Havant Lib Dems: NHS report is “wake-up call” to rescue health and care services in Havant

Havant Lib Dems have said the Lord Darzi report into the state of the NHS must be a wake-up call for the government to rescue health and services in Havant.

The report said that the NHS is in a ‘critical condition’ and that since 2015, the NHS has missed every target for A&E, cancer and hospital treatment wait times.

Havant Lib Dems said that the new government must urgently invest in Havant’s local health services with accessing care being the biggest challenge facing the area.

In the wake of the report, the Liberal Democrats have called on the government to make fixing the NHS and care its top priority and to recruit more GPs, fix crumbling hospitals and enter into cross-party talks on tackling the crisis in social care.

Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Havant, Gayathri Sathyanath said:

“This report must act as a wake-up call to fix our local health and care services on the brink.

“In recent weeks and months, we have heard from countless people who are suffering from endless waiting lists, or struggling to see an NHS dentist or GP when they need to.

“The promised Community Hospital on the Oak Park site was granted planning permission in 2010. Since then, the land has become derelict.

“There are many people in our borough who do not have an NHS dentist and many are turning to DIY dentistry.

“The new government's top priority must be fixing our NHS so people can finally get the care they deserve.”