Fighting for the Alex

Rachel has welcomed an extra £2.6 million in Government funding to speed up hospital discharge and to ease pressures on the Alex.

Rachel has welcomed Government plans to publish a comprehensive long-term NHS workforce plan.

Rachel said:

“Following a detailed briefing with our Acute Trust last week, I know the planning application for the operating theatre development at the Alex has been withdrawn – and for good reason.

Local health bosses are investigating Rachel Maclean MP’s proposal to return the Garden Suite to a temporary facility at the Alexandra Hospital until its permanent home becomes available.

Plans to develop a multi-million pound operating theatre complex at the Alexandra Hospital have moved a step closer after a planning application for the scheme was submitted.

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.