Priti joins East of England Ambulance staff at their newly refurbished operations centre
Witham’s MP, Priti Patel, has visited the East of England Ambulance Service’s operations centre at Broomfield to meet emergency call handlers and Ambulance professionals at the Service’s newly refurbished facilities. During her visit on Friday, 13th January, Priti was joined by East of England Ambulance Service Chief Executive Tom Abell …
Priti calls for more funding for health and social care in Essex
Following a statement from the Government announcing an extra £250m for health and social care services, the Witham MP, Priti Patel, speaking in the House of Commons on 9th January, highlighted the need for more GPs, local health facilities and support for Essex County Council, with social care. Priti called …
Winter 2022 Vaccination Update
COVID and Flu Vaccinations – who is eligible? Flu Vaccine Eligibility COVID Autumn Booster Eligibility Appointment should be at least 91 days after previous dose 50 and over (including those who’ll be 50 by 31 March 2023) 50 or over Aged 6 months to 50 years in a clinical at-risk …
Priti congratulates Essex & Herts Air Ambulance on receiving an ‘outstanding service’ rating from the CQC
The MP for the Witham Constituency, Priti Patel has written to Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust (EHAAT) to congratulate them on the achievement of an ‘outstanding service’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC carried out its assessment of EHAAT during August and September as part of …
Priti congratulates Suffolk & North-East Essex ICB on booster rollout
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, has written to congratulate staff at NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex ICB for being ranked number one nationally for the Covid-19 Autumn booster rollout campaign. It is expected that many respiratory infections, including COVID-19 and flu may be circulating at high levels …
Priti tours Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Airbase
Witham MP, Priti Patel, toured the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance’s airbase at North Weald on Tuesday 16th August 2022. During her tour she met trustees, staff and volunteers, as well as members of the critical care team, who provide emergency medical services to the seriously ill and injured of …
Priti Patel MP tours new Provide medical facility
The Witham MP, Priti Patel has been given a tour of the Crouch Vale Medical Centre in South Woodham Ferrers. She called in on Friday (16th July) to see the Centre, which opened in December 2019, and brings together Provide and three local GPs and includes Specialist ENT & Audiology …
Priti Patel tours Oaks Hospital and sees new state of the art CT scanner
Witham’s MP, Priti Patel, has today (25th June) been given a tour of privately owned Oaks Hospital, Mile End Road, Colchester which is part of the independent hospital operator group, Ramsay Health Care. Patients from Witham routinely go to Oaks Hospital for specialist private and NHS healthcare treatment and the …
Priti Patel MP welcomes new elective care centre at Colchester Hospital
Priti Patel, Member of Parliament for Witham, has welcomed the announcement that a new elective care centre for patients requiring planned orthopaedic surgery is to be built at Colchester Hospital. The Governing Bodies of NHS North East Essex and NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) met today …
Pulling together to tackle the coronavirus crisis
Statement from Priti Patel, the MP for Witham: With the coronavirus outbreak spreading we face the biggest public health crisis in a generation. I know that the speed at which this virus is spreading is extremely worrying and many of us will already know of people personally who have tested …