PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(8 July 2026)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the 24-hour opening of the accident and emergency department at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital.

Asked by:
Mr Paul Foster (Labour)

I know how important access to emergency services is to local people in Chorley and South Ribble. Decisions on local emergency department configuration are for the NHS locally, and I welcome the fact that Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and the ICB are developing plans following a feasibility study into a potential 24-hour service. I can assure my hon. friend we will be keeping a close eye on how those plans progress.
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