PLANS that could see specialist vein surgeons move out of Portsmouth should be dropped, according to an MP.
Mike Hancock, who represents Portsmouth South, has written to the head of the Wessex Area Team, which is in charge of paying for vascular services along the south coast.
He urges the commissioners to drop plans to move parts of the service to Southampton.
In his letter to Sue Davies he says: ‘Many people in Portsmouth are worried that no decision has yet been taken by on whether vascular surgery will be retained at Queen Alexandra Hospital.