WATFORD GENERAL PLANS GET THUMBS DOWN AT HEMEL ELECTION MEETING

A pre-election meeting of more than 150 people in Hemel Hempstead earlier this week saw overwhelming rejection of the plans to rebuild Watford General Hospital.

Many people called on the NHS to look at options for a clear new site with better access than the cramped and crumbling Vicarage Road facility.

Four general election candidates taking part in the meeting, organised by Dacorum Health Action Group at Hemel Methodist Church, also expressed concern about the £1.4bn, 7-year Watford project.

The Labour Party did not provide a representative.

There was widespread support from candidates and the audience for much better hospital services in Hemel Hempstead.

Public feedback after the meeting showed the depth of feeling about our hospitals and the undemocratic way the West Herts Hospitals Trust decides on investment.

 

 

Photo credit: Gary Norman