Closed Barnoldswick bank 'utterly inadequate' site for new NHS health clinic
A former bank building in Barnoldswick town centre would be ‘utterly inadequate’ for people’s needs if services were fully transferred into a new NHS health clinic, councillors have claimed.
Coun Church said: “If I spoke about all the ills of the strangled and starved NHS, we would be here all night. However, there are particular issues with Pendle and West Craven. The new Barnoldswick premises would offer modern accommodation at a high street location but would be smaller than the old clinic, councillors were informed. Some patients who are able to travel further could be seen at Colne Health Centre, which is four miles away, as an ‘overflow solution’, it was said.
Coun Church added: “This council notes with extreme concern the crisis with health services at all levels, with primary care services failing because of GP and dentist shortages, inadequate primary care services in some parts of the borough, acute hospital services regularly being beyond breaking point, inadequate social care and the impact on ambulance service and response times. This is all leading to a system in melt-down, with terrible consequences for residents.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Church loses application to move into Lincoln warehouseThe councillors did not like the idea of 200 people praying in a converted warehouse — and the church is now seeking alternative venues
Read more »
'Selfish and disruptive': Councillors call to stop illegal eco protestsConservative councillors will call on members to publicly condemn eco protestors, and demand an end to illegal demonstrations.
Read more »
Family reveal 'unimaginable' pain after police pay respects to lake tragedy boys21 officers from West Midlands Police’s Chelmsley Wood team stood at the makeshift shrine, where they held a two-minute silence for the boys who died after plunging into a freezing lake, bringing some to tears.
Read more »
Hospitals braced for nurses' first walkout in 106 years as patients told 'NHS is open'Thursday is the first time in the century-long history of the Royal College of Nursing that nurses have walked out
Read more »
Nurses will strike again unless government boosts pay, NHS bosses warn, despite fears for patients' livesNurses will go on strike again in January unless the government goes back to the negotiating table, NHS chiefs have warned, as nurses walked out over a pay dispute on Thursday.
Read more »