I met a group of young people at Beaumont Lodge Neighbourhood Association this week. They told me about a project they’ve been doing, learning about fair trade both here in the UK and in other countries. We also talked about their hopes for the future and what they want to […]
Whizz-kidz is a brilliant charity that helps give disabled children more independent lives, including by providing wheelchairs and other mobility equipment. I recently went to see our local Whizzkidz group at Beaumont Leys School. The young people I met told me about their ‘Be Aware, Don’t Stare’ campaign, showing me […]
I had a very useful meeting with Dr Sheila Marriott, Regional Director of the Royal College of Nursing in the East Midlands and her colleague Tim Baggs. We discussed the huge pressures facing local NHS services, cuts in nursing staff, and the impact of the Government’s reckless reorganisation. If you […]
A delegation led by Labour’s Leicester West MP Liz Kendall outlined their concerns to health minister Simon Burns regarding the decision to move children’s heart surgery amd ECMO treatment from Glenfield Hospital. To read more click here.
Liz speaks to the Leicester Mercury regarding Health Secretary Andrew Lansleys decision to move a specialist treatment pioneered in Leicester to Birmingham. To read more click here.
In her regular column for the Leicester Mercury, Liz talks about the decision to move children’s heart surgery and ECMO from Glenfield Hospital. To read more click here.
Liz Kendall, Labour MP for Leicester West, has criticised the decision by the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley to move the children’s ECMO unit at the Glenfield Hospital to Birmingham. Read more here.
In response to the decision on Leicester’s children’s ECMO service, Liz Kendall MP said: Expert clinicians have raised serious concerns about the impact of moving Glenfield’s children’s ECMO service to Birmingham. They believe it could take years to build the service back up to its current excellent standard, risking children’s […]
I’m exceptionally excited about the Olympics but didn’t get tickets for any of the games. So like most people, the closest I’ll get to seeing the games is on the sofa in my living room, glued to the TV. That’s why I was so thrilled to be at the Abbey […]
On Thursday 28 June I had the pleasure of speaking at an event organised by a fantastic charity called Grandparents Plus, which champions the vital role grandparents play in the UK. I spoke about the huge contribution grandparents make to their families and communities, our economy and society as whole. […]
Backing local businesses to boost jobs is one of my key priorities as an MP. I recently visited the Mark Group Academy in Beaumont Leys. This growing company – which directly employs 650 staff in Leicester and over 2000 worldwide – helps make homes more energy efficient, including through cavity wall and […]
Liz describes the decision that Glenfield Hospital Children’s Heart unit would stop perfomring surgery as a ‘terrible shock’.
