From BHR hospitals re industrial action

Keeping our patients safe during the industrial action

 

This note is to provide you with an update on the plans we are putting in place to make sure we provide safe levels of care to our patients during the junior doctors’ strike.

 

The strike, which is taking place next week on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 April, will be the first where they will not be providing emergency care.

 

We are putting robust plans in place to ensure we can provide safe and compassionate care during this time and would like to let you know that this means we will only be treating those patients who need immediate care in our emergency departments (EDs) during the strike. Anyone who comes to an ED requiring non-emergency care will be redirected to primary care and will be informed of the different treatment options available to them – we will be issuing  information leaflets issue during the strike to signpost these patients to the most appropriate care.

 

Our CCGs will be providing 16 additional GPs in the hubs across the three boroughs during the strike to give extra appointments, until 10pm on both days of the strike, which can be booked from 12noon, rather than the usual 2pm. These can be booked by calling 020 3770 1888. We will provide GP information on the leaflets issued on the strike days too.

 

The most important message during the strike is not to come to ED unless you require immediate, emergency care and we would appreciate your support in helping us to inform your residents by signposting people to the right services and sharing this message wherever possible.

 

 

Further information, as well as the information leaflets which you can share, are on our website.

 

Havering MIND

Havering Mind is holding a very special fundraising spectacular at the Queens Theatre, Hornchurch.
The RULE BRITANNIA concert will feature the ESSEX CONCERT ORCHSTRA who will be performing a show of all your favorite patriotic numbers including land of hope and glory, the dambusters, the great escape and of course Rule Britannia This will be a great night of nostalgia and flag waving.

For tickets see the Queens Theatre website: www.queens-theatre.co.uk<http://www.queens-theatre.co.uk>
01708 443333

St George's Day

Flying the flag for St George at Romford Market

Saturday 23 April will see Romford Market celebrating St George's Day. Visitors will be able to enjoy FREE face painting, The Royal British Legion Band and Corps of Drums Romford, TheHornchurch Drum and Trumpet Corps, The Haverettes All Girls Marching Band, Rock Band Nice n Sleezy, and the Town Crier in fine voice.  Two artists from the Romford's Talent Event are also appearing - Aaron Floyd (Winner) andSammy-Jo Evans (from BBCs "The Voice ").

Party for the Queen

Party for Queen's Birthday

On Sunday 12 June 2016, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her 90th birthday. 

Communities across Havering can be part of this national celebration by organising a neighbourhood street party.  Street parties are a great part of British life and an opportunity for communities to come together and celebrate national occasions. The deadline for street party applications is Friday 29 April.

Romford Leisure Development

Work starts on Romford Leisure Development

​The Council has completed its land-swap deal with Morrisons foodstore and is gearing-up to start building the long-awaited leisure development in the heart of Romford town centre.

​The £25 million scheme will make the development one of the Council’s most ambitious to date, with the investment aimed at regenerating the area and providing competition-level sporting facilities for the entire borough.

Willmott Dixon, will begin surveying and preparing the land on Western Road this week, with building work on the leisure development expected to start in the early part of May.

New Library hours

New opening hours for libraries

New opening hours The opening hours for Havering libraries have changed and now are: Collier Row, Elm Park, Gidea Park, Harold Wood and South Hornchurch: Monday and Tuesday closed; Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10am – 4pm;Thursday 2pm - 8pm. Harold Hill, Romford and Upminster: Monday andThursday 10am – 8pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 10am – 4pm. Hornchurch:  Monday to Friday inclusive 1pm - 10pm, Saturday 10am - 3pm. Rainham:  Monday and Wednesday 10am – 8pm, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am – 5pm, Saturday 10am – 4pm.

PHE issues health warning to middle-aged Britons

A Government-backed health drive said to be the biggest since the Change4Life anti-obesity campaign is to warn the middle-aged of the risks of a poor diet, lack of exercise, smoking and drinking alcohol. Professor Dame Sally Davies, England's chief medical officer, said the drive would help people to achieve "simple and small changes" which could help reduce the growing burden of obesity. The £3.5m campaign across the internet, TV, social media and in public places will urge people to take an online test called the How Are You assessment, which determines how healthy they are. However, the move has been criticised by some, who say the expenditure by Public Health England (PHE) is wasteful and the campaign patronising. PHE said evidence shows that living healthily in midlife can double a person's chances of staying well aged 70 and older.