More money for the local NHS to help our GPs and hospitals do their job

As we head into winter, we have reached what the Deputy Chief Medical Officer has called a ‘tipping point’ in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. Cases are now starting to rise steeply locally and appear to be doubling every week.

During the Conservative Party Conference 2020, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, set out his new plan - Build Back Better.

Brentwood and Ongar MP Alex Burghart has urged all those people in Brentwood and Ongar who are eligible for the flu jab to get one this winter, as the Government launches its drive to vaccine 30 million people.

After a flurry of unsubstantiated social media rumours and claims about Brentwood Community Hospital’s future on Friday I had an online meeting with representatives of the Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership (MSEHCP) and health trust NELFT to get the true picture.

In the midst of a global pandemic, the birth of a baby is a joyful sign of life continuing as usual.

As the coronavirus situation continues to develop, I would strongly urge all constituents to follow Government guidance and pay attention to the Prime Minister’s statements. Please wash your hands thoroughly and if you have a persistent cough and/or a fever please stay at home for 7 days.

Pictures of supermarket shelves in Brentwood emptied of toilet paper, pasta, tinned goods and hand sanitiser have been sent to me this week by constituents who are rightly baffled how the Government’s message of “wash your hands” has been interpreted by some as “stockpile now”.

Businesses and individuals trading and living in the Brentwood and Ongar constituency will be better off after a bold Spring Budget from new Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt. Hon. Rishi Sunak, according to local Member of Parliament, Alex Burghart.

There’s been a nasty strain of the common cold virus doing the rounds since the beginning of the General Election campaign last year which laid many people low over Christmas and well into the New Year.

The Conservatives are protecting the future of the NHS.

We are planning an enormous investment in the NHS - £33.9bn, 20 hospital upgrades and 40 new hospitals. We will also deliver 6,000 more GPs by 2024-5 to improve services and reduce the wait for appointments.