Further to the news that the possible visit by health managers in June to the USA has been cancelled (Relief as medics scrap 'ill- advised' visit to US, Mercury, May 20).
This is good news in itself, but surely some questions still need to be raised and answered.
1) As a public body, how much - however small in regard of the overall city clinical commissioning group (CCG) budget - did the outside consultant, Dick Stockford, cost? 2) What benefits would such a trip be thought to offer to the health community? 3) Finally, why was this item discussed in a private session of the main governing body of the city CCG? We know the city CCG wishes to bury this item without further discussion but surely the public has a right to know from a public body that a full and open policy is in place for such matters and that total transparency is at the heart of how the CCG operates.
Or is this the beginnings of city CCG plc? We await the reply - or will the silence be deafening? Paul Whalen, Leicester.
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