London landmarks have been lit up blue to pay tribute to the NHS, but a permanent memorial could soon be in place. Credit: PA A campaign has been launched to fund a London memorial to all NHS and emergency services workers, including those who have risked or lost their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. Following a unanimous vote in the London Assembly today, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, along with the chairman of the Assembly, will write to the Prime Minister outlining the case for an Emergency Services Cenotaph and to request funding. The motion was proposed by Liberal Democrat Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon, who said it was important to honour the “importance to our country” of all NHS and emergency service workers, past, present and future.
London landmarks have been lit up blue to pay tribute to the NHS, but a permanent memorial could soon be in place. Credit: PA A campaign has been launched to fund a London memorial to all NHS and emergency services workers, including those who have risked or lost their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. Following a unanimous vote in the London Assembly today, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, along with the chairman of the Assembly, will write to the Prime Minister outlining the case for an Emergency Services Cenotaph and to request funding. The motion was proposed by Liberal Democrat Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon, who said it was important to honour the “importance to our country” of all NHS and emergency service workers, past, present and future.
London landmarks have been lit up blue to pay tribute to the NHS, but a permanent memorial could soon be in place. Credit: PA A campaign has been launched to fund a London memorial to all NHS and emergency services workers, including those who have risked or lost their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. Following a unanimous vote in the London Assembly today, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, along with the chairman of the Assembly, will write to the Prime Minister outlining the case for an Emergency Services Cenotaph and to request funding. The motion was proposed by Liberal Democrat Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon, who said it was important to honour the “importance to our country” of all NHS and emergency service workers, past, present and future.
London landmarks have been lit up blue to pay tribute to the NHS, but a permanent memorial could soon be in place. Credit: PA A campaign has been launched to fund a London memorial to all NHS and emergency services workers, including those who have risked or lost their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. Following a unanimous vote in the London Assembly today, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, along with the chairman of the Assembly, will write to the Prime Minister outlining the case for an Emergency Services Cenotaph and to request funding. The motion was proposed by Liberal Democrat Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon, who said it was important to honour the “importance to our country” of all NHS and emergency service workers, past, present and future.
Frontline healthcare workers have began receiving the Covid vaccine. Credit: PA Data from London Assembly has revealed higher rates of Covid-19 deaths in more ethnically diverse areas, with higher levels of deprivation and poorer ratings of GP satisfaction. The Assembly’s Health Committee began its analysis during the first wave of the pandemic and has found that boroughs of London with higher numbers of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) residents had poorer ratings of GP satisfaction and higher rates of Covid-19 deaths than less diverse boroughs. Newham, Haringey, Tower Hamlets, Brent and Barking & Dagenham were found to have the worst combination of GP satisfaction among BAME residents, the highest levels of deprivation and the highest rates of Covid-19 deaths.