00:00It's already been cut back a lot and this will be the final nail in the coffin.
00:04A senior consultant at Kent Canterbury Hospital has spoken out against cuts to the hospital's services.
00:13Kent Canterbury Hospital has a history of cuts being without an A&E department since 2005.
00:21A direct effect on the quality of patient care.
00:25I think the current services work well within the geography of Kent and Canterbury Hospital
00:31because it's a compact site and services are quite well co-located.
00:36They may not function as smoothly if they've moved into more cramped accommodation
00:40on the larger site at the William Harvey Hospital.
00:45The results might not be as good as they are achieving at the current moment.
00:50Of particular concern is the relocation of the high performing and nationally recognised stroke unit
00:58which is already set to move to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford.
01:03Yes, I'd like them to step back and look at what's good about the current system
01:07and maybe invest in that rather than spending money just needlessly moving services across the patch
01:15to another site where they might not be provided as well.
01:17NHS Foundation Trust claims that the decision to close services are still under consideration.
01:25So, the future of the hospital still remains uncertain.
01:30Harry Smith, KMTV
