Reacting to the decision to close Weston hospital’s A&E department overnight for a temporary period, local MP John Penrose said: “Even though this report highlights how hard-working and committed Weston Hospital’s staff are, and how much many parts of the hospital have improved, it also confirms long-standing problems with the…
Read MoreJohn Penrose, Weston’s MP, is celebrating victory in his long-running campaign for fairer local health funding. For years, North Somerset’s health services got less cash per person than places like Bristol. The latest announcement puts North Somerset GPs, hospitals, and community nursing within 1% of what they should be getting,…
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Just eight months after the appeal from the hospital’s League of Friends and Weston Area Health NHS Trust (WAHT) was launched, the fundraising total now stands at £100,000. It puts the campaign, which is being supported by the Mercury and received a celebrity endorsement from Weston actor John Cleese, on…
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John Penrose MP has warmly welcomed the news that the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) has received a £1 million grant from the Libor funds announced in the Autumn Statement. John met with senior charity representatives on Monday in Parliament to hear about the charity’s lifesaving work in our…
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