Petition to Ashley Dalton MP asking her to speak out over the threat to not just A&E but also Maternity Services at Ormskirk Hospital

Maternity Services have joined children’s A&E as under threat at Ormskirk Hospital. Less than 2 weeks ago, so-called “high risk births” were transferred to Whiston from Ormskirk and the whole service will be lost if children’s accident and emergency moves to Southport. Health chiefs have said as much, yet the current consultation omits this. Our MP has been largely silent and is failing to represent us.

So, please add your name to this petition calling on our MP, Ashley Dalton to speak out publicly in support of her constituents and the grave and current threat to Ormskirk hospital’s maternity and A&E services and to publish her own response to the consultation. Signing the petition will trigger an email directly to Ashley Dalton. You can view the letter and what will be sent to Ms Dalton by clicking to expand the box below.

Ashley Dalton - Please speak out over Ormskirk Hospital

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Maternity has joined A&E as under threat at Ormskirk hospital - Please speak out

Dear Ms Dalton,
 
In an email sent to local GPs on 18th September "high risk birth pathways" have been suspended temporarily at Ormskirk and expectant mothers will now have to travel to Whiston. It was a similar "temporary suspension" of night-time emergency care at Ormskirk which took place in 2020 that has lead to the current proposal to remove emergency care altogether from Ormskirk.
 
It seems certain that Maternity will disappear from Ormskirk to Whiston if children's A&E is moved to Southport under the current consultation.
Why are you silent on this?
 
I ask you to please speak out publicly about the threat to Ormskirk's Maternity Services and to also publish the consultation response you yourself have submitted to the current consultation on the future of urgent and emergency care.
 
I look forward to your response.

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