Lies, Damned Lies and…K(EYE)wash
Posted by Ricky in Opinion under on Sep 02 2007
I have to hand it to Tim Loughton, our ever visible MP: show him an open door, and he’ll kick it in. It’s easy to ‘save’ something that’s not under threat. We’ll probably see him throwing his arms around some frail pensioner and claim that he’s saved them from one of ‘Broken Britain’s’ gangs of feral toddlers. All in front of the cameras, of course.
I think we should all study the Primary Care Trust’s proposals, laid out with admirable clarity on their Website : Fit For the Future
The rather mis-leadingly labelled Accident & Emergency Dept. at Worthing General Hospital is NOT under threat of closure. In all three proposals out for consultation, Urgent Care - which covers the great majority of what we use A&E for - will be provided on all sites. Now, in my opinion, anyone who’s experienced A&E at peak periods would wish for the service to be improved. The status quo cannot, and should not be, an option. To allow a Tory front organisation like KWASH to hijack the consultation process for cynical political advantage will do nothing to improve or develop health provision in our area.
