Published:
3:57 PM January 6, 2021
Updated:
4:11 PM January 6, 2021
The work across Watford General (pictured) as well as Hemel Hempstead General and St Albans City, has been heavily scrutinised by campaign groups
- Credit: Danny Loo
A high court judge has dismissed claims that Herts Valleys CCG was unlawful in its decision-making process around the redevelopment of hospital buildings in west Herts.
In 2019, a judicial review claim was submitted on behalf of a group of campaigners, alleging that decisions the CCG made in that year to agree a shortlist of sites - and then the preferred option - for the redevelopment of hospital buildings in west Herts were unlawful on the basis of lack of formal public consultation.
The way it should work is that the CCG are ensuring that it s delivering what the county needs, and that it s financially prudent, et cetera. The trust should be coming up with plans that work for everybody, that s the theory. In practice, that doesn t happen. The point at the moment is, have they given it the right due diligence to get to this point? Up to this point, there s been scrutiny by one of our sister campaign groups, who have taken them to court in a judicial review. That was a high court judge saying when you arrived at your strategic outlying case, which is one of the three formal stages, you did that in the wrong manner.
Watford General Hospital is under severe pressure , a health body has said, as Hertfordshire moves into Tier 4. Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group, (CCG) says the hospital is looking after a large number of coronavirus patients, while West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust - which runs Watford General - has tweeted multiple times that its A&E department is really busy or super busy . Jim McManus, Hertfordshire s director of public health, has also warned the situation in hospitals at the moment is “worse than the first wave” and that the NHS is facing extreme pressure . As of December 18, figures published on the government s coronavirus dashboard showed West Herts trust was looking after 149 Covid patients.
Watford General Hospital is under severe pressure , a health body has said, as Hertfordshire moves into Tier 4. Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group, (CCG) says the hospital is looking after a large number of coronavirus patients, while West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust - which runs Watford General - has tweeted multiple times that its A&E department is really busy or super busy . Jim McManus, Hertfordshire s director of public health, has also warned the situation in hospitals at the moment is “worse than the first wave” and that the NHS is facing extreme pressure . As of December 18, figures published on the government s coronavirus dashboard showed West Herts trust was looking after 149 Covid patients.
Hertfordshire Tier 4: Watford General A&E under pressure due to large number of Covid patients
The department has been described as super busy
Watford General Hospital (Image: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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