September 10th, 2009 | 
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Burnley’s Liberal Democrats were tonight celebrating with Burnley people the news that another NHS service may return to Burnley General Hospital.
According to information uncovered by Burnley’s Liberal Democrats, NHS East Lancashire (formerly the PCT) has plans to return its out-of-hours GP service to the hospital. The move comes less than two years after out-of-hours GPs were moved out.
Leading hospitals campaigner and Burnley Council leader Coun Gordon Birtwistle said, “Drip by drip we are seeing services being returned to Burnley General.
“This was always the right place for the out-of-hours doctor to be. A lot of the time people go to the hospital when really they should be going to see their GP. By having the GPs at the hospital out-of-hours, it frees up staff to handle genuine hospital cases at busy times like Friday and Saturday nights.”
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Former hospital governor and Lib Dem Coun Darren Reynolds said, “It’s a pity that the services were moved out in the first place. Constantly moving things about creates confusion, when what people want at times of illness is simplicity.”
It is understood that appointments will need to be made to see the out-of-hours doctors at the hospital. It is not known when the move is due to take place.
Coun Birtwistle added, “One day we will also have a full A&E service restored at Burnley General. Burnley Council first called for an independent review of the changes in February 2008 but we got no response. Maybe now with the new chairman and chief executive at the hospitals trust, we have a new opportunity.”
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