I prefer to put the patient first, not to slam the door in their face because of dogma and policy.The member can rest assured that the contract represents value for money and, indeed, that it adds to the value of the Stracathro facility, which the Executive has resurrected in recent times and has made integral to the service. As an editorial in the Press and Journal pointed out, that is"good news for the hospital but even better news for the patients.