HEALTH secretary Alan Johnson has been asked to intervene to prevent further ward closures at Westmorland General Hospital.
MP Tim Farron is calling on Mr Johnson to halt proposed cutbacks at the hospital as part of the acute services review so an independent panel can decide whether they should go ahead.
The Westmorland and Lonsdale MP said wards were being "pushed to breaking point" since the controversial closure of Ward 11.
He has written to the Health Secretary asking him to refer the acute services review to the Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP) "as a matter of urgency", and step in to halt the further closure of wards until the panel has reached its decision.
For full story see this week's Westmorland Gazette.
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