An MP says he has arranged to speak to NHS bosses about the future of a failing mental health hospital.
In March NHS England (NHSE) ordered the removal of all 287 inpatients from St Andrew’s Healthcare’s facility in Northampton over safety concerns.
The provider has remained in talks with NHSE over retaining some capacity at the site and has been approached for comment.
Mike Reader, Labour MP for Northampton South, said he was pushing “for more support for the patients, for the staff and for the hospital”.
In a video post on his Facebook page, he added: “I want to make sure I understand the plan for protecting services and making sure we put in long-term support at St Andrew’s to keep this institution in Northampton.”
NHSE had previously shared a deadline of the end of June for the first group of NHS patients to leave St Andrew’s.
St Andrew’s Healthcare currently operates two other sites in Birmingham and Essex, which remain unaffected by the NHSE decision.