Market Square was REJECTED as hospital site by NHS
- A secret internal document shows NHS gave low rating to Market Square as possible hospital site in 2018
- Developing on current Hemel Hospital site assessed as best way forward after major study of options
- Market Square did not make shortlist of options, because it was weak on:
- Functional Suitability
- Operational efficiency
- Deliverability
- Wider Economic benefit
- Strategic flexibility
- FIVE options for building on the current Hemel Hospital site were given better ratings and appeared on the shortlist
- Dacorum Health Action Group have been shown the 57-page document, a draft business case, which was never published as West Herts Trust decided to focus development at Watford General
- The draft business case is below, with the table rating the various site options on page 31:
- HVCCG SOC draft v10_12Sep18_Project Group