Published:
3:57 PM January 6, 2021
Updated:
4:11 PM January 6, 2021
The work across Watford General (pictured) as well as Hemel Hempstead General and St Albans City, has been heavily scrutinised by campaign groups
- Credit: Danny Loo
A high court judge has dismissed claims that Herts Valleys CCG was unlawful in its decision-making process around the redevelopment of hospital buildings in west Herts.
In 2019, a judicial review claim was submitted on behalf of a group of campaigners, alleging that decisions the CCG made in that year to agree a shortlist of sites - and then the preferred option - for the redevelopment of hospital buildings in west Herts were unlawful on the basis of lack of formal public consultation.
Watford General Hospital
- Credit: Danny Loo
A new independent report has concluded that proposed developments to the regions hospitals may take longer than building a new hospital on a fresh site.
The report, which was published on Monday, December 14, aims criticism at the plans of the West Herts Hospitals Trust (WHHT) for the future of the area’s hospitals, which include Watford General on Vicarage Road, St Albans City and Hemel Hempstead.
Planning consultant Mike Naxton, who drew up the report, disagrees with the plans currently favoured by the Trust – which predominantly involve building and demolishing parts of existing hospitals rather than starting anew.