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.
There are 100,000 people in Leicester and Leicestershire who are looking after a parent, partner, child or friend, including 8,952 in my constituency. I have long backed the calls from Carers UK for the introduction of up to 10 days of paid care leave a year. New research from Carers UK has found […]
I was pleased to welcome Heidi Allen and Frank Field to Leicester recently to hear from residents, charities and organisations about the impacts of Universal Credit here in Leicester West. As trustees of Feeding Britain, Heidi and Frank are travelling the country to listen to people who have been affected […]
I had an amazing time on Friday visiting Holmfield Day Care Centre’s Reminiscence Village. The village is mocked up as a 1940s/50s high street and offers people living with dementia a passage back through time. There are over 2,500 people living with Dementia in Leicester, projects like this can make […]
NHS England published its long term plan on 7 January. I have long campaigned for many of its goals, including tackling health inequalities, shifting the focus of care towards prevention and early intervention, joining up NHS services with social care, making better use of technology, improving the involvement of patients, […]
Thanks to matron Vicky Osborne and Deputy Head of Nursing Julie Lankester for showing me around Ward 17 at Glenfield Hopsital on Friday. I also really enjoyed chatting to some of the patients of this high dependency care unit for people with breathing problems. They all told me of the […]
Today I visited Glenfield Hospital to deliver my gift for an older person staying in hospital this Christmas. Christmas can be a very lonely and difficult time for many older people, let’s help make Christmas special for them! Please donate a gift, today is the deadline so if you can, […]
On 30th November, I marked Carers Rights Day. This is the annual event to raise awareness about the needs of the UK’s six and a half million unpaid carers. I’ve been backing Carers UK’s calls for 10 days of paid leave for carers who are also holding down paid work. […]
On 30th November, I spoke at the Centre for Progressive Policy’s conference about how to create a truly sustainable, high-quality health and care system. First, we must put tackling the root causes of ill-health at the top of the agenda: poverty, inequality, poor housing and the environment. Second, there needs […]
Thank you to Brendan Daly for organising a discussion today on veterans mental health. This is a huge issue, and although there has been some progress, much more needs to be done to support those who’ve given so much for our country. If you’re a veteran and you need someone […]
I’m proud to have joined more than 120 MPs in signing a Unison letter calling for more funding for local government in the Budget. Leicester City Council’s budget has been cut by 50% since 2010 and vital services are under more pressure than ever before. I am extremely disappointed that […]
On Friday I attend an event to celebrate the achievements of community group B-inspired, congratulated them for taking over ownership of the Health and Social Care centre and heard more about their plans of the future. I always enjoy visiting the B-inspired team. They are an absolutely fantastic organisation which […]
On Friday I chaired this month’s Feeding Leicester Steering Group. At this month’s meeting we looked back at the success of the Holiday Hunger project. It was absolutely fantastic to hear that the project delivered over 32,000 meals to children across the city over the summer holidays – 10,000 more […]
