Local Health Services
Labour has really let St Albans down on the NHS. The promised superhospital was cancelled, A&E services have transferred to Watford and local people receive amongst the lowest NHS funding per head in the country. Anne has consistently spoken up for our area and pushed Ministers and local health chiefs for a fairer deal.
Locally, Anne has always made a point of having regular meetings with managers in the local NHS, and visiting local hospitals, surgeries and other health providers to ensure she is completely up-to-date with local developments and to ensure she understands the challenges facing local NHS staff.
Latest...
- News7th March 2007
Anne Main comments on the latest statement by the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. read more »
- News27th February 2007
Anne Main expressed concern this week at new official figures which have exposed an alarming spread of a new hospital superbug - Clostridium difficile ('C-diff') in our local health Trusts. read more »
- News22nd February 2007
During this week's Prime Ministers Questions Anne Main brought directly to the attention of the Prime Minister the plight of our local NHS and has secured a guarantee that he will investigate it. read more »
- Speech22nd January 2007
Whilst acknowledging aspects of the Bill seeking to remove targets and red tape, Anne Main fears too much power will still reside with the Secretary of State and unelected regional assemblies who rarely seem to listen to the views of local people. read more »
- Independent Report: Unfair funding, poor local management and the Government to blame for NHS crisisNews18th December 2006
An independent report by MPs into NHS deficits highlighted "poor central and local management" - citing West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trusts as an example of an NHS organistaion in "extreme difficulty." read more »
- News12th December 2006
Anne Main has expressed her disappointment at the discussion document offered by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trusts. read more »
- News30th November 2006
In a letter to the Secretary of State for Health today, Anne Main reminded the Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP of the previous Secretary of State's apparent enthusiasm for the proposed "super hospital" read more »
- News27th November 2006
Anne Main MP has learnt that Labour Ministers are actively involved in planning the proposed local health cuts and managing the media fallout in St Albans. read more »
- News17th November 2006
At a meeting in Watford last night it was formally announced that Hemel Hempstead will not be offering a blue light accident and emergency service in the future read more »
- News10th November 2006
Anne Main has voiced her concerns at the announcement that plans for the proposed superhospital at Hatfield, have been scrapped. read more »
