Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Blencathra (Conservative), on Monday, 18 December 2006, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 8 members in total.

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COMMUNITY HOSPITALS IN CUMBRIA

That this House believes that the seven community hospitals under threat in Cumbria serve a vital role in rural communities, not only providing a wide range of services to local people but also freeing up beds in the acute hospitals; further believes that there is overwhelming evidence from the Tucker Report that the community hospitals in Cumbria could expand their level of service and be in the front line of delivering the Government plans for health care closer to local communities; and calls on the Government to ensure that the strategic health authority and NHS trusts covering Cumbria maintain a wide range of facilities in all the community hospitals and not turn any of them into specialist units delivering only a narrow range of services.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

521 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Bob Spink

Andrew Rosindell

Graham Stuart

Andrew Pelling

Subjects

Cumbria Community hospitals

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk