In her regular Leicester Mercury column, Liz talks about her work to improve education in Leicester West. To read more click here.
Liz tells ITV’s Daybreak that patients want to know that their “voices and views are heard”. To read more click here.
In her regular Leicester Mercury column, Liz responds to the recent Budget. To read more click here.
Liz has written to the Department of Health about testing donors for Matthew Pietrzyk, who desperately needs a kidney transplant. To read more click here.
Most people want to stay living in their own homes as they get older. But it can be really difficult if you are frail or disabled and have a long term health problem, and especially if you’re on your own and your family doesn’t live nearby. I went to Edwinstowe […]
This week, I was at the Alzheimer’s Society with the Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham MP discussing how we can improve NHS and social care services. We were joined by a whole range of organisations including Mind, Mencap, Scope, Marie Curie, Sue Ryder, Brook Sexual Health, the British Red Cross […]
The reason I came into politics is to help make sure everyone has the chance to fulfil their potential. Giving young people the best start in life, through a great education, is absolutely central to this and I’m doing everything I can to back the efforts of local Heads, teachers, […]
New College Head teacher Jayne Brown and De Montfort University Vice Chancellor Dominic Shellard have signed a partnership agreement, which would see DMU investing in the school’s playing fields and other sports facilities. This would be a great boost for pupils at New College, students at DMU, and local residents […]
Verity Hancock is the new Principal of Leicester College. At our recent meeting, we discussed the College’s plans to continue improving skills in the city, for both young people and adults. I am particularly keen to support the College in its work on boosting apprenticeships for young people and building […]
I recently hosted a meeting in Parliament with Dr Paul Hodgkin, Chief Executive of an excellent service called Patient Opinion, to which I invited all English MPs and their staff. Patient Opinion allows people to tell their story – either positive or negative – about their local health service. Hospitals can […]
With only weeks to go before a final decision is due on the future of children’s heart surgery services, I am doing everything I can to keep up the pressure in our campaign to save Glenfield. I have been pressing the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to release crucial information from […]
On Thursday 14th March, an important committee in the House of Lords published a report called ‘Ready for Ageing?’ The report rightly says our ageing population raises huge challenges for Government, public services, businesses and society as a whole. I particularly welcome the report’s call for radical reform of the NHS and social […]
