Six things you can do today
Campaigns aren't won by anger. They're won by numbers and noise, applied to the right people at the right moment. Here's exactly how you help — in rising order of effort. Do one. Do all six. Every single one counts.
Sign the petition
It takes 30 seconds and it's the foundation of everything. The bigger the number, the harder we are to ignore.
Sign nowShare it — especially on WhatsApp
Most of West Lancashire will find this campaign through a friend, not a headline. Forward it to your street's WhatsApp, the school-gate group, the local mums' and dads' chats. That's where campaigns are really won.
Share on WhatsAppWrite to your MP
A personal note from a constituent carries real weight. We've drafted one you can copy, personalise and send in two minutes via WriteToThem.
Copy the letterTell your story
If Ormskirk's children's A&E has ever been there for your family, tell us. Real stories are what move ministers — and they fuel everything we post.
Share your storyCome to a meeting
Campaigns need faces, not just signatures. Follow the Facebook page for dates of public meetings, street stalls and council sessions you can turn up to.
Follow for datesFollow and stay in the fight
This is a marathon, not a sprint. Follow the campaign so you hear the moment there's news — and the moment we need you to act.
Follow the campaignWrite to your MP — we've drafted it for you
Copy this, add your name and address, and send it via WriteToThem (it finds your MP from your postcode). Personal touches help — a line about your own family lands hardest.
Dear [MP name], I am a constituent writing to you about the decision to move the children's A&E from Ormskirk Hospital to Southport, taken by the joint ICB committee on 13 March 2026. I am asking you to do one thing: publicly support the request for the Health Secretary to formally "call in" this decision before any work begins. The reasons are straightforward. The NHS ran a 13-week public consultation and received more than 7,840 responses. Keeping the children's A&E at Ormskirk was the most popular option — yet the committee chose Southport anyway, at a cost of £33 million over a minimum of three years. The NHS had named Southport as its "preferred option" before the consultation even began, which is why so many local people felt their views were never going to count. In late March 2026, Lancashire County Council's health scrutiny committee voted unanimously, across all parties, to ask the Health Secretary to call the decision in. That request remains unanswered. Meanwhile, Ormskirk sits 10–20 minutes closer than Southport to the specialist centres at Alder Hey, Whiston and Aintree — the places the most seriously ill and injured children are taken. In an emergency, those minutes matter. I am not asking you to oppose the NHS or its staff, whom I admire. I am asking you to defend a basic principle: that when the public is consulted and gives a clear answer, that answer should count for something. Please confirm that you will support the call-in request, and let me know what action you intend to take. Yours sincerely, [Your name] [Your address / postcode]