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| £70m pledge to Stafford Hospital in University takeover | |
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| More than £70m could be invested in Stafford Hospital if it is taken over by a neighbouring health trust, NHS managers have said. | More than £70m could be invested in Stafford Hospital if it is taken over by a neighbouring health trust, NHS managers have said. |
| Managers at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire (UHNS) have also promised they will not cut services at Stafford if they take it over. | Managers at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire (UHNS) have also promised they will not cut services at Stafford if they take it over. |
| Trust Special Administrators (TSA) have set out plans to dissolve the trust and move services to nearby hospitals. | Trust Special Administrators (TSA) have set out plans to dissolve the trust and move services to nearby hospitals. |
| The public consultation into the plans finishes on 1 October. | The public consultation into the plans finishes on 1 October. |
| The TSA announced recommendations on 31 July for Stafford Hospital to be part of the Stoke-on-Trent-based UHNS, with Cannock Hospital becoming part of the Royal Wolverhampton Trust. | The TSA announced recommendations on 31 July for Stafford Hospital to be part of the Stoke-on-Trent-based UHNS, with Cannock Hospital becoming part of the Royal Wolverhampton Trust. |
| The plans were formed after the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust went into administration on 16 April. | The plans were formed after the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust went into administration on 16 April. |
| Protest march | Protest march |
| UHNS medical director, Robert Courteney-Harris, said: "Far from cutting services, we would invest some £70m in Stafford Hospital to bring it up to national standards. | UHNS medical director, Robert Courteney-Harris, said: "Far from cutting services, we would invest some £70m in Stafford Hospital to bring it up to national standards. |
| "We need to make an investment in Stafford as that is where the majority of patients will continue to be treated. | "We need to make an investment in Stafford as that is where the majority of patients will continue to be treated. |
| "It's not fair that those in the north of the county have excellent facilities compared to their neighbours. | "It's not fair that those in the north of the county have excellent facilities compared to their neighbours. |
| "However, it's also important to invest in facilities here in Stoke over the next couple of years as some specialist services would slowly move to University Hospital from Stafford, if the transition is approved by the Secretary of State." | "However, it's also important to invest in facilities here in Stoke over the next couple of years as some specialist services would slowly move to University Hospital from Stafford, if the transition is approved by the Secretary of State." |
| Mr Courteney-Harris said that the UHNS also planned to invest £50m building four new wards, new critical care facilities, and a 200-space car park at the City General site in Stoke-on-Trent. | Mr Courteney-Harris said that the UHNS also planned to invest £50m building four new wards, new critical care facilities, and a 200-space car park at the City General site in Stoke-on-Trent. |
| Campaigners against proposals to downgrade services at Stafford Hospital are to hold a protest march through the town on Saturday. | Campaigners against proposals to downgrade services at Stafford Hospital are to hold a protest march through the town on Saturday. |
| About 30,000 people took part in the last march which was staged when Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust went into administration in April. | About 30,000 people took part in the last march which was staged when Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust went into administration in April. |