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SCRAPPING OF URGENT CARE CENTRE PLANS A STAB IN THE FRONT FOR
March 26, 2010 8:26 AM
Originally published by St Albans Liberal Democrats
Originally published by St Albans Liberal Democrats
Sandy Walkington, Liberal Democrat candidate for St Albans, has described the decision not to proceed with the planned Urgent Care Centre on the St Albans City Hospital site as "a stab in the front for local residents."
"It is yet another sad chapter in the long and sorry history of broken promises and betrayal over health service provision in our city and district by successive Conservative and Labour governments," Sandy said.
"So much for all the consultation by the PCT on its Developing Quality Healthcare programme for Hertfordshire. For the residents of St Albans, the fancy promises have turned out not to be worth the paper they were printed on."
St Albans Liberal Democrats are currently delivering a survey to local households asking for people's personal experiences of local healthcare delivery - from the new arrangements for A&E to out of hours services, transport and parking.
"We decided to do this before we knew of this latest decision. We are already getting a huge number of responses, which we will collate into a powerful dossier" Sandy said. "Many people agree with the sad comment of one elderly local resident quoted in the survey's cover letter that "the NHS had left her".
"This latest blow provides yet more graphic evidence of the way that the proud city of St Albans is still being treated as an afterthought by health planners. With less than six weeks to go to a General Election, the NHS must now be at the forefront of the local campaign."
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