£2m price tag for health review 'fiasco'
AT LEAST £2million has been swallowed up by the 'fit for the future' health fiasco in West Sussex, it has emerged '“ and there has been a warning that the final total could run into millions more.
The 2million figure was disclosed by a senior county councillor serving on the joint health overview and scrutiny committee, as condemnation of West Sussex Primary Care Trust's proposals continue to grow. The proposals are now being considered by the secretary of state for health.
The massive scale of the price tag for an exercise which has resulted in decisions widely regarded as disastrous, including the downgrading of St Richard's Hospital in Chichester, will shock many people.
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Chichester MP Andrew Tyrie said the total would undoubtedly be much higher than 2million.
For full story see West Sussex Gazette September 3