He said that Labour’s changes to health care structure in Bucks were like “permanent revolution in China”, and that underfunding was driving local health difficulties – such as two local babies being born recently in ambulances.

 

Paul said that “ambulances shouldn’t have to double up as mobile labour wards”, adding that “with others, I specifically raised traffic delay problems in meetings with the trust at the time [that the changes were proposed].

 

“The then management had no response other than their pre-programmed plan – namely to inflict cuts and closures on Wycombe Hospital as instructed.”

 

He added “The prophetic powers of Mystic Meg weren’t required to foresee hair raising incidents like these.”