Epsom and St Helier chief executive Matthew Hopkins said the trust was working with commissioning GPs who would decide, from April, what local services were needed.

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Matthew Hopkins, chief executive of Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, added that the decision to halt the transaction "is not based on the ability of our staff, nor the quality of the services we provide".

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People who are wired like Matthew David Hopkins will always find opportunities in our economy and respond to them, no matter who is president.

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