MP Paul Scully has said St Helier is “going nowhere” ahead of his public meeting regarding the hospital's future.

The Sutton & Cheam MP will host the consultation on September 7 at Sutton College in St Nicholas Way from 7pm.

Mr Scully said: “Making sure St Helier Hospital stays open has always been my top priority as your MP. So I am delighted that our local NHS Trust has guaranteed St Helier's future. It is now seeking opinions from Sutton residents about how to improve overall healthcare.

“The Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust wants to invest up to £400million to build a new purpose-built acute facility, but need to hear from you. The Trust has confirmed what the Health Secretary said when visiting St Helier before the election: St Helier is here to stay.”

However, he added that many of the building are no longer fit for purpose and he said a new specialist acute facility is needed in one of three possible sites, which he says are Epsom Hospital, St Helier Hospital and Co-located with the Royal Marsden at Belmont.

Chief Executive of the Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust, Daniel Elkeles, will also attend the meeting.

Mr Scully added: “For the first time in years we have a proposal from the NHS which doesn't risk local residents having to travel to St George's in Tooting for A&E and Maternity services, instead protecting them within the area already covered by the Trust.

“This is the first stage of the process with the choice of site coming later, but for now we need your views.”

You can register your attendance here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-meeting-on-the-future-of-healthcare-in-sutton-tickets-37239962731