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MPs Nick Hurd and John Randall with Community Voice Chair, Joan Davis

"Mount Vernon is the affordable solution because it has the people and facilities in place, not least the marvellous charities that share the site.

Ever since it lost the A & E department, Mount Vernon has been messed around by the NHS.

Now is the time to secure its future as a leading cancer centre with superb facilities for the local community that gives it so much support."

"This campaign is very important. If we get the real community support which I know is there, I think we can secure the cancer base, just as is now happening at Harefield with the heart service"

"This a cross-party, completely united campaign to retain cancer services on the site.

"People who are very sick should not be travelling far away for their treatment and Mount Vernon is the ideal solution."

"There will never be a better chance for the public to show its strength and achieve success with the shout, 'We want cancer services to stay at Mount Vernon!' Now is the time to pull together and join the campaign."

"This is a cross-party campaign to support cancer services at Mount Vernon Hospital.

"I strongly support the campaign to end the uncertainty that has surrounded Mount Vernon (since it lost its Accident and Emergency Department) and protect the essential cancer services it provides."

"I support fully to retain the Cancer Centre of Mount Vernon and I am pleased that a petition of 70,000 people in the area agree with me."

"I support Nick Hurd's campaign to keep the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in its present location. People from the Wycombe area use it - and want to keep it."

"I know from experience of many of my constituents how essential the Mount Vernon cancer services have been for them. I wholeheartedly support the campaign to keep Mount Vernon Cancer Centre open, and will work with my fellow MPs to try and achieve this goal."

"The provision of cancer services, locally, within Hillingdon is an essential component to maintaining the health and well being of the Borough. Mount Vernon has a well earned, established and deserved reputation for its cancer services they should never have been under threat and we must ensure that they never are again."

"It's vital that the cancer services stay at Mount Vernon where local communities value the services so highly, and we must ensure that they never fall under threat again. People who are very ill should not have to travel long distances and the best solution is provided at Mount Vernon. Everyone should encourage support for this cross party campaign"

"I fully support any campaign to defend and improve the services at Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon has an unrivalled affection and loyalty of local people. It has consistantly delivered excellent services, sometimes in the most difficult conditions. Its about time the Health professionals who make these decisions took account of local feeling and the Hospitals superb record for delivering excellent services."

"The world renowned hospital at Mount Vernon has, for many years, been offering local people who suffer the dreadful ravages of cancer, the first class treatment they need and deserve. The current situation has put a blight on the future of this excellent facility and is causing ever more unnecessary stress, to both patients and staff.

We must continue this fight to reassure the dedicated staff and their patients that their jobs and the treatment they offer, are now secure."

"Cancer touches virtually all of us, whether directly, through family, friends and loved ones, to even consider the closure of this remarkable facility which is staffed by some remarkable and dedicated professionals is a travesty and something everyone should fight against."

"Mount Vernon has provided cancer treatment for this community for many years. The treatment provided to a member of my family was second to none. I am therefore personaly fully committed to the cause of this great hospital."

"I am delighted with this opportunity to secure for the future the provision of cancer services at Mount Vernon. We must work together to make sure it comes to fruition."

"The work of the cancer centre at Mount Vernon Hospital is one of the jewels in the crown of the NHS. Mount Vernon Hospital has been under threat from governments of all political colours, and has had to fight hard for survival since its Accident & Emergency department was closed many years ago.

I am happy to commit my whole hearted support to the Community Voice and this cross party campaign in order to keep this vital cancer centre at Mount Vernon, where it is within easy reach of the service users, and where it is performing an excellent a vital function."

"I cannot believe that anyone is even considering moving the cancer support services from this facility. Keep them where they are and where they serve a vital role within the area!"

"I know of many people who have benefited from the fine skills of this unit."

"I have lived in the Ruislip area all my life and owe a great debt of gratitude to Mount Vernon where both of my parents were treated. In my book it is a centre of excellence, one we cannot afford to loose you have my complete support."

"My constituents value Mount Vernon, not just as a local hospital, but as a world renowned centre of excellence. They know they are lucky to have such a service on their doorstep, but its location is of value not just to them, but to everyone. There can be no more perfect setting for a cancer service. To move it would be insane"

"Mount Vernon is the right place to continue the superb quality of treatment with the skills we already have."

"This is an excellent local facility which should be developed for the benefit of the people of Hillingdon. Patients suffering from cancer and needing regular treatment need a local facility, not one miles away."

"I simply don't understand why anyone would want to close Mount Vernon. It has sufficient space to grow in the future, has a highly skilled and dedicated workforce, as well as, state of the art equipment which cannot be moved.

It is a centre of excellence that is enormously valued by the community. We want and demand that the cancer centre be properly funded, sufficiently resourced and remain at Mount Vernon."

"It's all about people and Mount Vernon's medical and support teams have proved themselves to be first class. They are highly regarded within the 'cancer community' as well as by patients and deserve higher levels of support from the NHS and central government."

"Mount Vernon and its specialist health services are as important to Ruislip Manor residents as those living elsewhere in Hillingdon. Now is the time to conserve and build on those services, not remove them from this part of Greater London."

"Mount Vernon does a vital job and I fully support Nick Hurd's efforts to ensure the long term future of cancer services at Mount Vernon. This is too important an issue for NHS bureaucrats to just dismiss local concerns."

"I strongly support this compaign."

"Cancer services are becoming increasingly centralised and so patients have to travel greater distances for specialist. Mount Vernon has good tube and rail/road links, and the centre of excellence that the Northwood site represents should be seen as an asset by the NHS, not a burden. Mount Vernon requires a commitment from this government that its future will be in Northwood."

"We must do everything we can to stop any hospital treatment units being moved out of our borough."

"Mt Vernon Cancer Treatment Centre has served residents of a large local area extremely well . Also, the fact that their treatment centre can be reached by car is very important at this time when many are feeling very poorly. Regular journeys to a distant hospital by crowded public transport, should not even be an option."

"Since the 1950s Mount Vernon Hospital and the Gray Laboratory has been at the centre of cancer research worldwide. Throughout its proud history Mount Vernon has been a beacon of hope for families forced to cope with this terrible illness.

"I spent four years of my career at Mount Vernon as Sister in charge of its regional burns and plastic surgery unit. I know first hand of the vital cancer care, postgraduate medical training and research provide there.

"Today it is more important than ever that Mount Vernon continues to play its vital role at the forefront of research and treatment of Cancer. It is a national treasure that we can not afford to loose. Not only am I proud but determined to support Mount Vernon."

"As someone who has benefited from the outstanding care given by those at Mount Vernon Hospital I would most certainly support the campaign to keep the cancer centre active there. It enjoys great support in the Harrow community."

"You have my full support for the campaign to keep cancer services at Mount Vernon Hospital."

"As Councillor for Hatch End I was appalled to hear that the cancer unit at Mount Vernon Hospital is due for closure. I am sure that any of my residents who use this facility have enough to worry about without being made to travel miles to obtain this specialised treatment. I am wholeheartedly behind any petition to save the Mt Vernon Cancer Unit."

"Mount Vernon has been providing a very valuable service to the community. With increasing cases of Cancer being reported, it is prudent that we support the continuation and update of services. It both our principle and moral duty to support Mount Vernon with its existence."

"Mount Vernon is a centre with an international reputation available close at hand to the local population. With increasing cases of cancer being reported, we cannot afford to lose such a valuable local resource. I urge all local people to sign the petition and join the fight to save the hospital."