The plans remain provisional and will be subject to public engagement and consultation
Preston ’s council leader says some form of hospital should remain within the city itself – even if plans to open a new one in neighbouring South Ribble get the go-ahead. Matthew Brown was speaking after the NHS revealed it had bought a site in Farington where it is proposing to build a new, state-of-the-art Royal Preston to replace the current ageing facility in Fulwood.
“A lot of the diagnostic and other services which are provided at RPH could be moved into the community – in South Ribble and Chorley, as well as Preston. But we’re going to be arguing for a hospital facility within the local authority area, because…we’re a very working class and diverse community – and our health is often much worse than when you move into more prosperous areas.
Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service before the council leader made his comments, Rebecca Malin, programme director for the new hospitals programme in Lancashire and South Cumbria, said the NHS says it will “consider the needs” of patients when deciding what health services should remain in the heart of Preston.
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