I WANT to convey my strong concerns regarding Fairfield.

I am not against reviewing service delivery, as I fully understand the pressure on the public purse. However, having read the operational structures intended to replace the current provision, I remain totally unconvinced.

It might be expected that "re-structuring" would deliver efficiencies in order to more effectively provide child care services, but common sense dictates that lives are going to be lost. The remote provision of critical health care could not be considered to be anything less than a reduction in services.

People want, and deserve, local care in their immediate area. This is not only a humane matter of convenience, but a medical necessity. Stop-gap care to fill in travel time between facilities will never be accepted as an effective alternative to immediate access to expertise and equipment.

The majority of people realise that there are finite resources available. However, having been reassured that substantial investment is being made in the NHS, it is disappointing that children are the target of financially reactive and badly thought-out policies.

A. P. CRAWLEY (Mr),

Windsor Drive, Bury.