689 local people had to wait more than two weeks to see a cancer specialist after a GP referral, new analysis of NHS data by Leicestershire's Liberal Democrats has found.
Local Liberal Democrats have welcomed the news that local NHS facilities are to be upgraded but have slammed the government for once again selling our area short.
Hinckley and Bosworth Lib Dems accused the Conservative party of a "stitch up" after Rishi Sunak was appointed by Conservative MPs as Prime Minister without the public being given a say.
The Liberal Democrats held their East Midlands regional conference in Hinckley. It was a well attended event with party members from across the region attending. Guest speakers included Baroness Liz Barker. The Lib Dems national party conference was cancelled as a mark of respect to the late Queen Elizabeth the Second as it was due during the week of her funeral.
Responding to Liz Truss's resignation as Prime Minister, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary spokesman for Hinckley and Bosworth Michael Mullaney said
A series of cases of injured elderly and vulnerable residents in Hinckley and Bosworth having to wait long times for ambulances to arrive has prompted Hinckley and Bosworth Council to write to the Secretary of State for Health calling for urgent action to solve the problem.
