Alberto has welcomed the findings of the major consultation conducted by the local NHS group on the future of the Feilding Palmer Hospital and improvements to community health services in Lutterworth.
Alberto has campaigned persistently for Feilding Palmer to be transformed into a centre which provides enhanced health care services for the people of Lutterworth and surrounding villages.
Throughout the consultation, Mr Costa has encouraged residents to get involved, raising the consultation in the House of Commons by praising the local NHS for engaging with residents. Mr Costa has also raised the issue of Feilding Palmer’s future use with the Secretary of State for Health and the wider Department since the hospital was originally threatened with closure.
The South Leicestershire MP today thanked the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust for all they have done to consult residents on the matter as the results of the consultation were published.
The consultation, which received 1,398 responses, showed that respondents were overwhelmingly in favour of plans to keep Feilding Palmer Hospital open and refurbish it in order to provide more outpatient and diagnostic services with 86% of respondents supporting this option.
Alberto is committed to continuing to work with the ICB, the two local GP surgeries as well as other stakeholders in order to fulfil the vision set out by residents. In a reassuring message, Mr costa said he will “continue to raise Feilding Palmer Hospital at the highest level of Government”.
Mr Costa added, “I am delighted that so many residents engaged with the consultation, and I look forward to meeting with the ICB to discuss the results and next steps”
Mr Costa continued, “I have been pushing hard for the Feilding Palmer’s use for my constituents. Indeed, I was delighted to secure the hospital's use as a vaccination hub during the pandemic, but constituents also care deeply about the long-term use of Feilding Palmer and its role in the community. Therefore, this consultation is very welcome."
Alberto ended by saying, “The consultation results demonstrate that residents value the convenient location of the hospital and the importance it has within the community. I am looking forward to what the future holds for the hospital.”
The full results are published here:
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