A county council committee which voted to close the Westmorland General Hospital's heart unit is coming under increasing pressure. South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today formally registered his concerns with the investigating officer who is handling an independent review of the process.
Local MP Tim Farron was joined by Liberal Democrat party leader Nick Clegg on Friday 27 March to visit Westmorland General Hospital and formally back his campaign to bring a cancer unit to the South Lakes. Tim is stepping up the campaign to bring chemotherapy and radiotherapy services to the Westmorland General Hospital after his proposals were met positively by local health bosses. Nick Clegg and Tim met Tony Halsall at the Hospital to discuss the issue.
South Lakeland's attempts to create more affordable homes for local people are being hampered by central government, according to local MP Tim Farron. The current Local Development Framework process in South Lakeland has been prompted by the Government's Regional Spatial Strategy which forces Councils to identify ridiculously large amounts of green land for development.
MP Tim Farron has called upon Cumbria's NHS Primary care trust to help fund a local charity that supports young families who are under pressure. Home-Start is a local charity that helps dozens of families in South Cumbria every year, it has 40 volunteers and 2 paid staff. Local volunteers offer support and friendship to new parents through home visiting, via groups and through social events.
Speaking during a parliamentary debate on the rural economy in the recession, Liberal Democrat Defra Spokesperson Tim Farron yesterday outlined his view for a New Deal for rural Britain.
Local MP Tim Farron has today called on the Chief Executive of the NHS Primary Care Trust to formally investigate serious concerns that the Langdale Unit at Westmorland General Hospital is congested, with many patients on the ward having dementia and who therefore need specialist care. Tim Farron was one of the MPs leading a recent national parliamentary inquiry into the care of people with dementia.
