No plans by NHS trust to '˜downscale' Princess Royal Hospital

By The Newsroom
Published 5th Sep 2016, 08:30 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:29 BST
Princess Royal Hospital , Haywards Heath. Pic Steve Robards SR1606946 SUS-160229-175149001Princess Royal Hospital , Haywards Heath. Pic Steve Robards SR1606946 SUS-160229-175149001
Princess Royal Hospital , Haywards Heath. Pic Steve Robards SR1606946 SUS-160229-175149001

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The NHS trust in charge of Haywards Heath's Princess Royal has no plans to '˜downscale' the hospital.

Patients requiring stroke services have been temporarily diverted to Brighton’s Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) since February due to staff shortages.

A report by Central Sussex Stroke Programme Board explains that the preferred option for Brighton and Sussex University NHS Hospitals Trust (BSUH), which runs both hospitals, would be have one single stroke unit in Brighton.

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The proposals were discussed by the West Sussex Health and Adult Social Care Committee on Friday September 2.

Amanda Jupp (Con, Billingshurst) asked why the option of a stroke unit at Haywards Heath and not Brighton had not been considered, and added: “Do you want to run down Princess Royal Hospital and leave us with an even wider gap?”