Health boss criticised for delays

LENGTHENING delays over unveiling proposals for a new blueprint for health services in West Sussex were defended by a senior health boss at a meeting in Chichester.

By The Newsroom

Published 15th May 2007, 10:26 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 04:00 BST

John Wilderspin, chief executive of West Sussex Primary Care Trust, said that a decision on when public consultation should start had still not been made.

He faced criticism from some members of the county council's health overview and scrutiny committee and a claim that rumour was filling the information 'vacuum'.

County councillor James Walsh suggested that the PCT's conclusions had been largely known from the start, driven by financial conclusions.

"There is concern that this delay is about assembling evidence to justify options decided right from the word go," he said.

For full story see West Sussex Gazette May 16