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3rd April 2003

MP Applauds Community Hospital After Visit

Northavon MP Steve Webb has congratulated staff at Thornbury Hospital on the high quality of care that they provide following a recent visit.

The MP was invited by Matron Maggie Sullivan of Thornbury Hospital to see the work that goes on in a community hospital. Steve Webb toured Henderson Ward, chatting to staff and patients, and also looked at the outpatient clinics on the site, where local people can access a wide range of medical services.

Maggie Sullivan explained that the hospital caters for adults of all ages, meeting the needs of local people who have been referred directly by their GP to Thornbury hospital. The hospital also
looks after people who have been discharged from larger hospitals but who are not yet fully ready to return home, and also provides care for people who are terminally ill.

Commenting after his visit, Steve Webb said:

“I was enormously impressed by the work that goes on at Thornbury Hospital. It really is part of the community, and a number of patients told me how nice it is that their friends can simply pop in and see them.

I am a great believer in community hospitals, and I hope that the role of Thornbury hospital will develop and grow over the coming years. I pay great tribute to the professionalism and care of Maggie Sullivan and the staff at Thornbury Hospital”.