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.

 

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Antony Backs Changes to Keep More Doctors Working with the NHS

Local MP Antony Higginbotham has backed the Chancellor’s plans to keep more doctors in the NHS by changing pension rules which penalise those with the most experience. Levies applied to pension contributions have in recent years seen increasing numbers of consultants and other senior doctors forced

A Plan for Urgent and Emergency Care

This week the Government announced its Urgent and Emergency Care Plan, a comprehensive strategy aimed at transforming the country's health care system.   The new plan forms part of a wider effort to modernise the NHS in order to improve the quality of care for patients, and to make sure w

Record Number of Doctors and Nurses Employed

Latest data shows record numbers of doctors, nurses and staff working in the NHS. On top of 4,000 new GP trainees and 21,000 more primary care staff Government on track to deliver on commitment for 50,000 more nurses by 2024, with over 32,000 more nurses working in NHS hospitals and in general pra

Digital Healthcare Transformation

Earlier this week I met with the head of our local NHS Trust to discuss current levels of performance and how we need to continue to invest in Burnley Hospital to ensure it remains at the heart of our local healthcare. The Hospital already has outstanding provision, particularly the new eye hospita