Pressure group 38 degrees has set up a petition for the Return to Use of Hartlepool Hospital.
We have been directly involved for many years in the local campaign to return all services and facilities to Hartlepool (for details please see posts dated: 2 June 2013, 9 July 2013, 23 October 2014, 28 November 2014, 11 January 2015 & 18 August 2015 or simply enter "Hartlepool Hospital" into the search bar on this site).
However, the campaign is more important now than ever before. Proposals are currently on the table to downgrade some A&E facilities elsewhere in our region, meaning that patients from the villages in East Durham, particularly in and around the Blackhall area, might have to travel even further in the event of an emergency.
We have excellent facilities already in place at Hartlepool hospital which could be developed into a first rate, state-of-the-art centre. But they're currently standing dormant because of a series of poor decisions by the local NHS Trust. We need to turn that around.
Please click on the link below to add your name to a petition for the Return to Use of Hartlepool Hospital.
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| The rally in support of returning services to Hartlepool (see post dated Sunday 11 January 2015) |
