I agree with Mr and Mrs Fairhead (‘Chase Farm was excellent’, Opinion, July 1), as when my wife was given a diagnosis the doctor recognised the anxiety this had caused her and was so disappointed that he had to re-schedule due to a full appointment diary.

I don’t know who was more delighted when he called us back from leaving the hospital as he had just had a cancellation.

Also in last week’s edition was the article ‘Patients seen in record time’ which mentioned John Jewson, the retiring paramedic who, along with Ivy Beard, has demonstrated the strongest possible reasons why Chase Farm should be saved.

We also learn there are those seeking a rehabilitation clinic for those recovering from lung disease.

Enfield NHS also took out a half-page advertisement telling us what we need to know about swine flu — the first of many pandemics we can expect to hit our shores. I would also ask you to consider the A&E department nearest to the busiest part of the UK motorway network.

The greatest sin, though, has to be the imminent closure of the stroke clinic this month .

While the mere minions of Broxbourne and north London have campaigned like never before on this, I feel it is incumbent on respected MPs, councillors, health managers and even the cloistered Lords Turnbull and Giddens and everyone else who recognises the Government’s neglect of this vital area of concern.

There is a massive area between the Lister Hospital in Stevenage and the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead that will be exposed by the closure of essential services at Chase Farm Hospital.

Dave Farmer, Winford Drive, Broxbourne