Local MP Tim Farron has today visited Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal. Tim has warned that the Conservatives' plans are a threat to local health services and the hospital, adding that only the Lib Dems have a plan to properly fund local health services.
South Lakes MP and Lib Dem Leader Tim Farron has today announced that the Liberal Democrats will not enter into a coalition with either Theresa May's Conservatives or Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party after June's General Election.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has praised NHS staff, following the news that community health services for children, young people and families in Cumbria have had their rating upgraded from inadequate to good.
Figures released today reveal that local hospitals have the 6th highest rate of mixed-sex accommodation breaches in the country. This is further evidence of the crisis facing the NHS, according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron, who is calling on the government to provide an urgent cash boost for the NHS.
Commenting on the Prime Minister's call today for a General Election, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron said:
Doctors in Cumbria are being given financial incentives to slash the number of referrals for heart operations and scans, it has been revealed today. South Cumbrian MP Tim Farron slammed the system, saying the payments look like a "bribe" and that the needs of patients must take priority.
