I sent a letter signed by a cross-party group of 23 MPs from across the East Midlands to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens, calling on them to stop the closure of children’s heart surgery services at Glenfield Hospital. It also put pressure on them […]
On 4th July I held a meeting in Parliament with MPs and senior staff from University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust to discuss the future of Glenfield children’s heart surgery unit and the next steps in our campaign to save this excellent service. We will be writing to the Health […]
Today I joined campaigners for Glenfield’s children’s heart surgery unit to urge people to respond to the public consultation on the future of the service. It’s really important that people respond before the deadline on 17 July so their views are heard loud and clear. You can respond here: https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/chd/ If you need […]
On Thursday 2nd March I attended the public consultation meeting on NHS England’s proposals to stop children’s heart surgery services at Glenfield Hospital. The meeting was attended by many members of the public, including patients and their families, as well as senior doctors from Glenfield and NHS England Officials. During […]
On Tuesday 7th February I was interviewed on BBC East Midlands Today about whether patients are getting enough information on the excellent services provided at Glenfield Hospital and why I think Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt should look again at referrals for children’s heart surgery in the East Midlands. You can watch […]
On Friday 10th February I led a group of patients, NHS staff, local campaigners and MPs to deliver a petition of 128,356 signatures to Number 10 Downing Street calling for a public review into NHS England’s plans to stop children’s heart surgery services at Glenfield Hospital. The sheer number of people who […]
My latest article for the Leicester Mercury is about the biggest issues facing Leicester West and the UK in 2017. You can read it here.
On Friday 2nd December, I was delighted to attend the official opening of Ward 30 – the new extension to the children’s cardiac ward at Glenfield Hospital. I am proud that despite the uncertainty about the future the staff and hospital continue to improve care. They all deserve our support […]
A cross-party group of MPs has met with NHS England in Parliament to discuss their proposals for Glenfield’s Children’s Heart Surgery Unit. The meeting – arranged by Leicester West MP Liz Kendall – included Jon Ashworth, MP for Leicester South; Nicky Morgan, MP for Loughborough; Sir Edward Garnier, MP for Harborough; Alberto Costa, MP for […]
On 19th October I led a debate in Parliament on the future of Glenfield’s Children’s Heart Surgery Unit. I told the Minister it would be a huge mistake to close the unit and that the Government and NHS England must think again. You can read more about the debate in the Mercury here, watch the full debate here, […]
My latest Leicester Mercury column is about our fight to save the children’s heart surgery unit at Glenfield. You can read it here: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/why-we-must-save-glenfield-hospital-s-children-s-heart-unit-by-liz-kendall/story-29538169-detail/story.html
I today called on the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to intervene in the decision by the NHS to close the region’s only children’s heart surgery unit at Leicester’s Glenfield Hospital. You can watch my interview with ITV here: http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-07-11/leicester-mp-liz-kendall-fights-to-keep-heart-surgery-unit-in-region/
