Cheltenham MP Alex Chalk has praised local hospitals for tackling the NHS crisis ‘head-on’.
Today the organisation which represents NHS bodies said the country was running out of hospital beds.
But in Parliament yesterday, Conservative Mr Chalk said: “The calibre of local trust leadership can play a huge role. In Gloucestershire, new trust leadership has tackled head on serious financial failings. As a result in December, A&E waiting targets have been met”.
Strict targets on local NHS services are expected to be met across the UK. What are the local figures for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust?
Research by the BBC shows some key figures focusing on Accident and Emergency Services.
An inspection rating suggests that it requires improvement. December figures suggest that 90.8 % of patients are treated or admitted within four hours. The average chance of being treated or admitted across NHS England is currently 80.2%. Out of 133 NHS Trusts, Gloucestershire was ranked 15th.
The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt (below) praised Mr Chalk’s comments: “Nobody campaigns more vigorously for his local trust. I have visited the Gloucester site and I’ve met the management. It is extraordinarily impressive and a great inspiration to many parts of the NHS”.
For NHS Cancer Care, figures suggest that only 76.5% of people are treated or admitted. Out of 134 NHS Trusts, Gloucestershire was ranked 109th.
Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth (below) was quick to attack Mr Hunt. He said: “He has no plan. Nurses have lost confidence in him. He fights for his own job and he won’t fight for the NHS”. Mr Ashworth continues by saying that, “Health inequality, 8 years of underfunding, beds lost, GP numbers down, social care savaged. Nothing has changed”.
