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West Sussex MPs call for
hospital decisions to be referred to Health Secretary
Leading West Sussex MPs have called for decisions about local hospital
services to be referred to the Secretary of State for Health and the
Independent Reconfiguration Panel
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Campaigners welcome
plans to strengthen maternity services
Campaigners fighting to save maternity
services at the PRH have warmly welcomed plans set out by NHS Trust Chief
Executive Duncan Selbie to strengthen maternity
services at the hospital
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MP writes to health scrutiny
committee about PRH decisions
Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames has written to Cllr Peter Griffiths, Chairman
of the Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee about the committee's
response to the decisions of the West Sussex PCT
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New mother highlights
importance of PRH
A new mother who gave birth at the PRH's consultant-led maternity unit has
spoken of the importance of retaining full maternity services in central
Sussex
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more
(from the Mid Sussex Times)
Soames attends first public
meeting on north-east county review
Nicholas Soames
attended the first of the West Sussex Primary Care Trust’s North East County
Review public meetings at East Court in East Grinstead on Friday, 23rd
May
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Further consultation on
midwife-led maternity units
In order to decide the location of a stand alone midwife-led maternity unit
in the north-east of West Sussex, the Primary Care Trust will be carrying
out further public consultation from 1st July 2008 for 8 weeks
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Centralised hospital services
to be located in Worthing
Worthing will become the
location for centralised services along the south coast of West Sussex if
the recommendation on location is approved by West Sussex Primary Care Trust
on 04 June 2008
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Public meetings on health
services in north of Mid Sussex
Local people
are being encouraged to contribute to a review of health services in the
north of Mid Sussex. The Primary Care Trust are reviewing services in the
light of the 'Fit for the Future' process
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MP writes to Sir Graeme
Catto over North East Review
Mid Sussex MP has written to Sir Graeme Catto, who will be carrying out a
review of health services in north east West Sussex for the Primary Care
Trust
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Community wins A&E fight, but
health authorities agree plans to remove maternity services
Campaigners have reacted to the Primary Care Trust's decision to
save A&E services, but remove the consultant-led maternity unit at the PRH
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MP challenges Minister
over maternity cuts
Local MP Nicholas Soames has challenged the Health Minister in
the House of Commons over plans to downgrade maternity services at the PRH -
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Letter to the Editors of the
Mid Sussex Times and East Grinstead Courier re Fit for the Future proposals
Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames has written to local newspapers as the 'Fit
for the Future' process enters its closing stages -
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MP writes to Health Scrutiny
Committee
Mid Sussex MP
Nicholas Soames wrote to the
Chairman of the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee ahead of the
Committee’s meeting on 2nd May -
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Update to campaign supporters
Campaigners have sent an update to campaign supporters on the
current position - including an update on A&E and maternity services, and
the PCT's decision making process -
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MPs give evidence to
health scrutiny committee
Local MPs have given evidence to the Joint Health Overview &
Scrutiny Committee about the PCT's proposals and the need to retain services
at West Sussex hospitals -
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Axe falls on "best
performing" maternity consultants with no guarantee of midwife-led service
Campaigners have reacted with dismay to the PCT decision that
consultant-led maternity services at the PRH should be ended, with no
guarantees of a midwife-led service in replacement -
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Access and superior
performance make the PRH maternity unit the natural choice for mothers
In a new report, the campaign demonstrates that
the PRH should be the natural choice for mothers-to-be in large areas of
central Sussex -
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New evidence that "best
performing" maternity services should be retained
An independent report from the Healthcare Commission has found
that maternity services at the Princess Royal and Royal Sussex County,
Brighton are among the "best performing" in the country -
more
Campaign unveils its formal
response to the Primary Care Trust consultation
The campaign has
presented its formal response to the PCT with a blunt message – that the
proposals are a missed opportunity and that the health authorities must go
back to the drawing board -
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Nicholas Soames
MP's response to the consultation
Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames,
in whose constituency the PRH is located, has responded to the PCT
consultation
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Nick Herbert MP's response to
the consultation
Arundel & South Downs MP
Nick Herbert, whose constituents use all three of West Sussex's threatened
hospitals, has responded to the PCT consultation
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Make sure you have the last
word on PRH cuts
The Primary Care Trust consultation on the
future of the PRH closes at 9am on Wednesday 14th November, and campaigners
are urging local residents to personally respond -
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Cautious welcome for A&E
reprieve, but fight continues
Nick Herbert MP has given
a cautious welcome to news that A&E services may be retained at all three
hospitals in West Sussex, but has warned that the fight for full local
services continues
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Sussex fights for life:
campaign film released
A documentary by local filmmaker
Suzanne Gielgud about the fight for the future of hospitals in West Sussex
has been unveiled
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Evidence of mass public and
clinical opposition presented in Westminster
Evidence
of mass opposition to plans to downgrade the Princess Royal Hospital has
been taken to London with protests outside 10 Downing Street and the
Department of Health -
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MP optimistic about A&E
services
Lewes MP Norman Baker has delivered an upbeat
assessment of the future of A&E services at the Princess Royal after a
meeting with NHS Trust chief executive Duncan Selbie
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West Sussex health cuts
featured on ITV
Proposals to downgrade
West Sussex hospitals were featured on ITV's Tonight with Trevor McDonald on
29th October
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Campaign take part in TV
debate about NHS services
The BBC’s
Inside Out programme have filmed
campaigners outside the PRH in a provocative documentary about the most
desirable configurations of health services in the area
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Final chance to have your say
with response form
A final chance to respond to the consultation
has been launched with almost 80,000 leaflets set to hit doormats across Mid
Sussex shortly -
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70,000 strong petition to be
taken to Whitehall
The 70,000 strong petition against the
downgrading of the PRH will be presented to the Secretary of State for
Health next week by local MPs and campaigners
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14,000 people march in mass
PRH protest
Around 14,000 people have taken part in the
latest protest against plans to cut services at the PRH, by marching through
Haywards Heath in one of the largest protests Sussex has seen
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MP speaks in smaller general
hospitals debate
Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames spoke in a House
of Commons debate on smaller general hospitals on 10th October, where he
raised the threat to the PRH
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Thousands set to march in
Haywards Heath against hospital threat
Full details have been released about
Haywards Heath's march and rally on 13th October, which organisers hope will
be attended by at least 10,000 people
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1,000 march through Uckfield
against hospital downgrading
Around 1,000 people have marched through Uckfield town centre in
protest against the downgrading of local hospital services (news story from
the Argus)
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GP's campaign derails
PCT claim of clinical support
New evidence has been published by the campaign showing that all
180 local GPs oppose plans to downgrade the PRH, increasing the pressure on
health authorities
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Angry scenes at public
meeting as residents shut out
200 residents were shut out of a recent health authority public meeting
after hundreds of people tried to pack the meeting to voice their opposition
to the threat to the PRH
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An evening of jazz to
support the PRH
Tickets are now on sale for the latest fundraising event for the
fighting fund - a jazz evening and supper at Clair Hall, Haywards Heath on
10th October
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Campaign calls for residents
to pack health cuts public meeting
Residents are being urged to come along to the penultimate PCT
public meeting of the consultation - to be held in Haywards Heath on 26th
September at 7pm
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Support your hospital with a
car sticker
Thanks to generous
public donations, the campaign has launched a simply way for residents to
support their local hospital – by putting a car sticker in their car
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Midwives' protest
pushes the message forward
Midwives from the Princess Royal Hospital have staged a bed push
at Haywards Heath town day in support of threatened A&E and maternity
services
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Case for PRH shown in
A&E waiting time figures
New data released under the Freedom of Information Act has shown the
importance of retaining A&E services at the Princess Royal Hospital
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Hundreds attend East
Grinstead public meeting
Hundreds of people have attended the latest public meeting on the Primary
Care Trust's proposals - this time in East Grinstead (story from BBC News
Online)
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A&E closures put lives
at risk says new study
Government plans to close local A&E units may lead to more patient deaths
according to new research released by the University of Sheffield
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Deliver your support for
hospital services
Residents are being asked to volunteer an hour of their time to help deliver
a campaign leaflet near them in September to highlight the PCT's proposals,
and allow local people to respond
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Fighting fund launched for
Support the PRH campaign
The Support the PRH campaign are appealing for financial help to fund a
professional consultant and promotional literature to boost the campaign
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Hundreds attend summer
picnic in support of maternity services
Hundreds of local
residents have attended a summer picnic in Haywards Heath to support
maternity services at the Princess Royal Hospital
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Consultation extended
until middle of November
West Sussex PCT have announced that the consultation period will be extended
until 14th November to give more time for members of the public to have
their say
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Local MP asks Health Minister
to forbid PRH cuts
Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames has asked Health Minister Ben Bradshaw to
forbid the Primary Care Trust from cutting services at the PRH, in a
question in the House of Commons
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Consultation process
referred to Secretary of State
The consultation process has today been referred to the Secretary of State
by the local Health Scrutiny Committee, after calls for more background
information and data were turned down
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MPs help launch 'Fight
for the Future' petition
West Sussex County Council have launched a new, countywide, website to
highlight the threat to local hospitals and call for new options which
reflect the needs and concerns of residents in the county
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Show your support for
maternity services at weekend picnic
Further details of a Picnic in the Park in support of maternity services
have been announced. Children born at the Princess Royal Hospital are
especially invited to the event
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Shadow Health Secretary
visits the PRH
Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley MP has visited the Princess Royal
Hospital to meet campaigners and hospital staff ahead of a PCT public
meeting on planned changes
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Health Secretary urged
to halt consultation
West Sussex County Council has urged new Health Secretary Alan Johnson to
halt the 'Fit for the Future' review of West Sussex hospitals in the light
of a national NHS review
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60,000 backing the PRH
as summer events announced
60,000 local residents have now signed the petition against the downgrading
of the Princess Royal Hospital as 2 more public events were announced by the
campaign team
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PRH's case taken to
local patient forum
The Support the PRH campaign recently
took the PRH's case to the West Sussex Patient & Public Involvement Forum,
who have a legal obligation to make representations on behalf of patients
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Soames: we will face this
challenge together
Nicholas Soames' letter to the Mid Sussex Times about the
Primary Care Trust's proposals for the Princess Royal Hospital and
the community wide fight to retain services
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Sussex MPs hold Westminster
debate on NHS plans
MPs from across Sussex have joined forces to hold a House
of Commons debate on the threat to hospital services in the County
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MP raises PRH threat in
Parliament
Mid Sussex MP Nicholas
Soames today raised the PRH's future with the Shadow Health Secretary in a
House of Commons debate on Access to NHS services
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MPs cross the party
divide to fight for PRH
MPs whose constituents look to the PRH for their healthcare have pledged to
campaign together in the light of the axe now hanging over key services
including Accident and Emergency
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MPs question Ministers
on waiting times and finance
West Sussex MP Tim Loughton has received answers to
parliamentary question on waiting times and finance in hospitals in Sussex
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Sussex MPs issue declaration
on hospital proposals
Seven Sussex MPs have joined forces to issue a
declaration following the publication of health authority plans to downgrade
West Sussex hospitals
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Health authority
ignores PRH concerns
Health authority board members have voted to approve the
publication of a consultation document on options to downgrade the PRH,
despite a public protest
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Make them think twice on
Monday
Mid Sussex residents opposed to the downgrading of the
PRH are being asked to protest at a health authority meeting on June 25th
set to formally publish the proposals
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Nicholas Soames'
response to PCT option documents
Nicholas Soames MP's response
to the Primary Care Trust's consultation document on the future of health
services in West Sussex -
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Health Authorities
announce plans to downgrade the PRH
Health authorities in
West Sussex have announced plans to downgrade frontline health services at
the Princess Royal Hospital -
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MP questions Secretary of
State about reconfiguration
Nicholas Soames MP questioned Patricia Hewitt about the difficulties PCTs
are having in producing reconfiguration consultations in the South East -
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MPs question Government
on emergency access
Sussex MPs have questioned Ministers on reports that Government guidance
advocates a catchment area of 400,000+ people to justify consultant led
services -
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MPs meet health
authority chiefs
Local MPs today met with the Strategic Health Authority to learn more about
the timescale of the forthcoming consultation about the future of local
health services -
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Mid Sussex MP speaks on NHS
deficits
Nicholas Soames MP spoke during a House of Commons debate on the financial
deficits in the NHS on Monday 12th March -
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MPs meet to discuss
ongoing threat to NHS services
West Sussex MPs and senior councillors today met in the House of Commons to
discuss the ongoing threat to NHS services from the Primary Care Trust's
'Fit for the Future' work -
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Health authorities delay PRH
consultation - again
Local health authorities have announced that the consultation into planned
service changes at the Princess Royal Hospital has been delayed again - this
time until after the May local authority elections -
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Soames speaks in Acute
Hospital Services debate
During an Opposition Day Debate on Acute Hospital Services, Mid Sussex MP
Nicholas Soames spoke about NHS services in West Sussex -
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Soames and Herbert meet PRH
Chief Executive
Local MPs Nicholas Soames and Nick Herbert have met with Peter Coles, Chief
Executive of the NHS Trust which runs the PRH to express their continued
anxieties about the PRH's future -
more
Hospital Trust releases A&E
attendance figures
The NHS Trust which runs the PRH have released figures showing the number of
A&E attendances at the PRH
following a Freedom of Information request from Nicholas Soames MP -
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SEEDA Chairman speaks
out on hospital downgrading
The Chairman of the
South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), Jim Brathwaite CBE, has added
his voice to the opposition to the Government’s reconfiguration proposals -
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Health campaigners take the
fight to Westminster
Members of the Support the PRH campaign team and local MPs Nicholas Soames
and Nick Herbert met in Westminster yesterday to join with a rally held by
the All-Party Local Hospitals Group -
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Soames: hospital 'red alert'
proves our case over cuts
Following reports that many local hospitals have been put on 'red alert'
Nicholas Soames MP said “This action substantiates entirely the case that we
have been making over the hospitals" -
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Hospital bed crisis - MPs
call for cuts rethink
Local MPs Nicholas Soames and Nick Herbert have again called for the health
authorities to rethink their planned cuts as Sussex
hospitals are placed on red alert following a beds shortage -
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MP criticises SHA's new
"propaganda" post
Nick Herbert MP has
criticised a plan by the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority to
appoint a Director of Communications with a brief to sell the proposed
downgrading of local hospitals -
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Threat to West Sussex
hospitals raised in Parliament
Arundel & South Downs
MP Nick Herbert spoke out about the threat to the Princess Royal and other
West Sussex hospitals in a House of Commons debate on the NHS last week -
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1,000 people take part in a
24-hour vigil outside the PRH
Around 1,000 people
have braved the cold weather to take part in a 24-hour vigil outside the
PRH, to light a candle and write their message to NHS Chief Executives -
more
Specialist care unit report
criticised
Arundel & South Downs
MP Nick Herbert comments on a report suggesting specialist units are better
placed than local hospitals to deal with high-risk patients (story from The
Argus) -
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Protest at the Strategic
Health Authority's health summit
The Support the PRH
campaign today held a protest outside the South East Strategic Health
Authority's health summit, to draw attention to the cuts in services facing
local hospitals - more
50,000 say "NO" to PRH
downgrading
Local MPs have revealed
that over 50,000 people across Mid Sussex have now signed the Support the
PRH petition, against any downgrading of Haywards Heath’s hospital -
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A&E admissions in West
Sussex on the rise
New figures revealed by the Government show
that the number of people being admitted to Accident and Emergency
departments in local hospitals has risen by nearly a fifth in the past three
years alone -
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BBC News reports on the
latest stage of the campaign
BBC News Online has
today covered the latest stage in the campaign - our 24-hour vigil at the
PRH and protest at the Strategic Health Authority conference this month -
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24-hour vigil for the
Princess Royal Hospital
Following the hugely
successful march and rally in Haywards Heath, the Support the Princess Royal
Hospital Campaign will be holding a 24-hour vigil for the PRH next month -
more
Department of Health
spin operation begins
Later this month, the South East Coast
Strategic Health Authority will be holding a summit for invited guests only
to begin the spin operation prior to consultation document on the future of
the PRH -
more
MPs question Ministers over
PRH
Local MPs Nicholas
Soames and Nick Herbert have received replies to Parliamentary Questions
they asked Health Ministers about the Princess Royal Hospital -
more
Video of march and
rally released
A video of this month's march and rally in Haywards Heath has been kindly
produced for the campaign by Suzanne Gielgud. Watch it
here
40,000 people back the
Princess Royal Hospital
More than 40,000 people have now signed the petition opposing any
downgrading of the Princess Royal Hospital (story from BBC News Online) -
more
7,500 march in support
of local hospital
7,500 people attended the march and rally in Haywards Heath in support of the PRH,
as the campaign's petition hit 40,000 signatures -
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Soames speaks in House of
Commons NHS debate
Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames has spoken out about the threat to the PRH in
a debate in the House of Commons about the NHS - more
Hospital trust rated 'weak'
The cash-strapped NHS Trust which runs the PRH has been branded 'weak' by a
Government watchdog for its financial management (story from The Argus) -
more
Hospitals to axe 80 beds
according to a staff memo
More than 80 beds will be closed at the PRH and Royal Sussex County in
Brighton before the end of the year (story from The Argus) -
more
Hospital campaign to be
filmed for documentary
A local documentary maker will be filming the campaign as part of a film
about threats to Sussex hospitals. Local people are being asked to
contribute - more
District Council throws
support behind PRH campaign
Mid Sussex District Council has thrown its support behind the PRH after
Councillors voted unanimously to pass a motion supporting the campaign -
more
First campaign bulletin
released
The first email newsletter of the campaign has been sent to all registered
supporters who provided their email address. A copy can be downloaded
here
Arrangements for PRH
march and rally announced
The final arrangements for the march and rally to be held in Haywards Heath
on Saturday 14th October have been announced - more
MP's delight as
hospital petition hits 21,000
Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames has spoken of his delight as signatures on the
petition against cuts to health services at the Princess Royal Hospital hit
21,000 - more
Residents express anger at
public meeting
Local people
expressed their anger at proposed cuts in local health services at a public
meeting held recently by NHS Managers -
more
Hospital downgrading is "a
done deal already"
Residents and MPs have labelled health bosses "a disgrace" at a public
meeting to discuss changes to local health services (story from The Argus) -
more
MPs join hospital plans
meeting
Local MPs have joined several hundred people at a public meeting to discuss
hospital changes in Mid Sussex (story from BBC News Online) -
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10,000 pledge support
for PRH
Local MPs Nicholas
Soames and Nick Herbert have expressed their delight as pledges for the
"Support the Princess Royal Hospital" petition reach over 10,300 -
more
Mid Sussex Times - Save Our
Hospital
Thousands of protesters have signed a petition launched over the weekend to
save the Princess Royal Hospital from the threat of a 'catastrophic'
downgrade - more
MPs: hospital consultation is
a "sham"
West Sussex MPs have protested strongly to the Strategic Health Authority
after a leaked confidential document revealed that the SHA was planning
hospital downgrading in March - more
Fantastic response to PRH
campaign
Local MPs have praised the fantastic response of local people to the
campaign after over 3,700 signatures were collected on the petition across
Mid Sussex District in just 2 hours on Saturday morning -
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Council's concern at long-term
future of PRH
Mid Sussex District Council have expressed their ongoing concerns about the
long-term future of the Princess Royal Hospital in the light of the
Strategic Health Authority's proposals - more
Sign to save our hospital
- local MPs launch campaign
A campaign has been launched by local MPs to save the Princess Royal
Hospital from a catastrophic downgrade that could mean the loss of acute
medicine and the closure of A&E and maternity services -
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