Petition · past parliament

Save the accident and emergency department from closure at Chorley hospital

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Lancashire health trust managers have decided to downgrade the accident and emergency facility at Chorley and district hospital and in turn having people travel or be taken by ambulance to Preston hospital which is unable to cope .
We want a review of management who have made this decision , claiming lack of staff when in fact Mr Lindsay Hoyle MP as already stated he believes this was pre planned cut to vital life saving emergency services in the Chorley and south ribble district

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

14 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
14 Apr 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Apr 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.