Happy New Year

A very Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year 2008 to everyone reading this blog.

Especially to all patients and staff at West Cumberland Hospital, Millom Community Hospital, and Mary Hewitson Cottage Hospital in Keswick.

To help ensure that the second of these wishes comes true, I would strongly encourage all readers in West Cumbria to attend one of the public meetings on the "Closer to Home" proposals for local health services and let the local NHS know of your views and concerns about out hospitals.

There are five meetings in Cumbria, including two in Copeland. The first of these will be held in Whitehaven Civic Hall on Monday 14th January at 7pm, and the other at Millom in the Network Centre, Millom School, Salthouse Road at 2pm on Monday 21st January.