Bath MP calls for emergency Health and Care Budget

10 July 2024

Newly re-elected Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, Wera Hobhouse, has called for an emergency Health and Care Budget to support local health services on the brink.

The Liberal Democrats put fixing the NHS and care at the heart of their general election campaign, including calls for more GPs, NHS dentists and staffed hospital beds. The party is now calling for an Emergency Health and Care Budget before the end of July, to provide urgent investment for local NHS and social care services.

Wera Hobhouse has campaigned tirelessly to improve healthcare services in Bath. She led the calls to fix the concerning ‘dental desert’ in the region, after almost half of Bath and North East Somerset children were unable to see an NHS dentist last year. She has also been a vocal advocate for improving treatment services for patients suffering with eating disorders as the chair of the APPG on Eating Disorders, as well as pushing for early diagnosis for people with osteoporosis.

Commenting, Wera Hobhouse, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, said:

“I am incredibly proud of the positive campaign that we Liberal Democrats have run in Bath, and we will continue delivering the change that our community deserves.

“Whether you voted for me or not, I will work tirelessly for you, to give Bath a fair deal. That is why I am calling for an emergency Health and Care Budget to fix our NHS brought to its knees by years of Conservative party neglect.

“I have listened to the concerns that countless people have put to me on the doorstep, from the crisis facing our local health services to the filthy sewage being pumped into our waterways, to spiralling mortgages and rents, and I promise to be your local champion and take these issues right to the heart of Parliament.”