12 Mar 2024 At the Palmers Green Spring Fair in Devonshire Square four ideas for redesigning the square, now that it is to be made permanent, were displayed by the design firm Hayatsu. Visitors were able to discuss the ideas with the designers and write comments on postit labels stuck to the displays. Summing up the feedback they received from visitors, the council's[…]
7 Mar 2024 The NHS in north London is preparing to begin combining patient data with the aim of improving services. An opt out is available and volunteers are being recruited to the committee which will oversee use of the data.
7 Mar 2024 Discussion by Full Council of the Enfield Local Plan has been postponed until 19th March so that data supporting the plan can be read by councillors.
6 Mar 2024 The Fox is due to re-open on Friday 8th March after a closure lasting exactly one week. The new operators run two north London pubs, the Victoria Stakes in Hornsey and the Gipsy Queen in Kentish Town.
6 Mar 2024 On Saturday 9th March, between 10am and 3pm, Enfield Council's Journeys & Places team launch recent urban realm projects in Southgate town centre and talk about future plans.
6 Mar 2024 Three of the houses that took part in this year's Bounds Green Window Show. Not sure why it's the Bounds Green Window Show as it's mostly in Bowes Park - for historical reasons perhaps? www.bowespark.org.uk/window-show
5 Mar 2024 Women from Palmers Green were among more than a thousand participants in last Sunday's Women's Freedom Ride, organised by the London Cycling Campaign as part of a campaign calling on the Mayor of London, Metropolitan Police and London boroughs to take stronger measures so that women can cycle on London's road without facing the levels of danger and abuse that[…]
5 Mar 2024 Chickenshed's March fundraising campaign, 'we hear you', is in support of their mentoring and counselling service for young people, which helps tackle the mental health problems that are today one of the biggest challenges facing them.
1 Mar 2024 Sex-themed supporters gathered in London last month to help a Palmers Green family raise money for cancer treatment in Germany
28 Feb 2024 Transport for London has allocated just over £3.8m to Enfield Council in 2024/25 to fund projects which will help deliver the Mayor of London's ambitions for improvements in road safety and better conditions for walking and cycling.
28 Feb 2024 Pippa Rowlandson from the River Lee Floating Pennywort Project invites readers to join her clearing a nuisance weed from the Lee.
27 Feb 2024 Want to share a Talkies warm glow, knowing you are supporting film makers at the start of their career?
26 Feb 2024 Friends of Broomfield Park's survey of visitors to the park ends on Saturday, the last day of February. They've keen to know what visitors like and about the park, and what they think could be improved.
25 Feb 2024 A report about the arson attack in the Church Times contains both alarming and encouraging news. It's alarming to read that: The fire, started by the high altar, damaged stained-glass windows and artefacts, was hot enough to melt the candles, and had been nurtured like a barbecue that if Rev Julie Coleman had gone into the church while it was[…]
24 Feb 2024 At the Spring Market that will be held in Devonshire Square on Saturday 2nd March, the public will be invited to share their thoughts and ideas about preliminary work to develop a permanent layout for the square, now that the council has decided to make it permanent.
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