I’m campaigning for better services and support for older people, carers and their families, and a sustainable system for funding our NHS and social care in future.
Pam Finlinson came to see me at one of my community drop-ins in Western Park. Pam volunteers for Diabetes UK, the national charity which campaigns and cares for people with diabetes. She told me about a new campaign the charity is launching to raise awareness about the 7 million people […]
On March 6th, the Care and Support Alliance organised a mass lobby of Parliament. Over 1000 campaigners from charities and organisations that work with older and disabled people came from all over the country to call on the Government to end the care crisis. I attended the lobby […]
On 9th March 2012, I gave a speech to the East Midlands Housing Federation about the links between the health, care and housing needs of our ageing population. If you’d like to read my speech, please click here: Making the links Liz Kendall MP’s speech to East Midlands Housing Federation 9 March […]
On Friday I had the honour of visiting the Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre which provides a fantastic lunch club for elderly residents from across the city, including from my own constituency of Leicester West. I had a lovely meal including a delicious Mohan Thal. The Neighbourhood Centre offers residents who wouldn’t […]
Last week I gave a speech at the Institute for Public Policy Research about reforming care and support for older people. We need to tackle the immediate and growing care crisis, and develop a better, fairer system for the future. This is vital to help older people and their families […]
Earlier this week I had the privilege of visiting Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham and learning about the work the hospital is doing to improve care for older people. Geriatricians play a crucial role in leading these improvements, working alongside other staff like specialist mental health nurses and occupational therapists. […]
On 25th January 2012, I spoke to the North West Carer Leads Network conference, on the need to reform services and support for older and disabled people. I said that the care system must start with the needs of families and communities, and do more to support the 6.4 million […]
I recently appeared on the BBC’s Sunday Politics show with Tory MP, Margot James. We debated the Government’s Health and Social Care Bill. You can see the programme by clicking here.
David Cameron is forcing through the biggest re-organisation in the history of the NHS. As I’ve previously written this reckless and risky reorganisation is unnecessary, unwanted and damaging. Thousands of patients and NHS staff have already called on the Government to drop its Health Bill, but David Cameron is ploughing […]
On Monday 28 November I had the great pleasure of speaking at an event held in Parliament on the ‘Grey Pride’ campaign. The campaign calls on the Government to appoint a dedicated Minister for Older People with responsibility for championing the needs of people aged over 65 at Cabinet level. […]
I recently visited Denham Garden Village, which is a development of retirement homes run by Anchor in south Buckinghamshire. The village is home to some 500 elderly residents, who all have access to a 24-hour support service, an on-site GP surgery, and other facilities that help them stay fit and […]
I recently visited Great Croft in Camden, a day centre for older people run by Age UK. I spent a couple of hours talking to the people who use the centre, and the fabulous Age UK staff, and I even had the chance to make myself useful by helping to serve […]
