Proposed Closure Of The Kentmere Ward At Westmorland General Hospital

EDM number 17 in 2016-17, proposed by Timothy Farron on 18/05/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Health services and Mental health.

That this House is opposed to the proposed closure of the Kentmere Ward at Westmorland General Hospital; notes the crucial importance of the Kentmere Ward, which provides adult mental health services in the local area; acknowledges the detrimental effect on access to such services if the ward closes; recognises that necessary upgrades need to be made at the Kentmere Ward, as outlined in the recent Care Quality Commission report; and calls on the Government to ensure that the Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has access to the funds required to upgrade the unit.

This motion has been signed by a total of 1 MPs.