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| Andrew Pope at Southampton General Hospital Photo: Southampton Independents |
Andrew Pope reports from University Hospitals Southampton (UHS) site Southampton General Hospital (SGH). He says:
In 2010, my Masters dissertation was titled: "How Democratic Are NHS Foundation Trusts?". On what happened today, the answer was: "Not very!".
I tried to speak at the Trust Board meeting today.
It had been very difficult to get information about attending the meeting and speaking at it.
I walked from Shirley to the Hospital, and eventually managed to find the room. I had to ask several staff, some of whom sent me to the wrong floor.
When I got there, I asked the Chair to speak at the meeting about the lack of sprinklers. She refused to allow me to speak!
That's right, public money funds these people, but they don't want to listen to the public or answer questions about their failings to protect staff, patients, the public and firefighters.
I sat outside the meeting room, and then someone from PR (a.k.a. BS) turned up. She claimed that "everybody accepts" that the public cannot speak at these meetings. She also was not keen on being quoted saying this.
Incredible!
Please sign and share this petition.
We will make these people listen.
P.S. The photo was taken by two ladies that I spoke to outside the Hospital afterwards. They were very shocked with what I told them happened.
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