It’s almost 2 years since we won our campaign to save the children’s heart surgery unit at Glenfield Hospital. I visited the service again today to talk to NHS staff and patients, and to hear about the improvements that are being made. I am particularly proud that the unit has […]
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, […]
Peppers, broccoli and blueberries were on the menu last week as I joined students at Barley Croft Primary School for a lesson in health eating! The scheme is being run in partnership with NHS school fruit & veg scheme and aims to encourage young people to try more fruit and […]
Today I attended the Leicestershire launch of the new Children’s Air Ambulance. The new Children’s Air Ambulance will make such a difference to the lives of children and their families right across the country. The Children’s Air Ambulance has now launched two new helicopters, one will be based in Doncaster […]
In my last Leicester Mercury column of 2017 I wrote about how Glenfield has been my most important campaign since I was elected seven years ago. I also took a look at what would be coming up in 2018 and how I’ll be continuing to support local people here in Leicester West. […]
After years of anxious waiting and campaigning, NHS England announced last week that we will keep children’s heart surgery in Leicester. I’m absolutely thrilled with the decision and I’d like to thank each and every one of you who has supported us along the way. Since I was first […]
Fantastic news! NHS England has decided children’s heart surgery will stay at Glenfield Hospital. Thanks so much to the staff, patients, their families, charities, the East Midlands MPs and all the members of the public who have supported our campaign. Watch a clip of my interview with BBC East Midlands […]
On Thursday, with less than a week to go until a decision is made on the future of Glenfield Hospital’s Children’s Heart Surgery Unit, I joined campaigners to say we will never give up the fight to save the service. The unit currently provides brilliant care to patients, children and […]
On Tuesday 24th October, I was delighted to welcome former Glenfield patient Ben and his dad Steve to Parliament. I first met Ben just four days after his heart operation last year and invited him to visit Westminster once he had fully recovered. Ben’s recovery is just one of so […]
On Saturday 9th September I was honoured to officially open the new Hybrid Theatre & Leicester Vascular Institute at Glenfield Hospital. The new unit will be another leading service at Glenfield (alongside Congenital Hearts and ECMO) which will benefit patients not only from Leicester, but from around the UK. I […]
On Wednesday 6th September, I asked the Prime Minster to make sure the final decision on the future of Glenfield Children’s Heart Surgery Unit is based on sound, clinical evidence and that ministers can be questioned and held to account for NHS England’s plan. You can watch the video of […]
