Results 1-3 of 3 for foundation hospital speaker:Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
- Community Hospitals (2 Nov 2005)
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...areas represented by Opposition colleagues—there are a great many Opposition Members present, but very few Government Members, which must tell us something about this debate. All my cottage hospitals—Tetbury, Fairford, Bourton-on-the-Water, Moreton-in-Marsh and, to a lesser degree, Cirencester—are threatened with bed closures, ward closures or complete closure. The reason...
- Community Hospitals (2 Nov 2005)
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: I entirely agree with my neighbour. Part of the problem is the differential in funding. Foundation hospitals receive an amount that is well in excess of inflation, whereas cottage hospitals are being starved of funds. Many other colleagues have referred today to the rurality of some areas in Gloucestershire, which are 25 to 30 miles away from the nearest district general hospital. That is a...
- Ambulance Trust Mergers (9 Feb 2005)
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: ...rural areas of the north Cotswolds? I do not think that the Minister has any idea, and I invite him to come and look for himself. Some of my constituents live 30 miles from the nearest district general hospital. If they do not have a proper ambulance service when they need it, they will die. There is no question about that. We must be sure that the merger will work; otherwise, we are...
