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• Reference: 2013/3838
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 23 October 2013

What are the terms of reference for your London Health Commission?

• Reference: 2013/3839
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 23 October 2013

Knowing very well that A&Es are under pressure in the summer months and things will only get worse in the winter months will you , as part of your work to reduce health inequalities in London, ask the NHS to stop the closures of walk-in centres that the most vulnerable rely on until we have a proper solution for London?

• Reference: 2013/3840
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 23 October 2013

Given your duty to reduce health inequalities in London, do you think that underspend in the NHS should be used to provide greater social care for elderly Londoners in their own home, and do you think this would reduce health inequalities?

• Reference: 2013/3841
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 23 October 2013

To ensure that all Londoners have access to appropriate care, do you think calls to NHS 111 should be handled by nurses?

• Reference: 2013/3842
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 23 October 2013

In light of the rising pressure on London's A&Es, which serve some of the most deprived communities in the country, do you agree there should be a strategic review of the piecemeal A&E closure programmes currently under way in London?

• Reference: 2013/3843
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 23 October 2013

Do you support the Shadow Secretary of State for Health's plan to rescue A&E departments? Do you think its implementation would be beneficial to Londoners?

• Reference: 2013/3844
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 23 October 2013

At the last MQT you promised me that you would look into whether the meetings of the London Health Board can be held in public. At September's Health Committee meeting both Ruth Carnall and Anne Rainsberry said that there is no reason why they cannot be held in public. Will you please confirm whether the future meetings will be public or not?

• Reference: 2013/3904
• Question by: Fiona Twycross
• Meeting date: 23 October 2013

In answer to MQ 3265/2013 you advised that:" Public Health England will be working with key partners to make concerted efforts to significantly reduce the level of TB in London in the coming years" In addition to the work led by Public Health England, do you feel you can do anything to tackle TB in London?

• Reference: 2013/3595
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 23 October 2013

At MQT on 17 July, I asked about your meetings with the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, in relation to London's A&Es being under considerable pressure during the summer. You advised me that you saw "him a couple of weeks ago" but although your 11th Mayor's report lists a meeting with Jeremy Hunt on 27th March this year, your 12th, 13th and 14th reports (covering 9th May to 28th August) list no subsequent meetings with the Secretary of State for Health. For clarification, would you please provide me with a list of all the meetings you personally have...

• Reference: 2013/2982
• Question by: Onkar Sahota
• Meeting date: 11 September 2013

Given your role in addressing health inequalities across London, what impact do you expect to see on Londoners' health from the economic downturn?