After a minutes silence for the victims of C.diff, the very well attended rally on Maidstone Hospital services voted unanimously for the following resolutions;
1. Fit for Purpose
Our NHS trusts to provide highest hygiene standards, nursing and management to ensure patient safety to cover all services in a Maidstone General District Hospital, which must now regain public confidence.
2. Watchdog
This rally supports a KCC proposal to set up a Maidstone area ‘Health Watch’ – an independent route for registering concerns about Maidstone health services.
3. Dissolve Trust
Maidstone and Tunbridge Well NHS Trust to be dissolved and a more appropriate trust area formed with fair Maidstone representation on the board, top management and among clinical directors.
4. A&E
Full A&E to be retained at Maidstone hospital including all emergency surgery (apart from specialised trauma). Chronic pain unit to return immediately.
5. Maternity
Proposals to remove maternity unit, paediatrics and Special Care baby Unit from Maidstone Hospital to be abandoned. Gynaecology to be repatriated.
6. Stroke Unit.
Reinstatement of promise – a specialised Maidstone stroke unit.
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