Urgent Care Centre At Westmorland General Hospital

EDM number 873 in 2016-17, proposed by Timothy Farron on 23/01/2017.
Categorised under the topic of Health services.

That this House notes that an extra 1,311 people have had to make use of accident and emergency (A&E) services in South Lakeland in 2016 compared to 2015, which represents a 1.5 per cent increase in demand; is concerned that the problems could be set to worsen, given that NHS services in Lancashire and South Cumbria face cuts of £572 million by 2021; thanks the dedicated NHS staff for the fantastic care they provide to local people, but recognises that there is a limit to what they are able to do with limited resources; further recognises the immense pressure being placed on the A&E department at Royal Lancaster Infirmary; calls therefore for a 24-hour Urgent Care Centre to be set up at Westmorland General Hospital, which although not a full A&E would deal with more serious cases than the hospital currently can; and further notes that setting up an Urgent Care Centre in Kendal would enable more cases to be seen there and relieve pressure on the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

This motion has been signed by a total of 2 MPs.