Ipswich Heart Services – a good idea from the Star

The Evening Star have come up with a really good idea about the problem with the heart services and the fact that Chris Mole won’t get Ipswich the funding that Ian Gibson got for Norwich.  They’ve asked everyone in Ipswich to donate £1 – with 350,000 people in the catchment area of the hospital then this will pay the salary for three surgeons 

There may be some worries about sustainability, but Ipswich – like everywhere else – has to accept that we will have to find some solutions that aren’t dependent on more and more spending.  Eleven years of spending like teenagers who’ve come into an inheritance has left the country broke.  The cupboard is bare.  Relying on government largesse as the sole source of funding is one of the least sustainable routes.

When talking about Ipswich Hospital’s future there are legitimate questions as to whether we are getting our fair share in funding, but as a town we’re going to have to supplement this with other solutions.

 

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