“I am delighted that Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group has voted to withdraw from the Better Services, Better Value (BSBV) programme. This is a significant blow to the proposed changes to health services in south west London. The CCG’s vote is confirmation that BSBV is deeply flawed – both clinically and financially. Frankly, the process should be abandoned immediately to save the waste of any more public money.I have said all along that BSBV was never the answer, but I acknowledge that a review of services is necessary. What we need is high quality, reliable and accessible hospital and community health services. At the moment, too many people go to accident and emergency and end up in hospital.  This has to change. I hope that Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group will take stock of this decision before deciding what next steps to take. We are ready to work closely with the CCG to find a way forward”.