Banburyshire’s hospital outpatient appointment system and privatisation of some services are causing difficulty for patients, the Banbury Guardian has been told.
A Banbury mum who suffered a serious internal tear while giving birth at the Horton General Hospital’s downgraded maternity unit has called for a return of the full service.
The boss of the organisation that runs the Horton General Hospital said ‘it’s not about money and safety trumps everything’ as a committee continued to assess the impact of the maternity unit’s downgrade.
Following an announcement by NHS England, the MP for North Oxfordshire, Victoria Prentis, alongside councillors, campaign groups and residents, have raised concerns about a change in provider for PET-CT Scans in Oxfordshire.
NHS England’s plan to hand the cancer scanning service for people across the Thames Valley to a private company will be referred to the Health Secretary after a heated meeting today (Thursday, April 4).
Staff at the Horton General Hospital are celebrating after one of its state-of-the-art departments has been given a ‘gold standard’ national accreditation for the second year in a row.
