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Campaign
welcomes suspension of Fit for the Future
Mid Sussex MP, Nicholas
Soames, on behalf of the Support the Princess Royal Hospital Campaign has
welcomed the decision of the West Sussex Primary Care Trust to suspend the
process of the Fit for the Future in the light of the announcement
that a merger is being looked at to bring the Royal West Sussex NHS Trust,
which runs St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester, and the Worthing and
Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust together.
Nicholas Soames said; “It is a great pity in my view that this was not made
to happen a long time ago and a great deal of time and money could have been
saved. “In
so far as the Princess Royal Hospital is concerned we have assurances from
the Chief Executive of the West Sussex PCT, John Wilderspin, that the
arrangements already announced will not affect the Princess Royal Hospital
and the arrangements within the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.
Commenting further on the news Mr Soames said; “We now look to the Trust
continuing its excellent work in developing services at the Princess Royal
Hospital and I have been assured both by its Chief Executive and the Chief
Executive of the PCT that that work will continue.” “It
will be the wish of everyone locally that the Worthing and Chichester
Hospitals come to a speedy conclusion and that the final result can be
achieved in the best interests of all.” Campaigners believe a merger of the
Chichester and Worthing trusts could help stabilise the Princess Royal
Hospital's long term future, by entrenching the concept of 'one hospital
over two sites' in Sussex, which has been pioneered by BSUH Chief Executive
Duncan Selbie at the Royal Sussex County at Brighton and at the PRH.
The Primary Care Trust's press release can be viewed
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