Closure of All Saints Hospital, Eastbourne - East Sussex County ...

2.2 The decision appears to have been taken by the Trust to close All Saints Hospital without
appropriate long-term re-provisioning of services being in place and the necessary statutory
consultation process with the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) being followed.
2.3 East Sussex Hospital NHS Trust held a briefing meeting for voluntary organisations and
other interested organisations at All Saints on Friday, 30 January 2004. The Lead Officer for the
HOSC attended. This meeting confirmed the closure was taking place and that there would be a
presentation on 27 February 2004, led by Eastbourne Downs PCT on the plans for future
configuration of Older Peoples Services. No plans to consult the public on the closure of All Saints
were discussed or notified at this meeting.
3. Proposed Action
3.1 Christine Martin-Adams, Acting Forums Development Officer, for Eastbourne Downs
Primary Care Trust and East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, former Chief Officer of Eastbourne
Downs and Weald Community Health Council, has agreed to attend the meeting to provide
members with an up-to-date view of the situation.
3.2 Members are asked to consider the action that should now be taken by the HOSC. The
options are set out in the recommendation.
3.3 Members should note that the East Sussex Hospital NHS Trust, Eastbourne Downs PCT
and the Social Services Department have been informed that the HOSC is being asked to take an
urgent item on this matter at this meeting.
ANDREW OGDEN
Director of Law and Performance Management
Contact Officer: Roger Howarth, Scrutiny & Best Value Co-ordinator
e-mail: roger.howarth@eastsussexcc.gov.uk (Tel: 01273 481327)