Patients raise fears over hospital moving vital services

Patients at a physio unit have flagged up concerns that services have been moved from Southport Hospital to Ormskirk Hospital due to ‘winter demands’ – but the NHS have responded, saying that they are ‘freeing up space’ at the ‘most challenging of times.’ Andy Steel, from Churchtown, recently suffered a shoulder injury and was referred for sessions earlier this month at Southport Hospital’s Physiotherapy Unit. But on Friday, December 6, he was called by the Trust who said that all appointments previously assigned to Southport had been transferred across. He said: “When I was being seen to by the physio- … Continue reading Patients raise fears over hospital moving vital services