Better access to and an increase in primary care services in Ashford Kent

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like to put to parliament the requirement for better primary care access to the ever increasing population of Ashford Kent. At present GP services are overrun here and often getting same day advice or help is a no go. Urgent care is overrun at the local hospital aswell.

I moved here in March and compared to Surrey and London healthcare options Ashford seems to be left in the lurch. Urgent care is overrun as it’s in the main hospital here William Harvey. New builds are popping
Up all over the borough which will require more strain on the nhs here. With more GP surgeries here and maybe an additional arm
To help a&e and urgent care like a separate health centre which could aid and lessen the massive strain Ashford nhs is under.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about local NHS provision are a matter for your local Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Trust, not the Government or Parliament.

You can find contact details for local CCGs here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ccg-details/

And you can find contact details for NHS Authorities and Trusts here: https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx

Timeline

3 Nov 2021	Petition opened for signatures
8 Nov 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Nov 2021

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