“Consultation” – Owl really doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry!
“This afternoon NHS Northern, Eastern and Western (NEW) Devon Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) governing body gathered for an extraordinary meeting at Exeter’s County Hall, following the announcement to close 72 community hospital beds in its eastern locality.
Details of the proposed consultation were discussed which will reduce the number of community bed units from seven to three.
The Your Future Consultation was approved by the governors signalling the start on the consultation on Friday, October 7.
It will run for 12 weeks and ultimately it will be NEW Devon CCG who decide which beds to close.
The four options being proposed in the consultation are…
A) 32 beds in Tiverton, 24 beds in Seaton and 16 beds in Exmouth.
B) 32 beds in Tiverton, 24 beds in Sidmouth and 16 beds in Exmouth.
C) 32 beds in Tiverton, 24 beds in Seaton and 16 beds in Whipton.
D) 32 beds in Tiverton, 24 in Sidmouth and 16 beds in Whipton.
In the options Tiverton hospital will definitely remain open. Honiton and Okehampton have not been included in the options so will close.”
YOUR COMMENT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN FAVOUR OF ONE OF THE ABOVE – IT CAN POINT OUT POOR OR MISSING OR MISLEADING INFORMATION AND/OR PUT FORWARD OTHER SUGGESTIONS.
The NHS is not overspent, it is underfunded!
East Devon Watch 