Newly-elected Altrincham and Sale West MP Connor Rand also used his maiden speech in the House of Commons to call for the unit to be saved.
Altrincham Hospital’s minor injuries unit will be closed, it has been confirmed following a meeting of health bosses today . Greater Manchester’s Integrated Care Board accepted a series of recommendations following a review of urgent care provision in Trafford, which included the unit’s permanent closure.
Labour’s newly-elected Altrincham and Sale West MP Connor Rand also used his maiden speech in the House of Commons to call for the unit to be saved. Opposition councillors, including Liberal Democrats, Greens and Conservatives have also voiced opposition to the MIU closure.
It was also argued that there is a nearby urgent treatment centre at Wythenshawe Hospital three miles away to which the existing Altrincham staff were deployed during the pandemic. There are also two GP practices 200 yards away from the Altrincham Hospital site which also provide ‘extended access’ provision for patients.
Following the decision by the board the chief executive of NHS GM Mark Fisher said: “The minor injuries unit was stood down during the Covid-19 pandemic due to national shortages in specialist nursing staff required to run the unit. Permanent closure would involve the continued relocation of the MIU’s services and staff to Wythenshawe Hospital, approximately three miles away.
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