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Liz marks Carers Week and meets with local carers
I recently met with The Carers Centre of Leicestershire and Rutland, and local family carers to mark Carers week and discuss their experiences through the lockdown. Prior to the pandemic, there were 9 million unpaid family carers in the UK. Many already felt pushed to breaking point, even before the […]
Liz pays thanks to local volunteers during Volunteers Week 2020
Volunteers Week is an opportunity to recognise and pay thanks to everyone who has been volunteering right across our city during the Coronavirus pandemic. I am so grateful to everyone that has given up their valuable time to volunteer so far – you are truly inspirational and we would not […]
Liz calls for priority testing for residential and home care workers
As everyone starts talking about easing the lockdown, we mustn’t forget that the lockdown in care homes isn’t ending any time soon. Residential and home care workers must be a priority for testing, not just once but on a regular basis. You can watch a clip of me talking about […]
Liz appears on TalkRadio responding to Government Press Conference
You can listen to a clip from this interview here.
Liz asks Matt Hancock Urgent Question on coronavirus in care homes
Instead of denying delays and problems in social care, ministers should learn from mistakes, so they can put the right measures in place, and keep all elderly and disabled people safe. You can watch my urgent question about this to the Health Secretary here.
Virus having bigger impact on care home residents than first thought
It is horrific to see such a large increase in the number of people dying in care homes, and it’s clear that the virus is having an even bigger impact on care home residents than was first thought. The Government has been too slow to get to grips with this […]
Liz on BBC Newsnight
The lack of grip, priority, focus and real understanding from the Government during this crisis has highlighted the failure to see social care as equally important as the NHS. That is why I am calling on the Government to introduce proper leadership and focus for social care with a Chief […]
Liz is a guest on Social Care Future Podcast
I was recently a guest on #socialcarefuture’s podcast. On the show we talked about re-settling social care as we emerge from this awful virus, and how reframing the debate is vital to get public support for the right kind of change. You can listen to the episode here.
Liz Kendall responds to ONS statistics showing deaths in care homes remain high
These statistics show a horrific increase in the number of people who have died in care homes. The Government has been warned that the increase in the infection rate has been driven by the epidemic in care homes and yet it has failed to tackle it. There is still complete […]
Liz urges Government to minimise impact of Covid-19 on disabled people
I recently wrote to Helen Whately, the Social Care Minister, about two issues which I believe require further attention: the impact of Covid-19 on people with learning disabilities and ensuring openness and transparency about local council ‘easements’ to the 2014 Care Act. There is long established evidence that people with […]
Liz questions Minister over problems getting PPE to the frontline
Almost 8,000 people have died in care homes, and we are still seeing serious problems with getting personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline care workers. I’ve heard directly from care staff who have only just received PPE, and many are having to re-use the same mask all day. This is […]