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Save Hemel Hospital
Hemel Hempstead’s General Hospital and much valued A&E Department are under threat of closure as local management grapple with large funding deficits. Mike Penning has been looking at how the NHS spreads is funding around the country.
For the year 2007-08, the West Herts Primary Care Trust will receive an average of £1,257 per head. Comparable figures for Government ministers are:
- Rt Hon Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Health £1,511 (Hull Teaching PCT, £254 more than West Herts PCT and £123 above the England average),
- Ann Keen MP, Minister of State £1,477 (Hounslow PCT, £220 more than West Herts PCT and £89 above the England average),
- Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP, Minister of State £1,398 (Bristol PCT, £141 more than West Herts PCT)
- Ivan Lewis MP, Minister of State £1,362 (Bury PCT, £105 more than West Herts PCT)
- Ben Bradshaw MP, Minister of State £1,318 (Exeter PCT, £61 more than West Herts PCT)
LATEST...
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Read Mike's response to the latest hospital consultation.
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Mike Penning welcomes report which proves Hemel's hospital should not be run down.
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Mike Penning joined Hemel residents at stormy public meeting.
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Mike Penning MP has voiced his concerns over today's report that proves a significant increase of death with longer journey times to hospital.
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Mike Penning calls for an urgent statement from the Government.
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The campaign is currently focussed on the application for judicial review against the West Herts Hospitals Trust which was lodged at Court on 6th February. This is being lodged by a 78-year old heart patient, Mr Giddings, from Highfield and has the full backing of the Dacorum Hospital Action Group, Dacorum Borough Council and myself.
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Mike Penning reacted with shock to the content of an email from West Herts NHS boss, David Law, telling doctors and nurses to save £2.50 per day.
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Daily Mail
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“…investment is being thrown down the drain” Penning tells PM.
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Related Link:
www.mikepenning.com
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Mike Penning has written to Health Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, calling for her to refer hospital "reconfiguration" to the Independent Reconfiguration Panel.
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Related Link:
Independent Reconfiguration Panel
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MP responds to Health Minister, Andy Burnham's admission that the number of acute beds is to be cut in West Herts.
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