A WESTON MP has said that he will keep pushing for NHS dental practice wait times to be brought down to an “acceptable level.” MP John Penrose shared a video of himself speaking in parliament on Wednesday, October 18. Mr Penrose’s goal was to urge ministers to reduce wait times…
Read More WITH the pandemic more than a year ago now, Weston is rebounding steadily. Our unemployment is below the national average, and we’re becoming an employment centre in our own right as more people travel into town to work each morning, rather than heading off to Bristol. But all those extra…
Read More PATIENTS seeking medical treatment in Weston are to benefit from reduced waiting times, Mary Stoppard writes. This is thanks to the recent announcement that a new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is set to open next year. Initially the CDC will operate from mobile facilities based at the Healthy Living Centre on…
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Weston’s MP John Penrose has welcomed news that in addition to Weston’s recently-announced new diagnostics centre, Weston Hospital will receive £4.9M Government cash to create a new stroke rehabilitation centre. The centre is expected to expand Weston hospital’s capacity, allowing it to treat more patients for a wider variety of…
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