Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington on 2016-10-10.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have made to ensure that effective healthcare is available in Northumberland following the closure of Rothbury Community Hospital’s in-patient ward.

Lord Prior of Brampton

These are matters for the local National Health Service. We understand the decision was taken by NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group and the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in light of the continued extremely low use of the ward. As the suspension is a temporary measure, public consultation is not required.