LATEST CLOSURE THREAT + OTHER NEWS

This week's Worthing Herald (link on the right) reports that (surprise surprise!) that the Strategic Health Authority have been considering downgrading or even closing Worthing Hospital since March! In other words Candy 'Floss' Morris and her minions have been LYING to the public and even to MPs for several months now. As we knew we cannot trust these people as far as we can throw them.

Meanwhile the Chichester Observer among others reported on yet another leaked cuts 'option' which would see 'closer links' between some Sussex hospitals while other health services get the chop altogether. Needless to say, the Option that almost everybody other than the New Labour government and their SHA stooges favour - i.e. No Cuts, No Closures - does not seem to be in Candy & Co's thoughts. Their crafty calculations underline the need for patients and staff from across Sussex to stick together and not allow one hospital or area to be pitched against the other.

The insane probability that the threatened massive cuts are going to come across Sussex was proved again with more leaked plans reported in the Mid Sussex Times that Haywards Heath A&E and Maternity services face the chop.

Worthing KONSHP supporters travelled to Crawley on Saturday for what they say was an excellent Keep Our NHS Public public meeting with speakers that included John McDonnell MP and Gill George from the Amicus trade union. People in Crawley are faced with the threatened loss of 400 Acute posts in the local NHS. Full report to follow.

Finally, hats off to the people of West Cornwall, 27,000 of whom turned out last week for a remarkable march against potential hospital closures there. See reports here and here.