A former NHS finance director from Kingston has called for the publication of a “secret report” which allegedly looks at closing accident and emergency and maternity units at Kingston.

Ian Perkin was sacked from his job in 2002 after he revealed St George's Hospital was fiddling figures on cancelled operations but has continued to speak out on issues within the NHS.

Having sons born in Kingston maternity unit and having to use Kingston accident and emergency several times, he said he was concerned at the rumours NHS chief executives were thinking of doing "the unthinkable" as a result of consultants McKinsey’s advice.

Mr Perkin, who lives in Worcester Park, said: "It would appear that pre-election pressure to keep the reality of the situation under wraps has resulted in the London Strategic Health Authority (SHA)refusing to publish the findings of the McKinsey report.

"This is even though it’s findings could have devastating consequences for healthcare provision in many parts of London including Kingston, as the report is said by those in the know, to recommend rationalisation of local hospital provision for several years ahead."

Planning for future London health service provision was being based on assumptions that ranged from 0.75 percent growth to a reduction of 2.5 percent, he said.

But demand for health services will grow between 3 and 4 percent forcing savings and cuts of of several billion pounds for London, he claimed.

He said: "Against this background it is easy to see why options like closing Kingston A&E or maternity services would need to be considered because big financial savings are going to be needed to balance the overall London health budget.

"It is rumoured that the McKinsey report which the SHA refuses to make public indicated that A& E and maternity units and the sorts of services would need to be cut back across London.

"McKinsey seem to be flavour of the day in the NHS at the moment, but there is a risk that the information they pick up in undertaking separate work they have undertaken for Kingston PCT is then 'sold again' to the London SHA to inform thinking on imposing cuts in the local area."

He said: "Big changes are currently being planned that will impact on the level of healthcare services provided to all of us who live and work in the Kingston area.

"It is important that pressures are put on those that are currently deciding on those changes in secret, to come clean on what they are planning, before we all sleep walk into the situation where decisions, about which we know nothing, put at risk the provision of some major and vital locally provided health care services."