By choosing to seek an alternative way of working, we remain in control of the process and, on behalf of the Board, we give our absolute assurance that any potential options for the future will be assessed against a robust set of criteria that will prioritise the best interests of local people, patients and our staff Ldquo;The proposal is a partnership arrangement between our three local hospitals and all the proposals we have considered during this process have been devised by local clinicians to meet both the challenges they face and the needs of their patients