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Meetings are being streamed online with some councillors in the civic centre (Photo: Harrow Council) ‘Hybrid’ council meetings will continue in Harrow for at least the next two months despite some calls to return to full physical sittings. Cllr Graham Henson (Lab, Roxbourne), leader of Harrow Council, explained it would continue to run meetings where at least a quorum of councillors will physically attend while other committee members and participants will dial in via phone or online. He said it would be unsuitable for full meetings to return at present due to the additional measures required to make venues Covid safe, though he accepted government legislation that came into force from May 7 meant there had to be some face-to-face proceedings.
Mount Vernon Hospital (Photo: Simon Jacobs) Services at a specialist cancer centre in north-west London could be moved to Watford after a review found the current site is not fit for purpose. The set-up at Northwood’s Mount Vernon Cancer Centre was deemed unsuitable after independent advisors and NHS bosses explained changes need to be made for services to continue. Jessamy Kinghorn, head of partnerships and engagement at NHS England, told a Harrow Council scrutiny committee that one option is to move services to an acute hospital site, with Watford General Hospital earmarked as a leading candidate. She noted it is yet to be confirmed if this is “possible”, but, following the review and engagement with residents and stakeholders, it is seen as an appropriate next step.