Sir Oliver Heald, MP for North East Hertfordshire, with County Councillors Fiona Hill and Tony Hunter, met Margaret Allen, head of the Royston Hospital Community Interest Group, to sign up to the aims of the Royston Hospital CIC. The group is calling for an NHS social care facility on the Royston Hospital site.

Commenting, Sir Oliver said, “This community interest group aims to give greater flexibility in the provision of NHS social care, and I am happy to support its aims.”

Photo: from left to right, Sir Oliver Heald MP, Maggie Allen (head of Royston Hospital CIC), Cllr Fiona Hill, Cllr Tony Hunter

Notes - Here are the aims of the CIC in full:
“We want improved health and social outcomes for people in the area.
We want all the people in the areato have access to local integrated health and social care services.
We want people to be able to access beds close to home for rehabilitation and step up step down care.
We want to improve community involvement in local health and social care.
We want people to be able to remain in their own homes for as long as possible rather than being admitted to care homes or bed blocking in hospital.
We will seek a plan which will be sustainable for the foreseeable future.”