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Released by: Peter Bone
Release time: Immediate
Date: 2 December 2008
Contact:  07780 613 457
     0207 219 8496
                 07813 787 363

Peter Bone MP

Listening to Wellingborough & Rushden News

PETER BONE MP HAS ROBUST EXCHANGE WITH

MANAGEMENT OF KETTERING HOSPITAL

Peter Bone, Member of Parliament for Wellingborough and Rushden had a meeting with Management members of Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust last Friday (28 November 2008) to discuss the closure of Rushden’s outpatient facilities.

During the meeting a robust exchange of views was presented from each side.

Mr Bone says: ‘Unfortunately, I have not been able to persuade the Foundation Trust to change its decision on the closure of Rushden’s outpatients facilities and the transfer of them outside of Rushden into Irthlingborough at this time.

‘I am currently writing to everyone in Rushden to make them aware of the situation and ask for their views on the closure of our outpatient facilities. Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust carried out a limited consultation on its proposals but did not make it clear in this consultation that services would be moved out of Rushden. I believe their consultation was flawed because most people in Rushden were not consulted and those that were did not know about the current proposal and certainly did not know that our outpatient facilities were going to be moved outside of Rushden.

‘In addition I will be holding a public meeting to gauge local opinion. The meeting will be held at the Pemberton Centre, H E Bates Way, Rushden on Friday 23 January 2009 at 7.30pm.’

ENDS

Notes to Editors:

1. For immediate release
2. Peter Bone MP will be holding a public meeting on Friday 23 January 2009 at 7.30pm at the Pemberton Centre, H E Bates Ways, Rushden. ALL MEDIA WELCOME.
3. For more information, please contact Peter Bone on 07780 613 457 or Leigh Hooker on 07813 787 363.