Limitation of A&E facilities during the 2012 Olympic shooting events

Dear Mr Fox

I am checking this mailbox during the FOI Officer's holiday period. I will investigate what has happened to this query and get back to you ASAP.

Karen Burchett
Transitional Trust Secretary

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From: Albie Fox [[FOI #12865 email]]
Sent: 28 July 2009 17:03
To: Slh Boardsecretary (South London Healthcare NHS Trust)
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Limitation of A&E facilities during the 2012 Olympic shooting events

Dear Sir or Madam,

My FOI request of the 4th of June has not been answered (see
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/li...
)

A reply is now way overdue and you are breaking the law. Please let
me know the answer to my question ASAP and I request an internal
review.

Yours faithfully,

Albie Fox

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Dear Albie Fox

Your follow up request was received while Mr Nash was on leave and the
information from the QEH team was in his inbox awaiting his return. I can
now furnish you with the following reply:
There have been discussions held with the London Organising Committee of
the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).
Meetings have been held to understand the implications of the detailed
plans and a Planning Application will have to be made by LOCOG to the
Local Authority. We do understand that there will be local road closures
but timescales are not yet clear. The Trust expects to work on the details
with LOCOG over the coming months/years to understand the impact and
ensure that the effects on the hospital are minimised.
The Government responded to the consultation exercise about the
designation of the Olympic Route Network (ORN) on 30th June 2009. The
Secretary of State has now laid an Order in Parliament designating the
roads that will form the ORN. The Order comes into force on 22nd July
2009. The formal effect of designation is to give the Olympic Delivery
Authority (ODA) powers to approve planned road works on the ORN, and to
make Traffic Regulation Orders on the ORN roads and designate additional
ORN roads subject to consultation and the Secretary of State's consent.
The text of the Order, maps indicating the ORN routes, a report on the
consultation responses and the Government's response to the issues raised
are available on the Department's website at
[1]http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/ornde.... Hard copies of the
document are available by contacting Colin Poole, Olympics Division,
Department of Transport, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, Lodnon,
SW1 4DR email: [2][email address]. 020 7944 2074
The ODA has created a page on the [3]London 2012 website to provide
further information about its plans and a dedicated email address for
enquiries: [4][email address]
A number of changes have been made to the roads in the ORN in the light of
the consultation responses. The Government's response also sets out the
ODA's plans, starting this summer, to engage and consult with residents,
businesses and other stakeholders on the design, implementation and
operation of the traffic management measures to be applied on the ORN
roads during the Games. The second phase will be engagement on managing
the impact of utilities and highway authorities works on the ORN.
In its response to the consultation the Trust formally requested that the
hospital is contacted by ODA to discuss these measures further.
In addition to the above or Emergency Planning Officer has told me that
the Trust does not expect there to be any interference to access unless
there were a major incident.
I hope this answers your initial query and that the websites above will
enable you to find out anything further you need to know.
I am sorry that we were unable to respond within 20 days. We (along with
most other NHS trusts) are receiving unprecedented numbers of requests for
information of the sort that are not, 'please send me a copy of this or
that document' that we can respond to easily and this is making it more
and more difficult to achieve the standard. We are looking to see how we
can become more efficient at responding to everyone who contacts us and
intend to put more information on our website to hopefully cover the most
frequently made requests. However this work like the new Trust and the new
website is still under development.
If you are unsatisifed with this response please contact me in the first
instance or should you wish to take the matter further you should write to
the Chief Operating Officer at the address below.
Yours faithfully,

Karen Burchett Grad Dip Phys MHM
Transitional Trust Secretary
South London Healthcare NHS Trust
Queen Mary's Hospital
Frognal Avenue
Sidcup
DA14 6LT

020 8302 2678 - ask for Karen Burchett or dial 4813
PA Amanda Aichen on extension: 3098

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1. http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/ornde...
2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.london2012.com/plans/transpor...
4. https://web.nhs.net/owa/[email address]
5. http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/nh...

Dear Mr Fox

I will ask the Emergency Planning Officer to comment. However it was my understanding that Ambulance access would be maintained at all times.

Karen Burchett Grad Dip Phys MHM
Transitional Trust Secretary
South London Healthcare NHS Trust
Queen Mary's Hospital
Frognal Avenue
Sidcup
DA14 6LT

020 8302 2678 - ask for Karen Burchett or dial 4813
PA Amanda Aichen on extension: 3098

This message is intended for the addressee only. If you have received this in error please inform me by sending a 'reply' and delete the message.

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