Delayed NHS meeting

The delayed meeting which had been due to be held on Monday in Millom about the "Closer to Home" NHS proposals was held this lunchtime in the Network Centre at Millom School.

About forty to fifty local residents attended, including doctors, nurses, health visitors, and concerned residents and patients.

From the viewpoint of Millom residents there are a number of positive aspects of the "Closer to Home" proposals including the prospect of a "Health Campus" bringing together the community hospital, Nursing home, and other services. However, there are understandable concerns about the fact that Millom Community Hospital is likely to lose five beds under the proposals, concerns about the sustainability of the proposed model, about the ambulance cover, and the Accident and Emergency arrangements for South Copeland.

More details on the "Save West Cumbria Hospitals" campaign blog: see link at right.

The consultation is open until 1st February: I would encourage any resident who cares about local health services in West Cumbria (or North and Central Cumbria) to take the opportunity to feed your views back to the PCT before that.

You can give your views to the PCT at www.closertohome.org.uk

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