Environment
Chalk streams hit by 14,000 hours of sewage discharges last year
This is a devastating blow to our country’s environment.
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27 Apr 2023
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Lib Dem Policy, Ideas and Information
Health, Care & the NHS
Shocking Stats on GP Appointments
More than 500,000 GP appointments in Somerset in the past year lasted five minutes or less, new research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
26 Apr 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
585 patients face 12-hour A&E waits in Somerset
Nearly 600 patients in Somerset waited more than 12 hours in A&E in February, shocking new figures have revealed.
20 Apr 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
Children's Operations Cancelled
More than 500 children’s operations have been cancelled at hospitals in Somerset Foundation Trust in the past five years, many due to a shortage of staff and beds, shocking figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
11 Apr 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
655 children’s operations in Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh cancelled over past five years
655 children’s operations have been cancelled at hospitals in Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh last year, many due to a shortage of staff and beds, shocking figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
3 Apr 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
Lib Dems call for a return to ‘proper local health services’ as figures show surge in patients per GP in Somerset
The Liberal Democrats have called for a return to proper local health services, after new figures revealed a fall in the number of GPs in Somerset while patient numbers rise.
30 Mar 2023