Hazel Grove
Lib Dem Lisa off to a flying start
Campaign kicks off in earnest after snap election announcement
25 May 2024
An extra hospital for Stockport
Sign below to add your name to the petition to the Secretary of State for Health for a new hospital
Urgent repairs are needed for Stepping Hill Hospital, with buildings being condemned, corridors flooded, and light fittings falling out of ceilings. Sign our petition to tell the Department of Health to fund the critical repairs that are needed today, and a long-term plan for tomorrow. With an estimated £130 million backlog of repairs, we need urgent funding today, and a long-term development plan for a new, additional site in the centre of Stockport, located near the transport interchange.
Hazel Grove
Council leader backs Lisa’s hospital campaign
Lisa Smart’s campaign to open a new hospital site in the centre of Stockport has received the backing of the leader of Stockport Council, Mark Hunter.
29 Jan 2024
Hazel Grove
PMQs: Sunak fails to commit to funding the £50 million of repairs needed for Stepping Hill Hospital
The Prime Minister failed to commit to funding the more than £50 million of repairs needed for Stepping Hill Hospital when pressed on the hospital’s crumbling buildings at Prime Ministers Questions.
18 Jan 2024
Hazel Grove
A new hospital for Stockport
– Lisa Smart calls for a new central hospital in Stockport in addition to Stepping Hill – New location proposed near former Debenhams site and new transport interchange
15 Jan 2024
Hazel Grove
Conservative MPs vote against more support for local GP and ambulance services
Conservative MPs, including the outgoing MP for Hazel Grove, have been criticised after voting against a Liberal Democrat amendment which would have committed the government to improving GP and ambulance wait times.
13 Dec 2023
Hazel Grove
Ministers letting Stockport “grind to a halt” as 56,744 on local NHS waiting lists
A staggering 174 out of every 1,000 NHS patients in Stockport – more than one in six residents – who have been referred for treatment are still waiting it to start – the fifth worst performing area of the country.
13 Dec 2023