There's concern about the city's hospital moving beyond the borders of Preston 🏥
Last October, Jerry Hawker, senior responsible officer for the Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme, stressed the complexity of finding a suitable site.
Although the government has committed to new-build hospitals for Preston and Lancaster, it also revealed last week that the Lancashire schemes were amongst eight that would not now be completed until after 2030 – the initial planned opening date for the 40 “new hospitals” that were promised in October 2020.John Potter, the Liberal Democrat group leader on Preston City Council, said that that delay was a big enough blow – and that residents must not be subjected to another one.
“The new hospital site must have easy, reliable and affordable transport links with good access from public transport and the motorway system.
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