Dr. Ann Robinson has been battling for more than two years to continue running Withnell Health Centre.
A Chorley GP says she has been humbled after her patients raised £4,000 in the space of just four days to secure the specialist support they hope will help her keep control of her practice.
While she hoped to be awarded the contract without a new competition, the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board last month said procurement rules meant that it would have to launch a fresh bidding process.In response, a campaign group established to keep Dr. Robinson in post launched a crowdfunder to enable her to employ an expert bid writer – and give her the best chance of being successful second time around.
“We still don’t know what the exact questions will be, but the bid writer can help us refine our answers. there was no section to say what your patient satisfaction scores were and how you were delivering care. “It just goes to show what can be achieved when a community comes together to support something that’s close to their heart.
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