Public won’t be consulted on Hemel Hospital closure as PM’s pledge is ignored
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- Despite a pledge to the House of Commons by the Prime Minister, there will be no public consultation over the planned closure of Hemel Hospital
- Sir Keir Starmer promised David Taylor MP on 4 June that there would be such consultation in respect of plans for a Health Campus or Hub to replace the Hospital
- But the NHS and Dacorum Borough Council will not be delivering on the PM’s pledge of a formal legal process of consultation, according to a paper sent to the Council’s Health and Wellbeing Committee. The PM’s promised consultation is not mentioned once in the document
- The paper promises only limited ‘engagement’ meetings.
- It is understood that, at this stage, key issues such as funding and location will not be open for discussion.
- These restricted meetings do not meet the standards of openness and accountability legally required by public consultation.
- House of Commons rules require that a Member who gives inaccurate information to the House must correct the record
- Who is going to make that call to No 10 Downing Street?