What’s up Doc? NHS split over Hemel Hospital closure?
- West Herts Trust clinicians don’t seem convinced that closing Hemel Hospital and opening Hemel Hub will improve health outcomes
- NOT ONE HOSPITAL DOCTOR FROM THE TRUST APPEARED AT RECENT ‘ENGAGEMENT’ MEETINGS TO BACK THE HUB
- Trust’s Chief Nurse Kelly McGovern appeared at a meeting. She backed the idea of bringing more services together, but was non-committal about where that should happen
- Two local GPs presented at the meetings, but neither made a convincing case that the switch to the Hub was needed to improve our services
- The Hub is mainly backed by NHS managers and some councillors.
- It’s driven by finance and regeneration motives, not clinical need