Name: Lindsay Barker
Address: Leverstock Green
Views: Hemel Hempstead is the largest town in Hertfordshire. It has a population of 81,143 as opposed to Watford's 79,500. I understood that once a town reached a certain population it HAS to have a HOSPITAL. Therefore why should our Hospital move to Watford - surely it should be the other way round !!! Certain parts of Hemel Hospital are relatively new - what a waste of money - and the Government say they need to reduce expenditure - none of it makes sense - is the country run by a load of idiots !

Name: MR E.E.TAYLOR
Address: BRIERY WAY HIGH STREET GREEN
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Views: Watford General is probably an older establishment than the Hemel Hempstead site. Watford is a pain to get to,plus get to either by public transport or private car, parking facillitys are a nightmare. when I have to go to Watford Ihave to use a taxi cab. which for a pensioner i find hard to pay.


Name: Val
Address: Berkhamssted
Views: As a new resident to Berko - I could not believe the signs on the road to Hemel - "save our hospital" - I thought here we go again - I think we should have a local lottery every week to help costs to save this hospital and all other hospitals under closure threat - I am sure local residents would support this cause - Yeah we should have a NHS lottery day - but seriously - this is madness - utter madness to close Hemel Hospital -


Name: wendy hume
Address: musgrave walk hartlepool
Views: no hospital should close we need our hospitals


Name: christie hammond-clay
Address: tenzing road
hemel hempsead
Views: How many people have to die before they reconsider. What is a Town without the basic Hospital requirements such as A&E. Hemel Hempstead is a fast growing community with houses being built at a fast rate what saine person would want to move into a town that cannot offer an essential service.


April 2006

Name: Ruth Carl
Address:Autumn Glades, Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead,
Views: I am horrified that there are plans to close our local hospital. Both my children were born at Hemel and if they were ill or injured I would want the reassurance of a local hospital that we could access quickly. 

The is already a story on the front of this week's local paper about a child who DIED because of delays following his transfer to Watford. We need faster and more local services, not slower ones further away. The wishes of the local population are being ignored by government yet again - this shouldn't happen in a democracy.



Name: Marion Potts
Address: East Street,
Hemel Hempstead
Views: The staff at Hemel Hospital do a great job, but as in many hospitals around the country they are over-worked through being under-staffed. The population of this town is growing daily, so how is removing services from Hemel going to help the situation? They are struggling to cope now.

Name: Ann Hall
Address: Belswains Lane
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Views: I have read so much in the Gazette, of course about the closing of the hospital.

The People who are supposed to be Investing in our health have put us in the greatest debt . If they had invested that money in OUR HOSPITAL it wouldn't have been so bad, if they haven't got the money how are they going to get the money for the new SurgieCentre or the New Hospital @ Hatfield, which they haven't even purchased the land let alone build the hospital, planning permission. 

We know Our hospital is an old/new building they could still build on the same site without all the expense of buying the land etc .and have the surgiecentre all on one site, we have spent a fortune doing up OUR HOSPITAL.

Are they just going to let it all go to waste (taxpayers money,furniture fittings ). These people were not elected by us and obviously do not know how to budget money, there are so many ways they could raise the standards, The Doctors and nurses are all excellent, they deserve better than this treatment, Get rid of investing in our health Team and let the people who really know the ward sisters, doctors,nurses consultants our campaigner Zena Bullamore who has done an excellent job, Mr Pennington only to name but a few.

One answer to raise money for the hospital is to use the land that is not built on at present use as extra parking temporarily until it is decided what is going to happen @ £2.50 a Day like the councils' car parks Think of ways to raise the money to help, we have seen it can be done and people are willing to help , you only have to see how people responded to the stroke appeal another new venture. Let's get behind our hospital and save it for us all with full facilities.

I'm sorry if I've gone on but when I went to a meeting almost ten years ago these so good people weren't interested in saving the hospital then WHAT'S IN IT FOR THEM I WONDER!!!!!


Name: Dil Williams
Address: , The Apple Orchard
Views:   I note, from today's press, that Gordon Brown is of to Africa to give
away £8.5 billion for primary education. Yet he can't afford to keep Hemel
Hempstead hospital in business let alone do something for beleagured pensioners.
And I'm a beleagured pensioner who's having to pay for Gordon Brown's
generosity.

Name: Debra Ealand
Address: Hemel Hempstead
Views: If ever there was a reason to secure the future of accident and emergency facilities at Hemel Hempstead general hospital it must surely be the Buncefield Depot disaster in December! Fortunately because of the day and time of the disaster there were no fatalities or major casualties but if this had been different it would have been chaos getting the injured to Watford general hospital.

The fact that Hemel Hempstead is close in proximity to the M1 and M25 is another reason accident and emergency facilities should remain at Hemel Hempstead general hospital. The closure of other wardssuch as the closure of York Ward for the elderly and the Birthing Unit doesn't make sense either. Hemel Hempstead is I believe one of the most populated towns in Hertfordshire and it does not make sense that these services should be located elsewhere and large numbers of people are having to make difficult journeys to receive treatment that they need.

March 2006

Name: r burnett
Address: hemel hempstaed
Views: closing hemel hospital is the most stupid idea possible I am a single parent, as are many hundreads of people in hemel hempstead, how do i get to the hospital if my son gets hurt. Surly i'm not meant to ring 999 everytime he gets hurt!!!!! by doing this as many people will have too is going to take up very valuable time to ambulance crew who could and will be needed for a proper accident or emergencey.


Name: K Su
Address: Roughdown Avenue
Hemel Hempstead Herts



Name: Tom Picton
Address: 25 Nash Green Hemel Hempstead
Views: Clever government, they can afford to give out a billion pounds a year
for asylum seekers to live in a life of luxury here in england, but they cant
afford a fraction of that price to keep West Herts General Hospital open for us
the british tax payers!


Name: michelle wakeling
Address: thumpers
hemel hempstead
Views: my daughter who was 7 at the time, was admitted with asthma, after a visit to the A and E, after trying to get a bed in watford, we were told it was full, and so she was farmed off to lister hospital, her dad had to stay with her for a whole week, unfed, and unable to get home.

i know this seems a small complaint but when there are 5 other people at home unable to do much, as we're on benefit, i know we,re able to claim any fares incurred in getting to hospital, but not for all her sisters to visit, this put us in such poverty, and was caused because, WHEN HEMEL CHILDRENS WARD WAS SHUT, THEY ONLY GAVE WATFORD 2 THIRDS OF THE AMOUNT OF BEDS WE'D LOST. HOW IS THAT APPROPRIATE.

it has left a very bad taste in our mouths and leaves us wondering whether we should bother taking any of our kidsto hospital in the future. and thats not good at all is it? i also know where some of the debt is being accumulated, they pay for cabs, (yes common cabs )to transfer patiants to far flung places, my partner was driven by a common taxi to middlesex hospital both ways, i dread to think what would have happened if his dog bitten face had haemoraged on the way...


Name: Willow
Address: Email supplied
Views: From the open letter published today I am sure all residents of Hemel and the catchment area for the Hemel Hospital will be very concerned. My 100 year old grandmother is currently an inpatient so I visited her and was very impressed by the new buildings, services and number of staff in attendance. She went in with a head injury but developed a chest and stomach infection while in the hospital and now expected to pass on quite soon as a result. I broke a bone in my foot two years ago and was amazed at the high standard of care at Hemel Hospital, the fracture unit is fantastic! My former experience of a hospital was UCH in London which has had major issues in the past but won the war to stay open and rebuild...Hemel has already done the rebuilding! If the letter published on this website gives the true picture then we must insist on a medical helicopter service to Watford as is used in London to avoid the road ambulance problems with traffic - this will save lives! Essentially both Watford and Hemel hospitals are not coping well now so ridiculous to lose one of them! If the Health Service is really that stretched they should lose all the idiots running it and give greater ownership to the physicians who know what they are doing! This is purely a case of budget cuts and nobody believes the rubbish PR messages about a more efficient service - I work in PR so not fooled!


Name: Giovanna Romano
Address: pheasant close berkhamsted
Views: disgusting...will just call an ambulance for every minor injury. they can take me to hospital

Name: Mr G
Address: Warners End
Views: As a long time Hemelite... just one thing to say. THIS SUCKS!!! leave our hospital alone.


Name: cheryl russo
Address: gadebridge
Views: It is outrgaeous that a growing town such as Hemel hempstead is losing so many services. I am concerned about the possible closure of the A and E unit. What happens to small accidents that don't warrant calling an ambulance but need urgent attention and you are not able to get to Watford? Not everyone has access to their own transport and not everyone has the money to get there!It is not right that the people of Hemel and surrounding areas are being treated in this way.

Why shou.ld a perfectly good newly built ( 2000) department go to waste simply because our business managers obviously cannot manage the business ????

These are higly paid and expensive people ( non medical and non clinical) who drain the NHS of salaries in some cases in excess of £40k whereas our qualified nursing staff are on something in the region of £20k.

These are trained lifesavers and carers...NOT admin staff and penpushers. We could easily save our trust over £200k pa by sacking 3 administrators.


Name: william boyd
Address:Masons Road, Adeyfield,
Hemel Hempstead,
Views: I like many people in Hemel Hempstead would like the authorities to
keep their hands of Hemel Hempstead Hospital. It is there for a purpose and that is to offer care for the eldery and expecting mothers, traveling to Watford
could mean the difference between life and death for some of these people in
need of care. One death is one too many so lets fight to keep Hemel Hempstead
Hospital as it is andprovide improvements where needed.



Name: Les Henson
Address: hillfield Road
Hemel Hempstead Herts
Views: With the building of  so many new properties and especially flats designed for the younger family they will undoubtedly have children and with out a local maternity hospital  along with other health services  we are encouraging more use of energy and resources to get us to Watford.  The health authority and goverment should look at the over all inpact this will have on our community.  Labour may wish to concrete all of southern England but this impinges on health,water, policing, and all services in general.  By all means build more homes but do not demolish the infra structure.


Name: Symonds & M Gallagher
Address: Hales Park



Name: Mrs S Thomson
Address: 96 Hobletts Road
Adeyfield
Hemel Hempstead
Views: I am disgusted at the suggestion of further closures at our Hospital. I
have two children one born at Hemel and the other at Watford because of the
closure of the maturnity unit so I know first hand what it is like to have to
travel to Watford. It is a terrible journey at the best of times and especially
when in pain or in an emergency. It is also very difficult for friends and
families as well and puts extre pressure on when the situation is stressful



Name: Mrs Brenda Parr
Address: Claymore, Hemel Hempstead, Herts
Views: We need our hospital and do not need any ward closures whatsoever.
All those involved in ordering these closures, need to think again about the
upset they are causing a lot of people, especially the elderly and expectant
mothers who need to be near their families especially.

Instead of making closures our hospital should have all wards returned and
should be increased in size.  Our town and surrounding areas should have the
best hospital there is.



Name: Mr John Downing
Address:  Vicarage Road,
Wigginton,
Views: I am disgusted at the proposed closure necessitating travel to Watford.  The Watford hospital is not readily accessable and is in a conjested area with/limited parking and poor communication for people without their own transport.



Name: Joan Rowland
Address: Rosehill Court,
Hemel Hempstead,
Views: I think its disgusting that they're closing an old people's ward. Elderly relatives cannot afford to go to Watford to visit their loved ones. It's disgraceful.
Name: Geoffrey Rowland
Address:
Rosehill Court,
Hemel Hempstead
Views: The hospital is closing bit by bit; the police station is only part-time! What are we in Hemel Hempstead--second-class citizens.The council tax goes up year on year. We are entitled to have the same services as anyone else.

Name: Neil & Margaret Wallis.
Address: Crouchfield
Boxmoor.
Hemel Hempstead
Views: Like many other people in this country I am sick of Politicians, Bureaucrats, Etcetera treating Us, the people who pay their wages, like Idiots (I suppose we could be) we do tend to let them do as they like regardless of our wishes. We are informed Money is generally the reason our wishes are ignored. But if they decide to go to War, Killing, Maiming people miraculously Money becomes available!!!.

They should get their priorities right. The majority of people (who pay their wages)would probably like Life saving amenities rather than the other.

Would it not be a good idea to publish on the front page of our free local News Paper each week a list of Hospital Trust Names of those managers wanting to close Hospital wards etcetera.

Having worked in Watford for forty odd years I do know how bad the traffic problems can be. God help anyone who has to take children or in fact anyone to the Watford Hospital at the wrong time of the day when traffic conditions are at there worst..

Having worked in Watford for forty odd years I do know how bad the traffic problems can be. God help anyone who has to take children or in fact anyone to the Watford Hospital at the wrong time of the day when traffic conditions are at there worst..

Name: M K D Byrne
Address: Woodlands Drive
Kings Langley Herts
Views: Being Diabetic and disabled living on crutches I cannot use Watford hospital as , as bad as parking at Hemel is I can at least get there. We have One bus a weekday which goes to hemel then I must return within two hours or get a taxi(this I cannot afford as I`m retired and on a very fixed income)and no I cannot claim as I`m single as was stupid and did not get myself in debt,and bought my own home. Govenment answer get a loan or re-morgage. I have a dogy pump after a massive heart attack, very bad inoperable Arthitis If the powers at Hemel Hospital would like to borrow my shoes for a week their welcome. They are well on the way to getting one more off the waiting list "AS THEY ARE KILLING ME" as sure as if they are driving a knife into my Heart.



Name: Ann & John Baldwin
Address: Tooveys Mill Close
Kings Langley
Hertsma
Views: Hemel Hempstead and the surrounding area is growing in population all
the time with the number of new homes being built so far from closing down any
part of the hospital it really needs to be increased in size and capacity to
cope with the increased amount of people.



Name: Dr and Mrs I R Lloyd
Address: Bedmond Road
Leverstock Green
Views: Totally in favour of retaining York Ward and further increasing
facilities at Hemel Hospital, which are so necesary in a district of increasing
population and needs



Name: Brian & Jean Whyte
Address: Peascroft Road
Leverstock Green
Hemel Hempstead
Views: We think it is disgraceful that we the citizens of Hemel Hempstead
should have to travel to Watford for most of our essential hospital services.
We the people of Hemel Hempstead should decide what we want from our local
hospital, not some faceless bureaucrat who has no interest in our area and is
only interested in saving money, not the services of the local community.
Whenever we see the world "Trust" in relation to hospital services, then you
know that we are in for a bad time. Mistrust is nearer the mark.



Name: Mr & Mrs Reg THOLE
Address: 32 Datchworth Turn
LEVERSTOCK GREEN
Views: We are opposed to any closure of hospital facilities in Hemel.
The town will be decimated by the closure of the Hemel Birth Centre.
The proposed closure of the A/E section of the hospital is a disgrace.
Watford cannot accomodate the whole of Hemel Hempstead and if Buncefield is
rebuilt then that would be a great disaster for this area



Name: francesca hosein
Address: dellcut road
adeyfield
hemel hempstead
Views: I think it is disgusting that we dont have full services at our
hospital.we spend money on new shops when we have loads already empty.
you cannot know when u are gonna be ill and at weekends we have no baby doctors.each town should have their own hospital. watford cannot cope it has been prooven time and time again.its alright for politicians as they will go private but us working class cant AFFORD THAT. everyone deserves a chance of the best help in illness and it shouldnt be cos your rich.HEMEL NEEDS ITS HOSPITAL. WHAT ID LIKE TO KNOW IS. THESE PEOPLE WHO WANTS TO SHUT OUR HOSPITAL DON'T THEY LIVE IN HEMEL.


Name: John F McDonald
Address: Washington Avenue
Hemel Hempstead
Views: As someone who has experienced the excellent care at Hemel Hempstead Hospital, I deplore the depletion of its services.  We can't allow the
Government to get away with this.  If they are allowed to get rid of the Birth
Centre, then it will be some other service, then another and another.  We must
stop it now!




Name: C.Dickman
Address:  Cardy Road
Boxmoor
Hemel Hempstead
Views: I thought that this government was about improving services. How can
this be when they are running down services at Hemel hospital. Services cannot
improve if Hemel residents have to travel to Watford which can take over an hourat peak times. Even Watford cannot handle the extra work load. Lives may be lost. Do they care? of course not, it's all about saving money not lives.



Name: ken Russell
Address: 12, Thatchers Croft
Hemel Hempstead
Herts
Views: I dread to think what will happen should anybody become seriously ill
on a Saturday and have to go to Watford Genral through all that traffic. How
will they cope with the extra parking required.  This government has tried big
is beautiful and as we can all see, it does not work. Why change things when
they work.



Name: Reg East
Address: Parr Crescent
Hemel Hempstead
Views: After Buncfield incident and the area defined a high risk any closures
seem silly.Also how far are they wanting the old and infirmed to travel cant for
once common sense prevail.



Name: jennie
Address: Argyll Road
Views: We should not be losing a hospital in a large town which is expanding
constantly. How can you expand a town and then take away the hospital. being a mother with a 2nd on the way it frightens me that i will not be able to rush my daughter in the event of an accident to my local hospital. Some people can not drive which could make a difference of life or death!!!!



Name: Colin Hirst
Address: Dellfield Ave, Berkhamsted
Views: No closures should be allowed at HHGH. Hemel and surrounding district
is growing rapidly. New homes, new shops, hotels, businesses etc.. and, as many have already commented, Watford's facilities are inadequate and inaccessible.
What about converting the Kodak building into a new super hospital? The existing hospital site could be redeveloped to pay for the conversion and we would have a well placed hospital, with good road / rail links and handy for the M1 motorway. Or why not build a new hospital on the Buncefield site?



Name: S.Haylock
Address: Hemel Hempstead


Name: Laura Healey
Address:Torridge Walk Grovehill Hemel hempstead  HP2 6ET
Views: I myself am a nurse and after threats of closure at my hospital in
Scotland my husband and i moved to this area after securing employment.  I findthe threat of closure disgusting as it is national and once the government has targeted a hospital it appears there is no hope.  We need to constantly fight and protest staff, patients and the community as it affects everyone including the policitians as we all know health is unpredicatable.



Name: Ann Montgomery
Address:  Crackley Meadow
Hunters Oak
Hemel Hempstead
Views: I think it is a disgrace that closures are even considered. Watford is
a difficult hospital to get to and cannot cope now with its catchment area.
Also it does not seem that we respect our elderly population any more - without
them we would not be here.



Name: Coops
Address: Hancroft road
Bennets End
Views: How can they delete our Hospital???????
lickely the resent fire at Bunsfeild was not severe, if it was a working day how
would they cope??. if we get rid of Hemel Hospital the young and old will
suffer. god only knows. lets hope the powers of be, not need to use our hospital.



Name: Marlize Kennell
Address: Ninian Road
Grove Hill
Hemel Hempstead



Name: Jon Paddon
Address: Betjeman way
Views: What is this country comming to !!! Who in their right mind comes up
with these bright ideas ?
I know where my vote will be going next time around.



Name: K Ward
Address: Grove Hill
Views: If the "Precious" land in the town is required for new houses and so
many people are against the re-building of Buncefield as an oil storage
location, then why can't the land be re-developed as a new hospital and fire
station?
Watford is a dire hospital in a dire location and if it is bursting at the seams
at present - what is it going to be like with Hemel and surrounding areas
paitents to deal with?



Name: Ken Delagua
Address:  Ripley Way
Hemel Hempstead Herts



Name: Brian Kent
Address:  Bedmond Road
Hemel Hempstead
Views: There are plans to build more homes here in Hemel Hempstead and it
needs its own hospital.  I recently had a heart attack and spent 3
weeks in Hemel.  If I had been taken to Watford I would have discharged myself.
Those of us that can think for ourselves know that it is impossible to even get
into Watford at times.  A recent Taxi driver reported it taking him over 2 Hours
for an 8 mile journey.  Ever heard about the 'Golden Hour', bloody waste of time
that is.
We all know why Hemel is up for closure and it doesn't include people, its all
about money and how the brain dead maggots who prevail over Hemel Hospital are all set to get rich.  Or should I say get richer than they are now.  One day I
will come face to face with these maggots, and God help them!!


Name: Mrs E Martin
Address:  Springfield Road
Hemel Hempstead
Views: The people of Hemel Hempstead really need our hospital to stay
If the Buncefield explosions had happened during a week day and we had no
hospital in our town the consequences do not bear thinking about, and with the
roads being blocked off as they were, getting casualties to the nearest hospital
could have catastrophic results.



Name: Kerry Kenny
Address: Bennetts End Road
Views: Now this town has been brought to National attention, it should be
highlighted the proposals that are intended for out hospital.  It is shameful

Name: peter  sawyer  and rose sawyer
Address:  white hart drive
hemel hempstead
     

Name: Kevin & Sue Brennan
Views: In the light of what has happened today at the Buncefield Oil Terminal,
it goes to show how essential it is to have a local hospital complete with all
of it's services including a full and active accident and emergency unit. I
think that the community has been very fortunate that this happened when it did and there weren't more casualties. Just imagine what could have happened if the explosion had occured early on Monday morning when everyone was arriving at work and the Hospital had been closed.


Name: Kathy
Address: Fields End
Hemel Hempstead
Views: In view of the on-going disaster at Buncefield Oil Terminal, this will
be a very good argument against any alteration or closure to our present
hospital services. Having recently visited Watford Gen. our Hemel Hospital is
way above the facilities provided at Watford and I am sure that Watford could
not cope with a major catastrophe or our increasing immigrant and ethnic
population, which nobody appears to have taken into account.


Name: Leonard Perryman
Address: 2/77 Rutherford Street Woolston Christchurch 2 New Zealand.
Ex Of 69 Jocketts Rd Chaulden Hemel Hempstead.
Views: I livied in Hemel Hempstead most of my life.
I was on all the marches to stop the closure with Robin Corbit the m.p.
On the 22 Dec 1996 my mother died in that ward and in that wing of the hospital over my live I have lost two Uncles and a Aunt.
Your news paper may remember me I was one of the bus drivers the took
about 150 children out every year on the gade valley fun day.
I worked at the bus garage.
I was also a governer of two schools in in Hemel Chaulden infant and
junior's Schools for a nomber of years.
So I gave up a lot of my famliy and a lot of my time to the town of
Hemel hempstead.
Before I came to live in New Zealand.
P.S. all the money the was left in the gade valley funday account.
We gave to the childrens ward in the hospital just before I came to New Zealand.
And I am against any thing that takes away from the old and the young
in HEMEL or any where else.


Name: Tina Howard
Address: Roydon Court
Hemel Hempstead
Views: I think it is absolutely vital that we Keep our Hospital in our Town.
Hemel is still a growing town and with it's closure and the closure of St Albans
it will put even more pressure on Watford and the QE 2 in Welwyn Garden City.
And what are parents and the elderly and those who do not have cars supposed to
do? Also let's not forget the events of the past 2 days, the Buncefield Explosion
and the magnificent job the emergency services have done to keep us safe - if we had not had a hospital on the doorstep then maybe there would have been more serious casualties. So come on Ms Hewitt, listen to the People that voted for your party and help us to keep our hospital and remember what we pay our
national insurance for.


Name: miss smith
Address: st.albans
 Views: my friend and i agree it is really unfair that people with children, especially the young ones have to go all the way to watford as the childrens ward is now a day unit.in an emergency situation what do they expect people to do????? its bad enough that there are no proper hospital services in st.albans and there are rumours of the QEii closing down. what the hell is happening to our hospitals??/ its not very reassuring that if we have to go to a&e u have got to travel miles across hertfordshire just to get in a queue!! hemel is too big NOT to have a hospital, c'mon see some sense!!!

Name: David Collins
Address:  Elstree Road
Hemel HEMPSTEAD
Views: HEMEL IS A GROWING TOWN, AND WE HOULD SUPPORT THAT WITH LOCAL SERVICES, SINCE WE MOVED HERE SOME 20 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE SEEN THE HOSPITAL REBUILT. WHAT GOOD WOULD IT DO OTHER THAN POSSIBLY SAVE MONEY IN X YEARS TIME, TO CLOSE IT AND MOVE IT SOME 10 TO 15 MILES AWAY.BEGARS BELIEFE. WHAT ABOUT THE MILLIONS WASTED ON CONSULTANTS FEES WHO ARE IN IT TO SUPPSEDLY TRY AND SAVE MONEY, WHEN WILL THAT MONEY BE RECOUPED. MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT THE SAVING IS NOT ALWAYS LONG TERM, AND VERY RARELY REALISED. THE ONLY PEOPLE GAINING OUT OF THIS IS THE CONSULTANTS, WHETHER IT BE FOR THE BBC, COMPANIES OR THE NHS. I WOULD EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE THIS FROM A CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT NOT A LABOUR. ALSO HEMEL IS GROWING TOWN AND THEY NEED THEIR SERVICES HERE NOT AT WATFORD OR HITCHIN

Name: Linda Saunders
Address: Newford Close
Hemel Hempstead
Herts


Name: DEBBIE DELAGUA
Address: RIPLEY WAY
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HERTS


Name: toni-marie picton
Address: Nash Mills
Views: it is an absolute disgrase what is happening, my nephew is only 4 years old and he was rushed to hospital by ambulance when he was struggerling to breath also with a high temputure..when they got him there,(lets say..they SUDDENLY remembered) that they did not except people of his age..so instead he was took to hospital in watford! why the hell should we have to traville a far distance to get to a hospital? what happens when the traffic is jam solid???? Also my sister-in-law is pregnant, when she goes into labour, she's going to have to traville all the way to watford if not further..this is a bloody crap survice if you ask me..so what can we do about it?...The only thing we can do...DONT GIVE UP.KEEP PROTESTING..i dont see why we should loose our hospital..haveing a local hospital is our right! THINK OF OUR RIGHTS PEOPLE! by the way, im only 13 this xmas and if someone my age can see how bad it's getting..it must be bad!

Chris Bird
Address: St Agnells Lane
Views: As a Hemel Taxi Driver I am appalled at the proposed closures.  Recently I had to take a customer to Watford General just before 5pm.  The journey took 1hr 12 mins plus a further 1 hour to return.  What impact will there be if it takes 1 hour or more to get to your A & E?  PEOPLE WILL DIE - may their blood forever stain the hands of the bureaucrats who think only of money and not of lives and service.


Name: Suze Watts-Hassan
Address: Gadebridge
Views: Maternity services, geriatric care and treatment for accidents and emergencies.  Surely these are the basic requirements for a local hospital - not the first things to be cut. I am so depressed about this stupid decision that I feel like moving away from this town.  Everything else is going up -snazzy  shopping centres, marinas, multi storey housing developments and a depressingly empty "people building" (Whatever is that  for?). This is a insult to people in Hemel have worked hard to help make this a decent place to live - don't we deserve a hospital?  The people who have screwed this up should be publicly humiliated.       


Name: natasha graham
Address: bennetts end
Views: yesterday my son was taken by ambulance to hemel hospital with respiritory distress and high temperature.when we reached the hospital the paramedics had forgoton that they dont except kids to the unit anymore and we would have to go to watford. they had to go in the hospital to see if we were aloud in, the other paramedic told me thats its ridiculous and embarrasing for them, we were allowed in the hospital thank god and he was released 4 hrs later after treatment....what would have happend if it was very serious and the paramedics dont no what hospital to take people to?  its disgusting my son is only 4 and was scared and to not no where we were going because most of the hospital is shut and they have no paedeatricians in a&e anymore,,,i think its disgusting


Name: Khawar Ikram
Address: Bronte Crescent Hemel Hempstead
Views: This would be a disaster for our town. I urge the people who are behind the idea of closing our hospital to think again .The people of Hemel must ALL unite and protest where ever they can to turn this bizzare and damaging decision.