A local mum has condemned the state of public facilities in Newcastle Under Lyme after being forced to change her seriously ill daughter on a toilet floor. Kelly says she had no choice but to lay her poorly child Penny down in unhygienic conditions, highlighting a stark crisis facing families across the area.
"No-one wants to change their child on a toilet floor," Kelly said following the distressing incident. The situation has raised serious questions about basic dignity and proper changing facilities in Newcastle Under Lyme, particularly when families need them most.
The incident exposes the reality families are facing when accessing public spaces across Newcastle Under Lyme. Parents and carers are being left without adequate facilities to meet their children's basic needs in clean, dignified conditions.
This case underlines why accessible, hygienic changing facilities matter to local residents. Proper provision isn't a luxury – it's essential infrastructure that allows parents to care for their children with basic dignity when out and about in Newcastle Under Lyme.