VIEW FROM THE STREET: Could Redbridge cope with losing the A&E at King George?
The area won't cope. I've
been to A&E with my
brother and we waited about
three hours to be seen.Where
would all these emergencies
go ifA&E closed?
Vaishnavvi Ketheeswaran
Newbury Park


We need A&E and a poly-
clinic. This would reduce
waiting time,which is too long.I
went to King George A&E with
my mum and she had to wait
seven hours.
Parminderjit Bassan
Ilford


I've used A&E three times
recently. It's a good service. It
shouldn't close. Polyclinics might
be good in principle, but it
depends on location. If they
are local,they could work well.
John Shepard
Ilford


It will mean people have
further to travel in emer-
gencies. In theory, the NHS
knows what's best for us,but
it should consider public
opinion before going ahead.
Faizal Gani
Ilford


It's quite a big A&E.The only
alternative is Queen's � not
exactly round the corner. I've
never used Queen's but
many people don't have a
high opinion of it.
Brenda Plaister
Dagenham


A&E is needed.Where else
would people go in an emer-
gency?A polyclinic out-of-hours
GP service would be useful.
Something needs to be done
as queues are so big.
Bhupinder Singh
Goodmayes


The polyclinic will be more
convenient and local. I've
used the Loxford one and it
seems to work well. It is open
between 8am-8pm,making it
more accessible for workers.
Sarah Shafique
Ilford


The polyclinic concept is
good. It might cut waiting
times and could be more con-
venient for less serious cases,
but some people would
have to travel further.
Lucy Elder
Barnes


Hotspots
for car
crime are
revealed
THE BOROUGH'S car crime hotspots have
been revealed.
Redbridge is third and Woodford Green 12th out of
20 on insurance experts' Money Supermarket's list,
comparing the number of insurance claims by post code.
Steve Sweeney, of moneysupermarket.com, said: "With so
many vehicles now containing expensive gadgets, such as
sound systems, and sat navs often on show, they have become
even more of a target for opportunistic thieves.
"Securing vehicles properly and ensuring you have locked
up and parked in a safe place are the easiest things motorists
can do to safeguard their car and items within it."
The figures come as police across the borough reveal a
number of methods they are using to tackle the problem.
Sgt Chris Chandler, of Fairlop Safer Neighbourhood Team,
said that while their area did not have a high number of inci-
dents, officers had noticed signs of a small but significant
increase in daytime vehicle crimes � a lot of which was going
unreported.
He said officers had been patrolling the worst-hit areas, as
well as using council CCTV and leaflets to reassure and advise
residents. Sgt Chandler added: "Early indications are of a sig-
nificant decrease in offences since the beginning of October.
"The highly visible element of the response has gone down
well with residents and, aside from the impact on reported
crime, has gone a considerable way to reducing fear of crime.''
REPORT: JENNY COOMBES
jennifer.coombes@archant.co.uk
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