Two different versions of an Email letter supporting Daisy Hill Hospital are available for those who wish to use them via the following links: V1-Email-re-Daisy-Hill-acute-H or V2-email-re-Daisy-hill-acute-H
These letters ask for the Return and Enhancement of all Acute and Emergency services and valuable staff transferred to Craigavon Hospital to be restored to Newry IMMEDIATELY, without delay. If you agree, please contact your local representatives, including Councillors, MLA’s and MP’s, Contact Details Follow Below
After downloading (Just Click on the Blue Links, Select Save and then OK to save to your own device.) The contents of these draft Letters can be used as they are or as a guide to copy and paste from to write your own message/letter to send to MPs, MLAs, Councillors and/other organisations like Health Authorities (e.g. Department of Health) and other Stakeholders regarding the Southern Trust – June 2020 Rebuild Plan.
Please add your name and address to the letter if you are attaching it to an Email so the recipient knows it is genuine and also remember to ‘Save As’ with a New Filename or your choice e.g. Daisy Hill Hospital-2020 or whatever you like maybe using your initials to make it unique.
Tips on attaching the Email-Letter Doc to an Email are at the end of this piece, should you need them.
Quick Links to Contact Lists available here:
Contact-list-MLAs-MPs-for-Newry+Armagh_-South-Down-16.06.2020
Contact List for Newry, Mourne and Down Councillors from data.gov.uk here : nmddc-councillors-12nov19
Contact List for Health Authorities here: Contacts-Health-Authorities-DoH-HSCB-SLCG-ST
What is the Southern Trust Rebuild Plan? (June 2020)
More information on why these Plans are concerning for those who use Daisy Hill Acute Hospital is available here from the Daisy Hill for life post: Southern Trust Plan to Keep Daisy Hill ED closed and Retain 3EDs for Craigavon
Dept. of Health ‘Rebuilding Health and Social Care’ Framework docs show services provided during COVID by each of the 5 Health Trusts, and more importantly Plans on how the Health Trusts propose to both Restore and scale back services following the easing of COVID 19.
The Plans each Trust have for Rebuilding HSC Services can be found at:
https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/rebuilding-hsc-services
This letter is to support the view that all Acute and Emergency services and valuable staff transferred to Craigavon Hospital should be restored to Newry IMMEDIATELY, without delay.
If you agree please contact all your local representatives, Councillors, MLA’s and MP’s. They are all in a position as stakeholders to represent our views in relation to the future Rebuilding of Health and Social Care services at a NI and local level and putting forward the case for restoration, and expansion of ED, inpatient bed capacity and Acute and unscheduled health care services in Daisy Hill acute Hospital, Newry.
MORE CONTACT INFO & LINKS
Contact List for MLAs & MPs for Constituencies of Newry & Armagh/ South Down (14.06.2020)
They are all in a position as stakeholders to represent our views regarding the future Rebuilding of Health and Social Care services at a NI and local level and putting forward the case for restoration, and expansion of ED, inpatient bed capacity and Acute and unscheduled health care services in Daisy Hill acute Hospital, Newry.
Contact List to Download: Contact-list-MLAs-MPs-for-Newry+Armagh_-South-Down-16.06.2020
This contact list is based on information as listed on the NI Assembly Portal page and other sources such as MLA’s Facebook pages or political party websites. Despite attempts to be as accurate as possible, if there is any information which is not up-to-date – apologies. (MLAs are listed in alphabetical order.)
Newry Mourne and Down Council Contacts
https://www.newrymournedown.org/your-councillors
List to download from source : Newry Mourne and Down District Councillors info from data.gov.uk
Contact List already downloaded from data.gov.uk also directly available here: nmddc-councillors-12nov19
Step by Step Instructions how to Use the Draft Email Letter
- Download the Document to your device and ‘Save As’ to give the File a new name of your choice .
- Edit the document as you please, either delete or add your own info.
- Add your NAME and ADDRESS at the end (or Email Address) so the recipient knows it is a genuine letter.
- Click ‘Save’ to Save your new Changes
- Compose New Message and Select the Paperclip Icon and select your File to Attach it to your Email message. (You will see the Filename attached to your Email when it has uploaded)
- Type the email address of the person you want to send an email to in the To Field.
- Write a short message and then click Send!
LINKS AND FURTHER INFO
Government Official Links
Northern Ireland Assembly: AIMs Portal: http://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/mlas/search.aspx
UK Parliament Website: https://members.parliament.uk/
Other Useful Links
WriteToThem.com
Newry& Armagh search on WriteToThem: https://www.writetothem.com/who?pc=BT342PF&fyr_extref=https%3A%2F%2Fdemocracy.warwickshire.gov.uk%2FmgFindMember.aspx
South Down Search search on WriteToThem: https://www.writetothem.com/who?pc=BT358QS&fyr_extref=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2Fe3BAO1Sagu%3Famp%3D1
https://members.parliament.uk/
DAISY HILL HOSPITAL, NEWRY NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT LIKE NEVER BEFORE
3 Reasons why it is so important to Email your Representatives.
>REASON 1: THESE HSC REBUILD PLANS WILL DICTATE WHAT ACUTE SPECIALIST SERVICES WILL BE CENTRALISED TO CRAIGAVON FOR NOW AND THE FUTURE.
The Southern Trust Plan for June to September shows that although they promised to return the urgent and Emergency Care Services and staff to Daisy Hill as soon as the immediate threat of Covid- 19 was over – they have refused to do so. The Southern Trusts function, under the 2006 Establishment Order, is to provide hospital services, in Daisy Hill, Newry for the consistently largest population of the five localities in the admin area of the Southern Trust in Newry & Mourne – (their function is NOT to move them to Craigavon).
These Rebuilding Plans are LONG TERM future plans to decide location of all urgent and emergency care services, diagnostics, cancer, stroke, heart, and will decide which hospitals will shut in the future. This will dramatically affect provision of ED and inpatient hospital services in Newry & Mourne and NI FOR THE FUTURE.
>REASON 2: NEWRY & MOURNE HAS NO OTHER NEARBY ALTERNATIVE FOR URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE AND INPATIENT CARE SERVICES:
In 2019 THERE WERE 60,000 ATTENDANCES TO DHH ED. When all ED services and ED staff were suddenly stripped from Daisy Hill Hospital and centralised to Craigavon Hospital at the height of the Covid Pandemic, the people of Newry & Mourne and surrounding areas unacceptably had no nearby alternative ED to go to for either Covid or non-Covid Emergencies. Adults and children alike, requiring any emergency care which needs immediate attention are now having their LIVES PUT IN DANGER because the Southern Trust are refusing to provide treatment in Daisy Hill ED now or in the future.
TAKE YOUR PICK
In direct comparison, Craigavon population has many alternative EDs to go WITHIN HALF HOURS MOTORWAY JOURNEY AWAY .They are as follows: The Royal (NI Regional Hospital), Royal Hospital for Sick Children, The Mater (NI Covid Centre), the Ulster, the City (formerly Covid Nightingale Hospital), Antrim Hospital, and Lisburn Hospital.
>REASON 3: POPULATION STATS:
Newry & Mourne has been 4th highest locality population in NI since pre 1972 and is projected to be 3rd highest population in NI by 2023. Since the Southern Trust was established in 2007 Newry & Mourne has always been the largest of the 5 localities in the Southern Trust – with greatest need and THIS CAN BE IGNORED NO LONGER. In 2019 Newry & Mourne has the 3rd highest number of births in NI. This all can be confirmed by official NISRA stats.
>WHO CAN I EMAIL?
1. Representatives (Councillors, MLA’s and MPs).
2. Public Authorities (Public servants – Dept of Health, Health Trusts)
3. Others in your area who you may think of yourself e.g. Charities, community groups, business leaders etc
>Join Us please and WRITE FOR YOUR RIGHTS!
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