Petition to bring radiotherapy services to Kendal (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Petition to bring radiotherapy services to Kendal

4:06pm Monday 3rd October 2011 in Health By Rachel Ryan

HOT on the heels of securing a chemotherapy unit in the district, Westmorland and Lonsdale's MP is striving to secure more cancer services.

Tim Farron has launched an online petition in an effort to bring radiotherapy services to the Westmorland General Hospital.

After the huge success of bringing the chemotherapy unit to the hospital in Kendal, Mr Farron is now working to bring radiotherapy services to Kendal also, saving patients a 100-mile round trip to Preston.

To show the distance that patients have to travel for treatment last year, Mr Farron walked the 44-mile route from Preston to Kendal.

He said:” We are delighted with the establishment of the chemotherapy unit at Westmorland General and the response I've seen from patients is evidence of its success, however our campaign for new health services must not stop here.

''I hope that residents respond with the same passion to stage two of our campaign, as they did regarding the petition for the chemotherapy services, by supporting and signing the new petition for a radiotherapy unit in Kendal."

The petition can be found at the address below.