WYRE Forest MP Dr Richard Taylor is meeting Kidderminster Hospital consultants tomorrow to expose "the truth" about the downgrading of the town hospital.

It is the first in a series of meetings the former hospital consultant is holding in his quest to cut through the spin and fog surrounding the controversial county health shake-up.

Dr Taylor, who was elected in a landslide victory over the downgrading of Kidderminster Hospital, has been busy sorting out constituency and parliamentary offices and dealing with a plethora of questions over health since his stunning victory.

But he knows he has to start fighting on the home front immediately to stop the gutting of hospital buildings for the £14 million ambulatory care centre, on which work will start later this year.

Dr Taylor, who has been publicly supported by five consultants, said: "I hope all Kidderminster consultants come to the meeting and are frank with me.

"I want to hear their views, whether they disagree with me or not, so we can get to the bottom of what has happened at Kidderminster Hospital.

"I maintain the hospital lost its inpatient services and blue-light A&E for financial reasons and it is necessary to return emergency services for common conditions such as heart attacks and appendicitis for the good of the healthcare of 135,000 people in the area."

Dr Taylor is also arranging meetings with the Worcestershire Local Medical Committee, which represents county doctors and Wyre Forest General Practitioners Association.

The association, which represents district doctors, sent shockwaves through Wyre Forest when it stated last November it would be unsafe to return a blue-light A&E to Kidderminster.

However, Dr Taylor insists its argument is outdated due to similar hospitals keeping essential services in other parts of the country.