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  I absolutley am not picking on you or what you have posted Roger but just trying to give the "closure" interpretation of most of your points
  1 ) deprived areas have the highest levels of birth complications/ interventions therefore close unit and centralize specialist services to meet this need.
  
  4) Increased need for services , equals increeased need for most efficent delivery , current health economy that means centralization , to stop duplication of costs
  
  5) Low risk births can still be handled at Thanet and Ashford with the backup of on site advanced interventions if needed . There fore giving the choice but providing the additional services for these women if needed.
  
  I need to think a little harder about 2 and 3 but suspect that there will be an arguement along the lines of average journeys to MAternity services , centres of excellence and public demand for emergency interventions within a set time frame and some refrences to the fact that A and E services are based at these hospitals without proveable detriment to care .
  
  As I said I do not hold these views necessarily but suspect the points being raised by representatices from Dover will be answered in the following way . Ther will also be some refrence to the major shortfalls in midwife numbers and the need to ensure units are staffed in the most effiecent manner to ensure appropriate cover etc etc etc

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