Seems that having a baby in Frome is not going to be as wonderful an
experience as it has been for many lucky Frome parents. The old days
of being looked after, taught important baby-critical stuff like how
to breast-feed, how to bathe the baby safely etc. are all gone. Now
apparently under new NHS rules, most mothers will be expected to
drop 'n' go and often in as little as 3 hours after giving birth they
will be expected to check out of Frome Victoria Hospital!

No more recovery from the enormous strain of childbirth, no more
cappucino and hobnobs, no more tea and sympathy. This is nothing
short of a disgrace at a time when more tax money is being spent on
the NHS than ever before and yet wonderful, successful services like
Frome Victoria Hospital are suddenly being cut.

We can surely predict the outcome. More stressed mothers and damaged
families, probable increases in baby mortality and even shaken baby
syndrome... you heard it here first.

Amazingly this is all being done without any publicity, any uproar or
protest, the staff are not allowed to strike so they aren't going to
say anything... Come on Frome don't take it lying down...

Write to David Heath - get him to do something for a change!