At last! Is this an option we can do business with?
This week, the health trusts charged with making the recommendations '“ headed by Candy Morris and departing Worthing-based chief executive Steve Phoenix, revived a plan put forward by Worthing consultants more than a month ago.
The option would see closer links between Worthing and the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, but could sound the death knell for some other centres.
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Hide AdThe new option was outlined at a meeting held in Billingshurst last Friday, attended by health professionals and some "stakeholders", but health officials said they did not want details passed to the press.
Those attending the meeting in Billingshurst last Friday included:
Bob Sang
Jenny Thomas
Brian Hughes
Sarah Hawke
Liz Catchpole
Farhang Tahzib
Cllr Robin Brown (Arun)
Beda Oliver
Claire Holloway (CE Western PCT)
Cllr Alan Gammon (PPI Forum Chair)
Michael Rymer (Medical Director, WaSH)
Cllr Christopher Snowling (Mid Sussex)
Paul Anderson (officer - Mid Sussex DC)
Richard Hathaway (CE Mid Sussex)
Dr Alison Smith
Bob Deans
Catherine Kelly (AAW)
Dr Amit Bhargava
Sue Pyper (Chairman - RWST)
Paul Watson (from Laura Moffat MP's office)
Nigel Haverson (Horsham DC)
Cllr Mrs Vivien Lyth (Horsham DC)
Sarah Creamer (H and C PCT)
Steve Williams (Crawley PCT)
Helena Reeves (SHA)
Cllr Myles Cullen (Leader, Chichester DC)
John Kingdon (Head of Environmental Health, Chichester DC)
John Dixon (Adult Services, West Sussex CC)
Tim Everett - Social Services, Worthing
Diane Henderson - Director, Age Concern
Martin Lewis (Clinical Development and Effectiveness Manager - Ambulance Trust)
Louise Hutchinson (PPI lead - Ambulance Trust)
Julia Russell (HOSC)
Anne-Marie Morris (HOSC Chairman)
Kathryn Hall
Peter Bottomley Rep
Read the full story in this week's Herald.