JEFFREY Holmes (You Say, June 7) has surely got something wrong. We in the Worcester area have certainly not gained at Kidderminster's expense as regards the hospital service. We are suffering as well and the future looks bleak.

The present facilities are in one holy mess, and when the new district hospital is finished, it will cater for fewer medical conditions than the present provisions, which will involve travelling for both patients and visiting relatives.

R B PORTER, Droitwich.