“To save the things we love about the NHS, we need to change it”: Luton’s MPs want your ideas on how to improve healthcare
People living in Luton are being urged to share their ideas about how to reform the NHS as the new government looks to overhaul the current system.
This week, the government launched “the biggest ever national conversation about the future of our NHS”, with Rachel Hopkins MP and Sarah Owen MP encouraging those who live in the town to take part in a consultation to share their experiences and ideas.
These responses will form part of a new ‘Ten-Year Health Plan’, due to be published in the spring, to get the NHS “back on its feet and fit for the future”.
For the next five months, residents in Luton and Bedfordshire can share their experiences of using the NHS, their frustrations, and their ideas for how to improve it, via Change.NHS.uk.
There will be in-person events across the country and the option to send contributions by post.
Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said: “Today the NHS is going through the worst crisis in its history. But while the NHS is broken, it’s not beaten. Together, we can fix it.
“Whether you use the NHS or work in it, you see first-hand what’s great, but also what isn’t working. We need your ideas to help turn the NHS around. In order to save the things we love about the NHS, we need to change it. "
Rachel Hopkins MP, Member of Parliament Luton South & South Bedfordshire said:
“Throughout my time as an MP, our NHS has consistently been one of the biggest issues raised with me. Whether it’s people struggling to get a GP or dentist appointment, being stuck on an NHS waiting list, or long waits to access the right mental health support.”
While Sarah Owen MP, Member of Parliament for Luton North, added:
“Some of the best ideas for change come from those on the front line of our health service – whether doctor, nurse, porter or patient. I know there are amazing, talented people working in the Luton and Dunstable Hospital who see every day the strain our NHS is under.
“This is why it is so important that Luton residents have their say for the future of the NHS, and feed into the NHS consultation.”