"I believe it was wrong to shut A&E."

[steveL]

One of the stories I remember is the day Russel Hart, as Chairman of the Hospital Trust, received a 150% pay rise from £20,000 a year to £50,000 for his 2-day a week job.

With Labour's Bryan Hanson preceding him and Labour's Steve Wallace at the PCT on a similar wack, none of whom had any medical background, you get a picture of how the whole corrupt gravy train works.

[Inspector Knacker]

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, A&E access will get further and further away. Then we'll have the golden hour replaced by the golden two hours.
Hartlepool is a towh apparently full of ambulances flying here, there and everywhere. Parked up near the Tesco roundabout I saw one with it blues and two's heading north to see another one heading in the opposite direction, baffling.

[fred c]

The Wolviston service area is a popular parking spot for ambulances and paramedic cars, makes sense I suppose it is a fairly central area.

[Inspector Knacker]

Mileage wise, which is closer Sunderland or James Cook?
The odd thing is, if the A&E at North Tees closes, the professionals will be complaining about too many people turning up at A&E, it's not too many people, it's too few A&E's. Any fool knows that shutting them moves even more people to what"s left. Sadly the suits in charge blame those turning up. Bizarre.

[mk1]

On Google Maps it is 26 km in a straight line to Sunderland Royal. To James cook in a straight line and dog-legging over the Tees bridges it is 16 km. Distance to Durham A&E is 27 km straight line. To Darlo 28 km straight line

[Stig of the Seaton Dump]

Milage is one thing.
Fighting rush hour traffic going south is another.