Fighting for the Alex

Rachel has published a detailed, comprehensive and realistic report into how a children’s service could be returned to the Alexandra Hospital.

Back in 2019, Rachel was re-elected with an overwhelming mandate to fight to return a maternity and children’s service to the town’s hospital.

Rachel has expressed her frustration with local health bosses over their timetable for the return of the Garden Suite to the Alexandra Hospital.

Rachel has hailed the ‘game-changing’ decision to perform state-of-the-art robotic-assisted surgery at the Alexandra Hospital.

On Monday (August 15th), Rachel visited the Alex to see the progress that has been made to upgrade an operating theatre to make way for Rory the Robot.

Rachel has called on local health bosses to set out the timetable for the Garden Suite’s return to the Alexandra Hospital.

Rachel has published a detailed, comprehensive and realistic report into how a maternity service could be returned to the Alexandra Hospital.

Back in 2019, Rachel was re-elected with an overwhelming mandate to fight to return a maternity and children’s service to the town’s hospital.

Rachel is continuing to hold local health bosses to account over the return of the Garden Suite to the Alexandra Hospital.

Rachel has welcomed additional Government funding which will see mobile MRI and CT scanners remain at the Alexandra Hospital for a further six months.

Plans to perform state-of-the-art robot assisted surgery at the Alexandra Hospital will move a step closer next month when work to install the robot begins.

Rachel said:

“Following the Future of Acute Hospital Services in Worcestershire Review in 2017, three pieces of land were identified as being surplus to the Acute Trust’s requirements.

The Alexandra Hospital has a “bright future ahead of it” Rachel has said as she welcomes a multi-million pound investment in the town’s hospital.