Letter from Sandy Walkington about St Albans City hospital

Some of you will have received a letter from me expressing concern about the long-term future of the St Albans Hospital site once the current review of West Hertfordshire health services is completed after the General Election.

I met with the Chief Executive of the Trust earlier this week.  We talked about the future of the Waverley Road site.   We now have today’s very encouraging news that the West Hertfordshire Trust is making a £1 million investment in the site to upgrade the existing day surgery unit.

But we are still waiting for the outcome of the overall West Hertfordshire review.  I will press for the Minor Injuries Unit to be upgraded to an Urgent Care Centre, just as they have in Hemel and Welwyn Garden.

I also want to see as many outpatient clinics and day surgery services as possible located at St Albans so that local residents avoid the trek to Watford or Hemel.  Past history has too often seen St Albans hospital land being the first to be sold off, potentially limiting what can be delivered locally in the future.

The people conducting the review need to see tangible evidence that our city and district are four-square behind our hospital.  That is why we have launched a petition to support the hospital – please sign it at http://goo.gl/g3boMu

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