Worcester Liberal Democrats are calling on the local Conservative MP Robin Walker to back an amendment to the King’s Speech to address the crisis in the NHS
The amendment calls for a legal right for patients to see their GP within a week and an NHS dentists rescue plan.
It comes as NHS waiting lists have hit a record high of 7.8 million
Liberal Democrats in Worcester have called on local Conservative MP Robin Walker to back an amendment in Parliament this week calling for a GP and dental care rescue plan.
The call came from the party ahead of a series of crunch votes on the King’s Speech in Parliament which happened on Wednesday 15th November.
The Liberal Democrat amendment would give a patient a legal right to see their GP within a week, and 24-hours if in urgent need. It also calls on the government to publish a dental recovery plan as promised seven months after a shocking rise in the number of ‘dental deserts’ leaving people struggling to see an NHS dentist when they need to.
Other measures in the amendment include ensuring the Conservative manifesto pledge of building 40 new hospitals is met, with many currently facing delays and not receiving adequate funding.
Worcester Liberal Democrats have said that if Conservative MP Robin Walker does not back the amendment it would show a “callous disregard for those in Worcester stuck on NHS waiting lists”.
Parliamentary spokesperson for Worcester Liberal Democrats, Cllr Mel Allcott, said:
“This Conservative government has brought our local health services to their knees. Everyday,
people in Worcester are struggling to get a GP appointment or cannot find a dentist taking NHS patients.
“Real action on the NHS was glaringly missing from the King’s Speech. MP Robin Walker needs to back the Liberal Democrat amendment to it and ensure that local health services are put front and centre of the government’s agenda.
“Anything less would show a callous disregard for those in Worcester stuck on NHS waiting lists, unable to get the treatment that they deserve.”
