Hospitals

 

As many of you will remember in 2005, Health Service officials announced plans to close a number of hospital facilities across Suffolk, including Walnuttree and St Leonard's Hospitals and since this Tim has been fighting to retain a local facility.

This has involved writing to, questioning and meeting with Government Ministers, marching on protests and holding an Adjournment Debate in the House of Commons.

After constant pressure on local health bosses, final plans for the new Sudbury Health Facility are currently being put into place.

Tim is also able to raise any concerns he holds about health care in the area and is kept updated of Suffolk NHS plans via meetings with Suffolk PCT's Chair, Alistair McWhirter and Director of Business Development, Martin Royal.

 

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you would like him to raise an issue at these meetings.

 

Related Items

Suffolk Healthcare update August 2007

Tim wrote the following article for the Suffolk Mercury about the most recent developments in the campaign against health cuts in Suffolk.

Thursday 9 August 2007

Independant panel to review Health plans

Tim Yeo MP and Sudbury WATCH welcome the announcement by Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Health, that Suffolk Primary Care Trust's plans for Sudbury, will be referred to an Independent Reconfiguration Panel.

Friday 20 July 2007

Hospital campaign update - April 2007

Tim congratulates the County Council Health Scrutiny Committee for formally refering the Primary Care Trust's plans for the future of Sudbury's community hospitals to the Health Secretary.

Monday 2 April 2007

Government White Paper on Health

Writing in the Mercury on the 9th February, Tim responds to the government proposals for reform of primary care provision in the NHS and its implications for Suffolk

Friday 3 February 2006

Closure of Walnuttree Hospital

Tim secured an adjournment debate on the closure of Walnuttree Hospital to speak out against government proposals to close the Hospital.

Tuesday 24 January 2006

NHS Public Consultation Exercise

Tim Yeo urges residents to send their views on the proposed closure of Walnuttree and St Leonard's hospitals to local health bosses

Saturday 15 October 2005

Protest march against health cuts

A protest march took place in Sudbury on September 10th against the proposed closure of hospital facilities in town.

Tuesday 13 September 2005

Walnuttree Bus Journey

On August 1st 2005, Tim took a bus journey from Sudbury to Bury-St-Edmunds to investigate precisely what residents of Sudbury and surrounding villages will have to do if our community hospitals are closed

Monday 1 August 2005

Save our Hospitals

Tim wrote this article on the closure of Walnuttree Hospital for the Sudbury Mercury

Wednesday 13 July 2005

Cross-party fight for our hospitals.

The first attack on Sudbury's community hospitals came at the end of 2004. Tim wrote the following article about the campaign.

Monday 6 December 2004