I AM very pleased that our local MP Rachael Maskell has managed to get a delaying request/order to prevent the NHS owners from just selling Bootham Park to the highest bidder.

In my view it should never have closed in the first place. Two of England’s and York’s biggest problems are overcrowding and the care of elderly, disabled, mentally ill people, and folk at the lower end of the “quality of life” scale.

By and large, the rich can take care of themselves, but the sick and low paid like nurses need all the help Government and “society” can give them. Definitely this should be a major factor in ultimately deciding what happens in and to the Bootham Park Hospital building.

It should/must be used again to assist our NHS in caring for those in genuine need. It is a good idea to open it up again to help those suffering with dementia and Parkinsons disease, and to provide “affordable” housing accommodation for new nurses.

The building is sound, the site excellent, the grounds well cared for and it offers peace, beauty and tranquility for those in need. To me it is a “no brainer” situation. There is a need out there and Bootham Park Hospital could offer the best of care for our local people.

How do we make those who have the final say aware of what so many feel and want?

David Quarrie,

Lynden Way,

Holgate, York