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New community hospital a step closer says MP

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, said he is delighted to hear plans for a new East Riding Community Hospital have cleared one of the final hurdles.

 Members of NHS East Riding of Yorkshire PCT board held an extraordinary meeting where they unanimously approved the business case for the new hospital.

East Riding Community Hospital still on track says MP

Delays to the construction of the new East Riding Community Hospital ‘will not’ lead to a funding shortfall, says MP for Beverley and Holderness Graham Stuart.

Graham made the comment after it was reported in the media that the project faced being left £10 million short due to delays being caused by the discovery of a [...]

MP calls on PM to explain unfair health funding

Graham Stuart MP has accused the Prime Minister of avoiding answering questions on the unfair health funding in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The Beverley and Holderness MP was called on by the Speaker to ask a question during Wednesday’s Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons.

 

PCT to look at multiple doctor registrations thanks to MP

A loophole in the medical system is being investigated amid fears temporary residents in the East Riding can register at more than one doctor’s practice at a time.

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, said he had been told some people who lived for part of the year in temporary accommodation or caravans were abusing [...]

MP fights for fairer health funding

Every man woman and child in Beverley and Holderness has less spent on their health than nearly anywhere in the rest of the country, according to evidence revealed by Graham Stuart MP.

Residents are hit twice as the Primary Care Trust receives around £85 less per person than the national average because it falls foul of [...]

‘Keep an eye on elderly and vulnerable’ says MP

AS wintry conditions continued to grip the Beverley and Holderness constituency, MP Graham Stuart said neighbours and families should remain vigilant of those who are elderly and vulnerable.

Graham said: “We often make a special effort to call on the elderly over the Christmas and New Year period. Now that many people are back at work that [...]

MP welcomes thalidomide payout

Foot painting

MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, today welcomes the news £20 million and an apology were to be given to the victims of thalidomide.

Graham said: “I have met and talked at length to victims of thalidomide and believe this payout and the apology are long overdue.”

Call to protect pensioners from plans to scrap benefits.

Graham Stuart MP

Fears as many as 4,060 pensioners could lose their disability benefits across Beverley and Holderness have been raised by MP Graham Stuart.

Graham voiced his opposition to Gordon Brown’s new plans to scrap disability benefits for the elderly.

Broken promises mean residents still suffer obnoxious stench

Water Treatment Plant

Despite assurances from Yorkshire Water (YW) it had effectively eliminated bad smells from its Saltend Treatment Plant, MP Graham Stuart says complaints are still streaming in.

Now he has called on YW to let him know what their assessment is of whether further investment, aimed at even better odour control, will be forthcoming [...]

New Beverley Hospital given greenlight by planners

Planners today approved plans for the new Beverley Hospital to be built.

MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, said he was delighted with news a new hospital has been granted planning permission.