There has been lots of debate in these letters pages about the redevelopment of West Hertfordshire hospitals and our responses are now becoming repetitive. Rather than take up more column inches with continued responses we would advise anyone who would really like to understand the situation around the hospital redevelopment to visit our new web pages at www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/investinginourhospitals. Here they can find out what our proposals are, what stage we are at with funding, view the presentations and Q&A sessions we have given, and see the studies and regulatory processes we have undertaken.

On May 31, 2022 the trust board will look to approve detailed costed options for the three hospital sites. These approved options will go into our outline business case to be submitted to the New Hospital Programme in due course. We explain what is in these papers in our May 6 stakeholder session. Anyone who wishes to have a deeper understanding of the costed options can read the detail in the board papers. The board will consider all feedback from stakeholders who wish to provide it. They will do this at the same time as they consider the costed options. Submissions must be provided by May 22, midnight. Links to a recording of our presentation, the board papers and the feedback form can be accessed at www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/investinginourhospitals/getinvolved.asp .

Helen Brown

Deputy Chief Executive,

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust