The Chipping Barnet MP says plans for Barnet Hospital’s emergency department are on course following a meeting with the Royal Free Trust chief executive

The outside of the A&E department at Barnet Hospital — The A&E department at Barnet Hospital

Chipping Barnet MP Theresa Villiers has welcomed progress on plans to expand the emergency department at Barnet Hospital following a meeting with local health bosses.

Villiers met Peter Landstrom, the chief executive of The Royal Free NHS Hospital Trust which runs Barnet Hospital – and said he confirmed that the planning application process for the improved A&E had been successfully completed. Work is now underway and patients are expected to begin to see the benefits by January next year.

After the meeting, the MP said “It is great to know that the planning permission has been secured for the expansion of Barnet Hospital accident and emergency department and that building work is underway. It looks like things are on schedule to finish by the end of this year as planned.”

“When I visited the ED at Barnet, they told me they were already expanding their staff with more doctors and nurses joining the team.”

“I understand the frustration felt by constituents who have experienced long waits in A&E, especially the children’s section. It was good to hear from Peter Landstrom that the conditions in children’s A&E will see some of the most significant enhancements following this upgrade, with more space and better facilities.”

“There will also be improvements to the area where patients arriving in ambulances are passed over to the hospital.”

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