Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 9155

Westmorland Hospital: Maternity Services

Tabled: 15 October 2024

Answered: 28 October 2024

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with the management of the University Teaching Hospital of Morecambe Bay Trust on the closure of the Helme Chase maternity unit at the Westmorland General Hospital.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The reconfiguration of services is a matter for integrated care boards and the local National Health Service in cases of specialised and national services. All service changes should be based on clear evidence, clinically led, and involve engagement with ...

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