Axminster and Ottery St Mary hospitals are set to lose all their beds and Sidmouth hospital will lose its minor injuries unit under the cost-cutting proposals.

12 weeks consultation on these plans start today.

Full Report here:

http://www.newdevonccg.nhs.uk/get-involved/get-involved/community-services/101039

The East Devon section is here:

http://www.newdevonccg.nhs.uk/file/?rid=105273&download=true

Just one problem: none of the recommendations (which should also include doing nothing as a costed option) have ANY numbers attached to them. So, we don’t know what things cost now, we don’t know what the new recommendations will cost, so there is no idea what savings, if any, may be made.

But no doubt our District Council will come to our aid …..