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Hundreds march to protect A&E services
by mikebell on 8 November, 2017
Hundreds of local residents have marched through Weston to show their support for the campaign to protect emergency services at Weston Hospital.
Weston’s Accident and Emergency (A&E) unit has been closed overnight since the summer as health bosses struggle to recruit staff and balance the books.
Local Lib Dem councillors Mike Bell and Robert Payne joined representatives of other parties at the protest.
Speaking at a rally at the end of the march, Councillor Mike Bell said: “The NHS is too important for party politics to get in the way. We need to stand united and send a clear message that we want our local health services protected. Weston is a growing town and we desperately need additional health services, not fewer.”
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It is vital that in a growing town like Weston we have an A&E. However, despite all the protestations by the Health Authority of recruiting more staff and their promise of consultations I am fearful that the decision has already been made and our A&E will not reopen at night. This is not only happening in Weston but across the country. A&E Departments are being closed or downgraded. The NHS does a magnificent job under very difficult circumstances and we must keep on challenging if we want to keep our NHS.
I hope that our local Councillors and our MP John Penrose keep up the pressure to try to ensure that the people of Weston have a functioning A&E in the future.