\n Horsham MP John Milne is calling for emergency measures to protect patients and the NHS ahead of winter, after new data revealed that A&E visits in Surrey and Sussex reached 9,187 in June and July, up from 5,784 during the same period a decade ago.\n<\/p>\n
\n The figures also show that 1,213 patients waited 12 hours or more in A&E before admission during those two months.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Milne, a Liberal Democrat, said: “Health services locally and across the country are under enormous strain.\n<\/p>\n
\n “What used to be described as a winter NHS crisis is in danger of becoming a year-round ‘permacrisis’, and too many are paying the price.”\n<\/p>\n
\n He warned that the sharp rise in A&E demand points to an NHS in “permacrisis,” with services under sustained pressure throughout the year.\n<\/p>\n
\n The MP is supporting calls for the government to introduce an emergency support package ahead of the typically busier winter months.\n<\/p>\n
\n Horsham does not have its own A&E department, and Mr Milne says this leaves residents particularly vulnerable during periods of high demand.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “In Horsham, we don\u2019t have an A&E department of our own.\n<\/p>\n
\n “People rely on overstretched GPs or face long journeys to Crawley or Redhill when minutes can mean the difference between life and death.\n<\/p>\n
\n “This situation is not the fault of our healthcare workers, who work tirelessly; it is the product of years of neglect and underfunding.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I am calling for urgent action to be taken to prevent another crisis for workers and patients this winter.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Milne is also campaigning for a broader range of treatments to be offered at Horsham Hospital to reduce pressure on neighbouring hospitals and improve care closer to home.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “Alongside the need for emergency measures from the government, my campaign is about making healthcare genuinely accessible for Horsham residents.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I would like to see more treatments delivered at Horsham Hospital to support surrounding hospitals and patients who are unable to travel long distances for care.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I\u2019m also pushing for better transport links and discounted hospital parking for residents. No one should face extra barriers to get the care they desperately need.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Horsham MP John Milne is calling for emergency measures to protect patients and the NHS ahead of winter,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117083,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-117082","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}