At a time when people are expressing concern and distress at the MYH boards decision to give the new build smaller pfi the name Pontefract Hospital (acknowledging that using Pontefract gives it a local link) and that the name Pontefract General Infirmary will cease when the existing buildings are demolished. People seem to be unaware that other promises made about the future of the new hospital are failing to materialise.
A number of people have come forward to talk about the services that will be in place. Yvette Cooper's and Jon Trickett's promise of 9 out of 10 people receiving patient care, facilities and services looks to be coming unraveled.
Nick Pickles has more information about the A&E promises that are being broken here.
Well might the MP's for Hemsworth and Pontefract be seen in their stock picture outside the new Pontefract Hospital looking glum, promises of clinical reviews by Government Ministers seem like a smokescreen to buy time to keep people from reacting until it is to late. Our communities are unlikely to thank them if they have been involved in a process to lull people in to a sense of false security.
The latest emerging view is that a number of the specialist facilities needed for an A&E are simply not there and there seems to be no sign that they will be provided, that linked to pending closure of facilities in the PGI complex and concerns about MYH and B B's plans for the site, will leave few options to add or rebuild.
It seems MYH Trust may have also provided incorrect information to the public and to our parliamentary candidate when they talked of 120 beds at Pontefract when the inside view is that as a community we may have as few as 30 beds. Hopefully MYH will answer Nick's freedom of information requests in a timely manner and we will get a definitive answer.
As I have already identified in the issues log (right hand column) its called a hospital but the beds are in Wakefield and Dewsbury.
And the clock is ticking.
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