Southport MP Damien Moore calls for childrens A&E to be returned to the town

Mr Moore said: “While I welcome the Government’s commitment to clear the backlog from Covid, we must aim for more than simply returning to where we were before the pandemic hit and restrictions came into force. 

“As my other Hon. Friend the Minister for Health knows, Southport Hospital has been lacking a children’s A&E since 2003, with services rolled into Ormskirk Hospital. 

“During Covid, however, Ormskirk’s Children’s A&E has stopped providing a 24-hour service, with the result that a child who falls sick out of hours must now travel to Liverpool. 

“First we must see the resumption of the 24/7 service in Ormskirk, and then, most importantly, we must see the return of this service to Southport.

“We must ensure that all people in this country, from the day they are born, are given the support they deserve. We must ensure that children are given the best possible start. We must ensure that the UK remains the best place in which to grow up.”