Bed closures at Ilkeston Community Hospital have been categorically ruled out as part of Derbyshire CCGs plans to make in-year saving of 3% during 2018/19.

Local MP Maggie Throup has thanked members of the public as well as NHS representatives from across Derbyshire, for their participation in a meeting to discuss the future of Erewash’s health economy and has condemned the actions of Labour Party members who used “bullyboy tactics” in an attempt to

Maggie Throup MP, Member of Parliament for Erewash, is pleased to announce details of her forthcoming public panel discussion regarding the future of Erewash’s health economy.

Erewash MP Maggie Throup joined charity Leonard Cheshire in support of their Untapped Talent campaign calling for better support for disabled people on their journey to employment and whilst in work.

Local MP Maggie Throup is calling on small shopkeepers from across Erewash to enter the Best Small Shops Competition, celebrating the creativity of small shops and the central role they play in their local community.

Maggie Throup MP, Member of Parliament for Erewash has released the following statement regarding Ilkeston Community Hospital and the wider health economy across Erewash:

Erewash MP Maggie Throup is asking local schools and community groups across Erewash to come forward with proposals of where to plant five new trees that have been donated by the Woodland Trust as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy Scheme.

Local MP Maggie Throup has welcomed the announcement of £4,992,000 to improve ambulance services across the East Midlands.

The funding is part of £36.3 million of sustainability and transformation partnership (STP) funding announced by the Health Minister Stephen Barclay.

In repose to ongoing rumours regarding the future provision of services at Ilkeston Community Hospital, Erewash MP Maggie Throup is to convene a public meeting with senior NHS mangers to allay any fears over reductions to services.

Erewash MP Maggie Throup has moved to reassure local residents over the future provision of services at Ilkeston Community Hospital, and has spoken of her anger at attempts by Labour to unduly cause alarm.