Friday, June 06, 2008

SHA statement regarding Hinchingbrooke

Well our friends at the SHA, in a statement to Radio Cambridgeshire
claim that the replacement of the Hinchingbrooke Trust board
was agreed at last years PCT consultation...................

WELL, I AM SORRY TO INFORM THEM THAT BEFORE
THEY ISSUE STATEMENTS THEY GET THEIR FACTS
CORRECT............

THE CONSULTATION CONTAINED A CAVEAT THAT
SUGGESTED THAT CONSIDERATION COULD BE GIVEN
TO DISSOLVE THE TRUST BOARD IN 2009 NOT THE
"DONE DEAL" AS HINTED BY THE SHA.

We believe that the Government should also revisit their
statement and clarify a "failing" hospital..............

Hinchingbrooke is a Top 40 hospital in the the UK in
the Top 5 for patient satisfaction and under the patient
choice system more people including former senior
staff members are using this wonderful facility............
The fight goes on to keep this Hospital in the NHS and not
farmed off to a.n other to try and pay off the government
induced historic debt................

Please read "Caught in the Crossfire" it shows clearly
how Hinchingbrooke was "bullied" into it's current financial
situation by Government policy changes.................

The NHS is a month away from being 60 and its founder said

"The NHS will only survive for as long as people fight for it."

and by golly we will fight for it.................