Government climbdown on St Helier: threat not over

St Helier Hospital - statement from Siobhain McDonagh MP

Commenting on the news that BSBV’s plans to close services at St Helier Hospital had been put on hold until later in the year, Siobhain McDonagh has said:
 
“Obviously it’s good news that the Government has been forced to cave in. The pressure from local residents, and especially from Merton Council’s threat of Judicial Review, clearly made a big difference. Consultation about something as important as the future of a hospital should not take place over the summer holidays.
 
“However, this is not over. Jeremy Hunt is leaving a sword hanging over the head of St Helier, when what he should do is call the whole process off.”
 
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