Extra Funding For Social Care Welcomed By Mary Macleod
Former local MP comments on the NHS
The former Conservative MP for Brentford & Isleworth, Mary Macleod has made her first political statement in months by backing the increased funding for social care in the NHS.
She was responding to the announcement that Social Care
in England is to receive an additional £2 billion funding over the
next three years, and a further £100 million will be available for
up to 100 new triage projects
at A&E in time for next winter.
Mary was supporting comments made by Patrick Barr, an A&E nurse who previously stood as a candidate in the 2014 council elections.
Mary said; "It is so important that we support our NHS and the Conservative Government has shown this week with extra funding in the budget that we have the commitment, the will and the plan to deliver a sustainable future for the NHS. Additional investment in social care has also been announced to ensure support where it is most needed. It is critical that we put patient care at the centre of all that do in the NHS and make sure patients receive the joined-up care they deserve."
Patrick Barr, an A&E Nurse, a previous Conservative Council Candidate
in Chiswick, 2014 and the
Brentford by-election in 2015 and officer of HBI Conservative Association,
welcomed the additional support for the NHS in the Spring Budget.
"I am delighted that the Government has committed to a further £2billion
for the Social system over the next three years as well as the already
delivered £7billion extra spending to the NHS over the next three
years. The NHS is a wonderful organisation, free at the point of access,
looking after us all. With a growing and ageing population, it is extremely
important to address the pressures the organisation is facing.
"As an Accident and Emergency nurse, I understand
fully the pressures A&E has faced
over the Winter months, the unnecessary admissions to A&E at Charing
Cross and West
Middlesex hospitals, stretching their capacity further year on year.
This is a great financial contribution by the Government to our organisation
and a welcomed further initiative to reduce unnecessary admissions to
our hospitals.
March 17, 2017