The evidence
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The case for keeping our children's A&E at Ormskirk — built from the evidence, local and national. New briefings most days.
National evidence
The hospitals they'd send our kids to are already full
Moving our children's A&E to Southport won't add a single bed — it just pours more families into hospitals that are already running hot.
6 July 2026 Patient safetyMinutes matter: moving our children's A&E 8 miles further away is a safety risk
In a real emergency, the time it takes to reach specialist care can decide the outcome. Ormskirk sits closer, not further, to the centres that save children's lives.
5 July 2026 The consultationThey asked 7,840 of us. Then they ignored the answer.
Keeping the children's A&E at Ormskirk was the most popular option in the NHS's own consultation. The committee chose Southport anyway. Here's why that matters.
5 July 2026