Services for Stafford Hospital

Jeremy Lefroy Excerpts

Tuesday 9th July 2013 Commons Chamber

[Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)]

I have the great honour and privilege to present this petition to support services at Stafford hospital which, along with other petitions on similar terms, has been signed by 50,346 of my constituents and those of neighbouring colleagues. The petition expresses the deep concern of a community whose hospitals face the threat of a downgrade following the appointment of the trust special administrators and proposals by the contingency planning team to remove services from the hospitals. The petition has been collected by volunteers across the community.

The petition reads:

To the House of Commons.

The Petition of residents of Stafford and surrounding area,

Declares that the Petitioners believe that the Trust Special Administrators, Jeremy Hunt and any other individuals responsible for the future of Stafford Hospital should support the hospital and save its acute services.

The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Department of Health to ensure that Stafford Hospital retains a 24/7 A&E department, level 3 critical care and emergency service and full maternity services.

And the Petitioners remain, etc.

[P001194]