I would like to pay tribute to Kate Wilkinson, Ivy Beard and Kieran McGregor for their unstinting fight over the past six years and showing us the route to common sense over the crucial services under threat at Chase Farm Hospital.

At last, all the right noises are being muted and even David Cameron himself has stepped up to the plate on NHS reform as well as local MPs.

It is now imperative more than ever, and at this 11th hour, that all of us living and working in this highly populated area of north London and south east Hertfordshire should lobby our MPs and councillors until Strategic Option One is implemented and all the front line services are preserved at this vital site for today and future generations.

Dave Farmer
Winford Drive, Broxbourne