Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of A&E service provision for children in Southport.
No recent assessment has been made. However, National Health Service leaders in West Lancashire, Formby, and Southport have recently launched the Shaping Care Together programme. This seeks to improve the configuration of services and ensure that NHS services meet the long term needs of the local population.