PLANS to hold a secret vote of no confidence and call for the resignation of members of the management team which runs the Alexandra Hospital have been branded 'misguided'.

The vote, led by the Medical Staff Committee, called for members of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to resign and a vote of no confidence in Worcestershire Health Authority.

But trust chairman Harold Musgrove, due to leave at the end of the year, said he was disappointed the Medical Staff Committee chose to press ahead with a secret vote.

Mr Musgrove said the trust board was happy to meet consultants to discuss concerns as well as the development of their services.