(27 May 2020, 9:45 am)Stanleyone wrote CLS is one of my former workplaces, and off memory when we were 2 separate work units (21/71 & X25) (Unit 2 doing the rest) we obviously done the X25 regularly, I honestly dont remember carrying that many (if any it was very low) passengers from Barley Mow/Portmeads and Eighton Banks to the Q.E, my opinion is it'll not inconvenience the amount of people that some imply.

Having lived in the area and having family and friends live around there, I know public transport is used to/from the hospital.
If it's not used enough to justify a direct service, then the question needs to be asked why.
I'm not sure removing the link fixes anything at all. 

There's a huge population that had direct access to their local hospital but clearly a proportion used alternative methods, such as car, taxi or patient transport. Expense? Convenience? Something else? 
There was the 721, 725 and 726 and the various incarnations since (plus the 777 for a period) which all served a chunk of the areas mentioned and took people to/from the hospital for work, appointments, visiting or whatever else.
Gradually, those services have gone - yet I struggle to see any proactive or reactive measures to ensure passengers who do make the journey, aren't inconvenienced further or are asked about their travelling habits/routine.