I was really pleased to open Community Money Solutions: a new support centre that will provide debt and other money advice on Bateman Road in New Parks. The centre employs two full time advisers who will provide advice in person, online, by phone and at home. It is run […]
Chris Cronogue was an amazing community activist, who sadly passed away earlier this year. For over 30 years Chris worked tirelessly for local people, including setting up the Hand in Hand Tenants Association, helping residents to tackle anti-social behaviour, and championing better opportunities for young people. I was honoured […]
New College school received £9m from Labour’s Building Schools for the Future programme to rebuild and refurbish its facilities. This will include new classrooms, a new block for sixth form and drama, music and community facilities. On my latest visit, Jane Brown – the Head teacher – showed me […]
I’m passionate about improving care for elderly and disabled people. Since I was elected as the MP for Leicester West, I’ve been campaigning hard to improve care standards, make sure families get the help they need, and ensure care workers get decent pay and are properly trained. So I was […]
Liz comments on ill-thought through Better Care Fund
The Independent reports that the widespread use of 15-minute visits to the elderly and disabled by carers would be phased out by a Labour Government.
On Wednesday 14 May I gave a speech at the annual conference of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence where I set out “Five lessons for reforming the NHS and social care”. These are that we the need to focus on changing services, not structures; how we pay […]
Over the past few months, I’ve been appalled to hear from constituents about some terrible failures of NHS Continuing Healthcare. This includes a terminally ill 21 year old man who needed a new care package at home after 10 weeks in hospital but ended up being discharged without the right support; […]
On Monday 12 May, Ed Miliband announced that the next Labour Government will bring in new guarantees to help make sure that you can get to see a GP at a time that’s convenient for you. Labour will give all NHS patients the right to consult a doctor or nurse […]
At the latest meeting of my Leicester West Business Forum, we discussed how to help Leicester firms access the finance they need to grow and succeed. All the major banks came along as well as a number of other funding organisations. If you run a small business, Leicester City Council […]
On Friday 9th May, I visited the heart failure team at Glenfield Hospital to show my support for European Heart Failure Awareness Day. Heart failure is a serious condition that affects more than 750,000 in the UK. It’s caused by the heart failing to pump enough blood around the body at […]
The Guardian reports that Labour would “call time on clock-watch care” by ending social care visits that last just 15 minutes – plus Liz’s figures showing that up to half of care providers may not be paying staff the National Minimum Wage.
