WORCESTER’s MP has been told to keep out of a controversial review into the future of hospital services by the leader of a campaign group.

Robin Walker has been ‘politely’ asked by the chairman of the ‘Save the Alex’ Campaign to let local health experts get on with their job over a review into the future of services at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester and the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch.

Health chiefs have now admitted that the consultation will not take place until after the General Election in May, nearly three and a half years after the original ‘joint services review’ was launched in January, 2012 — which Mr Walker branded ‘disappointing.’ Save the Alex chairman Neal Stote responded to comments from Mr Walker that ‘political interference’ from certain quarters had caused a delay in the consultation.

But this week it was Mr Stote who told Mr Walker he should not be interfering in the process which is now being reviewed by the West Midlands Clinical Senate.

Mr Stote asked Mr Walker: “Has the hot air of the forthcoming general election blown you off your fence?

“Your government’s Clinical Commissioning Groups have been leading this process since April 1, 2013. Your Government’s NHS England have been responsible for the assurance process, they ruled that seven of the eight assurance tests had not been met by the Future of Acute Hospital Services Worcester - shire (FoAHSW) programme on August 8 of this year.

“A key test not met was the requirement for your Government’s West Midlands Clinical Senate to evaluate and approve the clinical model.

“Your Government’s health ministers, from Secretary Hunt down, have re - fused to get involved saying it’s a local decision. All the constituents affected are represented by your Governments’ MPs, so may I politely suggest you let your Government’s local NHS get on with it.

“I do recognise safety concerns around current services, particularly children’s and maternity services. I welcome and sup - port the FoAHSW Quality and Clinical Sustainability Committee that Mark Wake, Worcester Acute Hospitals Trust’s chief medical officer is chairing to monitor the services until the process is completed.”