Information provided by Eric Leach from The Neighbours' Paper
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April 6, It’s Day 14 of the lock down. The Government (if it’s to be believed) will review Covid-19 social arrangements in 7 days time on 13 April 2020.
160 Covid-19 Deaths at Ealing and Northwick Park Hospitals
Ealing Hospital effectively merged with Northwick Park Hospital in 2014. In this year London North West London University Healthcare Trust (LNWH) was created. LNWH is some kind of virtual hospital comprising Central Middlesex (Brent), Ealing, Northwick Park (Harrow) and St Mark’s Hospital (Harrow). Only LNWH Covid-19 mortality figures are formally released. Northwick Park dwarfs the other three hospitals in size and the majority of deaths have occurred there. LNWH has recorded far more Covid-19 hospital deaths than any other NHS hospital Trust in the UK – by a very wide margin. It’s proving impossible to discover how many Ealing residents have died at these four hospitals – or anywhere in Ealing.
You might ask why Brent, Ealing and Harrow are such Covid-19 hot spots. Brent has the highest number of Covid-19 cases in London (378). More on this in the next newsletter.
10 of Ealing’s 50+ Care Homes Have Suffered Covid-19 Outbreaks
‘Evening Standard’ 31 March 2020.
Pakistani Squash Great Azam Khan Dies at Ealing Hospital of Covid-19
Azam Khan was part of a world class dynasty of squash champions. He won four consecutive British Open titles 1959-61. He died of Covid-19 at Ealing Hospital on 28 March 2020. He was 95.
2,000 Small Businesses In Ealing Will Probably Run Out of Cash this Month
The Corporate Finance Network has estimated that 20% of the 800,000 small businesses nationally will run out of cash over the next few weeks. In 2011 Ealing Council reported that there were 11,725 businesses in Ealing. The vast proportion of these business are small businesses. 2,000 of them disappearing by May 2020 may be a conservative estimate.
All businesses are apparently struggling with the onerous eligibility criteria for Government-backed loans. There are some reports of banks offering 30% interest rates on loans. There are many reports of banks telling customers it will take six weeks to process their loan application. Cash is clearly king in this situation and many businesses are reluctant to pay bills in a timely fashion or are increasingly just not able to pay at all.
More at;
Ealing Mutual Aid Group
Hearing lots of good things about the help this group is providing to those Covid-19 quarantined. 5,187 Facebook members.
Funds are needed to help the needy. Please help at:
More at:
www.facebook.com/groups/207463573829862/
Government Gives the Go-Ahead for Local Authorities to ‘Hold Public Meetings Remotely’
Reacting to Covid-19 restrictions on public meetings the Government has issued new digital meeting guidance at:
My guess is that Ealing Council will attempt to run its May 2020 Planning Committee meeting on a digital platform. On which digital platform is an interesting question. And when (and if) the post Covid-19 world returns to ‘normal’ will Ealing Council revert back to public meetings or stick with digital ones?
Online Church Services
These include those at Acton Baptist Church, Berrymead Evangelical Church Acton, Christchurch Turnham Green, Our Lady of Lourdes Acton, St Dunstans Acton, St John’s West Ealing, St Martins West Acton, St Mellitus Hanwell and St Paul’s West Ealing.. Google for Facebook and web sites for times of services.
Government Covid-19 Advice
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
31 March 2020 Government Funeral Guidance
www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-care-of-the-deceased
Very Helpful ‘Which?’ Web Site Covering Rent, Mortgages, Savings, Borrowings and Benefits
www.which.co.uk/2020/04/coronavirus-what-it-means-for-mortgae-savings-borrowing-and-benefits/
Brentford FC
First team players have deferred a significant portion of their wages until football is back and games are being played without restrictions. Work on the new stadium has been scaled back, with activity restricted to electrical safety, care and maintenance and security. More at:
Ealing Council Covid-19 Business Survey
The Council wants to understand the impact of Covid-19 on Ealing businesses. It’s created an online survey with an end date for responses of 31 May 2020. No doubt this initiative is well intentioned, but by 31 May 2020 thousands of businesses in Ealing will have gone bust. If the Council was really anxious to discover the business impact of Covid-19, it could use the telephone. In just one day the Council could call 10 small Ealing businesses, 10 medium sized businesses and 10 large businesses – and quickly discover the Covid-19 impact.
Ealing Business Expo Re-scheduled for 28 & 29 September 2020
See:
www.ealingbizexpo.co.uk
Ealing Community and Voluntary Service Web Site
Lots of useful Covid-19 links at:
Ealing Southall MP Virendra Sharma is Recovering From Covid-19
Surprisingly instead of being treated in Southall’s Ealing Hospital, he was treated at Hillingdon Hospital.
Central Ealing & Acton MP Rupa Huq MP is Self-Isolating
On 25 March Ms Huq along with her son were photographed standing next to Boris Johnson MP. A huge error of judgement here. Hopefully her son is self-isolated too right now.
Social Isolation Across the 61 Acres of Warren Farm
Hanwell residents are fortunate to have plenty of space to roam safely across the open countryside at Warren Farm. On 2 April 2020 Hanwell Nature won a famous victory in a digital High Court hearing. The Hon Mrs Justice Elizabeth Laing DBE ruled that Hanwell Nature had sufficient merit in its case against Ealing Council. Permission was granted to proceed toward a full, two day Judicial Review of Ealing Council’s decision not to require in Environmental Impact Assessment as part of the process of granting a 200 year lease to QPR.
Eric Leach
April 7 2020
