More than 500 children’s operations have been cancelled at hospitals in Somerset Foundation Trust in the past five years, many due to a shortage of staff and beds, shocking figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
655 children’s operations have been cancelled at hospitals in Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh last year, many due to a shortage of staff and beds, shocking figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
The Liberal Democrats have called for a return to proper local health services, after new figures revealed a fall in the number of GPs in Somerset while patient numbers rise.
Everybody should be able to get the high-quality care they need, when they need it. But across the country, social care services are in crisis.
"Britain deserves so much better than the lack of a plan, lack of leadership, lack of commitment that we see from the Conservatives." Sarah Olney MP addresses Spring Conference 2023.
Liberal Democrat plans would cut energy bills for consumers and businesses, reduce emissions and set Britain on a path to a sustainable future.