[Acrylic-bob]

I have to agree with Wynonie on this, the way that Accrington Victoria Hospital has been run down over the last few years is a disgrace and should be the cause of a lot more public disquiet than it appears to be. I have many positive memories of Accrington Victoria and I would be more likley to support charitable giving for a local hospital than I would for the vast bureocratic behemoth that QPH has become.

Blackburn Royal Infirmary, by contrast, is a place which has always left me fealing slightly fearful, maybe it's just me but, everyone who I know who has been in there has come out again significantly worse off.... or dead!

In short I favour small and local over vast, expensive and unaccountable. I see no reason why, with all the money that goes into the NHS, every service should not be available at a local level. It is better for patients and for families who visit and is more likley to result in a better standard of general healthcare.