NHS

I'm working to ensure residents across Burnley & Padiham have access to world-class healthcare by securing a new radiology centre at Burnley Hospital, and ensuring everyone can access a GP appointment when they need one.

I'm working to support our NHS so residents have better local services when they need them.

  • My mission has always been a whole scale levelling up of healthcare provision in Burnley and Padiham. And in the time I’ve been your Member of Parliament I’ve worked with East Lancashire NHS Trust to secure two new endoscopy rooms, state-of-the-art breast cancer screening equipment, the introduction of surgical robots, and a strategy to improve emergency care.
  • We need to guarantee a long-term future for Burnley hospital through skills, increased diagnostics & investment. And that's exactly where my focus is.
  • Burnley has one of Lancashire's best maternity units. And I'm working with the Trust to build on this and make Burnley an even better place to raise a family.

 

News

Faster Treatment – More Choice

Last week I welcomed the Minister for Health to Blackburn Hospital. I did so as a big part of my role is making sure that Government really understands the issues faced by residents in Burnley and Padiham.

Burnley’s MP Brings Minister to Blackburn A&E

MP Antony Higginbotham and other East Lancashire MPs welcomed the Minister for Health and Social Care Helen Whately MP to Royal Blackburn Hospital this week. Minister Helen Whately MP spent more than an hour walking around the A&E ward and other departments chatting to hospital officials and st

Working to deliver world class healthcare for residents

When I first got elected, back in December 2019, the first conversation I had with the Health Secretary was about Burnley General. I was keen to work with him, as he was me, to look at how we cement its position as a hub for modern healthcare.

Antony Visits Blackburn Hospital to See Challenges First-Hand

Following issues raised about Blackburn Royal Teaching Hospital, Burnley and Padiham’s MP has visited to speak with the Chief Executive Martin Hodgson. Antony Higginbotham MP who has been seeking views on local healthcare provision has said he wanted to visit “to see first-hand” the experiences of

The Launch of Pharmacy First in Burnley and Padiham

  Antony Higginbotham MP visited Cohen's Pharmacy on Coal Clough Lane to speak with pharmacist Lorraib about how Pharmacy First will speed up diagnosis and treatment for those in need. The new Pharmacy First scheme enables your local pharmacy to treat common conditions with prescription-only

Antony welcomes the expansion of medical school places

The number of medical school places is set to expanded as the Government announces it will fund an additional 205 starting in 2024, accelerating a commitment in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan published in June. Antony Higginbotham MP who has previously raised the training of doctors at Burnley’s