34 Reasons to Vote Labour

REASON 10
HOSPITAL AND ACCIDENT &
EMERGENCY UNIT CLOSURES
There are currently plans to close 24 A&E units across the country. This is in
addition to closures over the last 6 years.
Very few of us are in the fortunate position of never needing an Accident
and Emergency unit. Strangely though the public have continued to support
a government who have been decimating the system. Will that same public
complain when it isn't there on the day they need it?
Where I live the local A&E has already been closed meaning that our nearest
units are at least 30 minutes away (when roads are empty in the middle of
the night). One of our remaining closest units is on the list of 24 to be closed.
If these units were not needed then there could be some argument in favour
of closures - but that is not the case. Recent personal and family experience
includes waits of over 4 hours just to be seen in both units, even though the
patient had a condition that can become very severe (dangerous) if
untreated for more than an hour.
I will not criticise those working in these units, they work extremely hard
and always do their best for patients. And please don't blame the people
attending who don't need to - we've watched them sent away whilst we
waited - they didn't cause delays.
And don't blame immigrants either - a very large proportion of the staff
providing the service are immigrants - without them we'd really be
knackered.
The problem is very simple - lack of resourcing, units that have been closed
making others too busy and even people needing more complex treatments
because of the extra time taken travelling to, and the longer waiting in more
distant units.
Labour will fund the service properly, they will ensure it is a nationalised
rather than private service - and it can be funded through an equitable and
progressive tax system.
VOTE LABOUR BECAUSE THEY ARE THE PARTY THAT WILL
HALT THESE CLOSURES IMMEDIATELY IF ELECTED.