Arrowe Park deny closure claims
Officials at Arrowe Park have moved to quash speculation the hospital could move away from Merseyside.
Arrowe Park Hospital are insisting there are no plans for them to relocate to Ellesmere Port.
Reports have suggested an idea's been put forward for a new site in Cheshire - and Clatterbridge and the Countess of Chester would also move there.
But officials from Arrowe Park have told Radio City News there are no plans for them to close and move elsewhere.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive David Allison said:
“There are no current plans to close Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals.
“All ideas, no matter how radical they appear will have to be considered in the longer term in order for the NHS to have a sustainable future, but it is important to rule out extreme suggestions, such as the building of a new hospital, at an early stage.
“Once in a lifetime ideas may be discussed in meetings but then not included in the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) document which will be submitted later in October.
“When released, the Cheshire and Merseyside STP will take a strategic view across the region. The intention is to have a set of clinical standards to ensure consistent quality services across the area, improve health outcomes and to reduce unwarranted variation.
“There will be an increased need for health providers to work more closely together than they have ever done before.
“Our dedicated workforce, local leaders and the public will have the opportunity to give their own views on any future plans so we can improve the overall quality of the services we provide locally.”