Reverend Gooner wrote:GunnGunn wrote:Thinking Rev? Its happening mate.
Is there any chance of a u turn?
I know this may sound dramatic but I think the decision to close it is criminal. People will suffer and many will die who might have been saved in emergencies as the new "local" hospital will not be able to cope.
I read on the BBC earlier they have until 1st Feb to review the report and make a decision.
It seems to be happening all over the country. This is from my local..
THOUSANDS more emergency patients could be treated at Pinderfields Hospital under plans to make it the district’s only full A&E department.
Only full A&E department is just a complete joke. They can't handle what they have already so how they can cope with another 2 hospitals patients being transferred to them is just beyond me!
The reorganisation is expected to save millions of pounds at Mid Yorkshire, which faces a £26m deficit at the end of the financial year.
But an executive summary released ahead of Thursday’s meeting said the preferred option would need capital funding of almost £38.5m by 2016-17.