Westmorland, Furness and Eden
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Tim Farron MP & Cllr Andy Shine at Oxenholme Station

Tim to grill bidders for West Coast mainline franchise to ensure passengers to get a fair deal

Following the Government's Invitation to Tender, published on Friday, for the bidding stage to replace the current operator on the West Coast Main Line, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the Government to ensure that that all potential bidders put the interests of passengers first. He is also inviting all the potential bidders to meet him and local railway activists so that he can grill them on their plans. Tim intends to then give backing to whichever bidder offers south Lakes the best deal.

23 Jan 2012
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Tim and the Lib Dems at WGH

Farron welcomes 'Hugh boost for cancer campaign' as national chief writes strong letter of support for radiotherapy at Westmorland General Hospital

Today the Government's National Clinical Director for Cancer and End of Life Care, Professor Sir Mike Richards, has written to the Director of Services and Commercial Development for the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Patrick McGahon, to add his support to the campaign to bring radiotherapy treatment back to Westmorland General Hospital.

19 Jan 2012
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Tim and the Lib Dems at WGH

Health regulator launches formal investigation into Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust

South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the government to urgently step in as news breaks that health regulators the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are launching only their fourth ever formal investigation in their history. The news has echoes of the situation at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust who were investigated in a similar way by the CQC's predecessors, the Healthcare Commission. Tim has spent the afternoon meeting with Department of Health ministers to talk about a way forward.

18 Jan 2012
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