Blackhall Labour Party had noted the continual removal of services from the Holdforth Road site despite the policy of the CLP to retain and return all services to UHH. It was agreed to draft a resolution (copied in full below) to reaffirm the policy of the CLP in opposing the moves of the North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Trust to close the hospital under the sham Momentum programme which had been imposed despite massive public opposition in Hartlepool and East Durham.
This latest development follows my letter to the Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman earlier this month to request that the Trust be investigated over its failure to consult the people I represent on its closure programme (full details are available in a separate post dated 18 June).
UHH Resolution: Blackhall Labour
Party
The
Easington Constituency Labour Party (CLP) condemns the continuing actions of
the North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Trust in removing ever more services from
the Holdforth Road site at the University Hospital of Hartlepool (UHH) without
a clear mandate and against the wishes of the people of East Durham.
Further this
CLP condemns the Trust for its persistent failure to consult or engage with the
residents of East Durham and reiterates its policy regarding UHH that all
services must remain at the Holdforth Road site and that those already removed
must be reinstated to ensure a safe and effective health service for the people
of East Durham.
Rob Crute, Secretary:
Barry Chambers, Chairman:
19 June 2012
