17+18 July – Judicial Review, High Court, London, against Dorset CCG’s plans – on three counts:
i) closure of beds before staffed replacement services are in place (closing 245 acute beds and 1/3 community hospital beds inc Portland) (many operations cancelled last winter due to bed shortage)
ii) unsafe travel times to access A&E and Maternity services (Poole has around one million summer visitors)
iii) aspects of the ‘consultation’ carried out on these changes were so misleading as to render the consultation unlawful.
Giovanna Lewis