Horton committee urged to consider buildings for '˜maternity return'
Mr Strangwood of Keep the Horton General urged members of the ‘Horton HOSC’ committee, meeting on Monday, to ensure there is a space for a returned consultant-led maternity unit.
“I’ve got great concerns about the infrastructure at the Horton and in the eventuality that this committee gets a return of obstetrics, it should be looking at that now,” he said.
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Hide Ad“It’s been over two years now that (the maternity building) has been neglected and it’s something that needs to be looked at early.”
Mr Strangwood also urged the pace of the committee’s review to be speeded up. The outcome is not scheduled until September 2019.
Speaking after the meeting Horton HOSC chairman Arash Fatemian said: “This (review) needs to be done properly and exhaustively this time. Yes it’s moving excruciatingly slowly. I’d like it to be faster and it probably can be speeded up a bit but when you balance things, it must be done exhaustively and correctly. I think people would rather we did it right than rush it,” he said.