Simon Kirby, MP for Kemptown & Peacehaven brings Jeremy Hunt MP to visit Royal Sussex Country Hospital.
Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, today brought the Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, to Brighton to show him around the Royal Sussex County Hospital.
This follows Simon’s successful campaign to secure £420 million funding to redevelop the hospital. During the visit the Health Secretary was given a tour of a number of wards and spoke to staff about the redevelopment plans.
Simon said: “Having campaigned so long for this funding I was pleased to be able to show the Health Secretary around the hospital so he could see at first hand just what a difference this investment will make and the outdated facilities the excellent staff at the hospital have to contend with at the moment.”
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: “It was great to be able to come to Brighton today to visit the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Having spoken to some of the dedicated, hardworking staff I know just what a difference the £420 million Government investment will make in improving facilities for patients and staff alike.
“Brighton is lucky to have such a strong vocal champion in parliament, Simon pursued this funding relentlessly with myself, the Chancellor and the Prime Minister and left us all in no doubt as to just how important it was for his constituents.
“This investment is a clear signal of the Government’s commitment to the NHS here in Brighton. It is regrettable that the Labour party has tried to play party politics with this important issue, particularly as funding for this project was never approved under the last Government.”