Cuts In Leicestershire Health Authority Services

EDM number 1237 in 1989-90, proposed by Keith Vaz on 04/07/1990.

That this House deplores the recent proposals for ward closures at Leicester Royal Infirmary and the reduncancies of 167 workers there, including doctors and nurses, announced by the local health authority as part of its plans to implement government cuts ú6 million from its budget; is deeply concerned that cutbacks at the Leicester General Hospital will lead to complete ward closures in the future; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Health urgently to inject vital funding into the local health budget to prevent the needless suffering of thousands of local people who are waiting to have operations and treatment.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs.