Tom Gordon: NHS report is “wake-up call” to rescue health and care services in Harrogate and Knaresborough

Tom Gordon MP has 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 Harrogate and Knaresborough. 

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. 

Tom Gordon MP said that the new government must urgently invest in Harrogate and Knaresborough’s local health services with accessing care being the biggest challenge facing their constituents. 

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. 

Tom said: 

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

“I heard from countless people during the election campaign who are suffering from endless waiting lists, or to see an NHS dentist or GP when they need too. 

“The Liberal Democrats and I put tackling the health and care crisis at the heart of our election campaign, and we are now putting it at the heart of our work in Parliament. 

“The top priority of this new government must be fixing our NHS so people can finally get the care they deserve. I will continue to fight for better mental health services, more GPs, additional NHS dentists, and greater investment to repair our crumbling hospital, all to improve healthcare for our community.”

ENDS 

The Darzi report can be found here.