Noble's Hospital Ward 20 temporary closure to save hundreds of thousands

Sat, 11 Jul 2015

Noble's Hospital might close Ward 20 over the summer to save the taxpayer approximately £250,000.

That's the message from Minister for Health and Social Care Howard Quayle - who says the department is looking to close the ward for four months.

The information was leaked before the DHSC was able to draft a comprehensive release to inform the public.

It would mean staff will be distributed across busier wards.

Mr Quayle explains why: