Julia is campaigning for Queen's Hospital to secure the £35m worth of funding needed to redevelop their A&E department following the opening of the St. George's NHS Health & Wellbeing Hub. The opening of the new hub in November 2024 allowed some services to move out of Queen's into the new hub, making the redevelopment of the A&E possible. Currently, Queen's A&E is operating at roughly double its original intended capacity.
Updates
- January 2026 - Julia writes again to the Health Secretary, calling for the Government to provide the funding required for the redevelopment at Queen's A&E after a busy winter period.
- November 2025 - Julia meets with Queen's Hospital Chief Exec to discuss various issues at the hospital. They discuss the intense pressure the A&E is coming under.
- April 2025 - Minister Smyth suggests a public consultation is required for the scheme and urges local NHS to demonstrate the urgency of the works. Julia writes to CEOs of local ICB and Queen's Hospital, encouraging them to do so.
- March 2025 - In the House of Commons, Julia once again calls on the Health Secretary to provide the funding needed for the redevelopment to improve healthcare outcomes for residents in the Hornchurch & Upminster constituency.
- January 2025 - Queen's Hospital launch their official campaign and call for the £35m of funding needed to remodel their A&E department. Julia immediately backs the campaign with a fresh letter to the Health Secretary, calling on him again to provide the funding for the redevelopment.
- November 2024 - The St. George's NHS Health & Wellbeing Hub opens its doors for the first time. Julia again makes the case for a redevelopment of Queen's Hospital A&E.
- September 2024 - Julia chases the Department for Health for an answer to her calls for the Government to provide the funding to remodel Queen's A&E. Minister Karin Smyth responds by explaining that the Department for Health is reviewing its spending commitments.
- August 2024 - Julia visits the St. George's NHS Hub which is nearing completion. As part of the visit, Julia highlights that some services are moving out of Queen's to St. George's, creating the opportunity to remodel the A&E department at Queen's.
- July 2024 - Following the 2025 General Election, Julia writes to the new Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, highlighting that the new St. George's NHS Health and Wellbeing Hub will open later in the year, providing the chance to reconfigure the A&E department at Queen's and urges him to find the funding.
