More than 500 protest Norfolk hospital service downgrades
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 15:02 · Archive
More than 500 people protested against proposals that could downgrade services at two Norfolk hospitals.
More than 500 people turned out in the rain on Saturday at Tuesday Market Place in King's Lynn to protest against proposals that could downgrade services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and James Paget University Hospital in Norfolk. Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group is discussing how care might be delivered from the early 2030s, when £1.4bn replacements for both hospitals are expected to open.
Among the proposals on the table, the QEH and JPUH could lose their A&E departments, with emergency patients being taken to Norwich instead. Many of those who protested carried placards showing where they were from and the extra distance they would have to travel if services relocated from Lynn to Norwich.
County and borough councillor Rob Colwell, one of the protest organisers, said the turnout showed how strongly the community cared about the hospital and its services. He called for the clinical review to preserve services at the QEH. The hospitals group has insisted that no final decisions have been made on the proposals.
How it is being reported
- Hundreds join protest over proposed downgrades of Norfolk hospitalsHundreds turned put in the rain to protest at plans which could see services downgraded at the Queen Elizabeth and James Paget University hospitals in Norfolk.Eastern Daily Press · 16 Oct, 14:47
- Hundreds join protest over proposed downgrades of Norfolk hospitalsHundreds turned put in the rain to protest at plans which could see services downgraded at the Queen Elizabeth and James Paget University hospitals in Norfolk.Norwich Evening News · 16 Oct, 14:47
In this story: Queen Elizabeth Hospital · James Paget University Hospital · Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group · King's Lynn · Norwich · Norfolk · Rob Colwell
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