I’ve been pressing for the information on death rates in children’s heart surgery to be released and properly considered before any final decision is taken on the future of the children’s heart surgery unit at Glenfield. This has finally happened and you can see the data here. It proves what […]
Leicester City Council has announced big changes to the way they provide care services for older people (details can be found here). These proposals would see the Council’s care homes sold or closed. They would also result in a £7 million investment in a new intermediate care facility providing extra short-term support, […]
Most people want to stay living in their own homes as they get older. But it can be really difficult if you are frail or disabled and have a long term health problem, and especially if you’re on your own and your family doesn’t live nearby. I went to Edwinstowe […]
This week, I was at the Alzheimer’s Society with the Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham MP discussing how we can improve NHS and social care services. We were joined by a whole range of organisations including Mind, Mencap, Scope, Marie Curie, Sue Ryder, Brook Sexual Health, the British Red Cross […]
The reason I came into politics is to help make sure everyone has the chance to fulfil their potential. Giving young people the best start in life, through a great education, is absolutely central to this and I’m doing everything I can to back the efforts of local Heads, teachers, […]
New College Head teacher Jayne Brown and De Montfort University Vice Chancellor Dominic Shellard have signed a partnership agreement, which would see DMU investing in the school’s playing fields and other sports facilities. This would be a great boost for pupils at New College, students at DMU, and local residents […]
Verity Hancock is the new Principal of Leicester College. At our recent meeting, we discussed the College’s plans to continue improving skills in the city, for both young people and adults. I am particularly keen to support the College in its work on boosting apprenticeships for young people and building […]
I recently hosted a meeting in Parliament with Dr Paul Hodgkin, Chief Executive of an excellent service called Patient Opinion, to which I invited all English MPs and their staff. Patient Opinion allows people to tell their story – either positive or negative – about their local health service. Hospitals can […]
With only weeks to go before a final decision is due on the future of children’s heart surgery services, I am doing everything I can to keep up the pressure in our campaign to save Glenfield. I have been pressing the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to release crucial information from […]
On Thursday 14th March, an important committee in the House of Lords published a report called ‘Ready for Ageing?’ The report rightly says our ageing population raises huge challenges for Government, public services, businesses and society as a whole. I particularly welcome the report’s call for radical reform of the NHS and social […]
On Wednesday 6th March I spoke from the Opposition Front Bench in a Parliamentary debate about homecare workers. Homecare workers do a vital job – they care for over a million of some of the most vulnerable people in our society. They enable older and disabled people to keep living […]
On 27th February I hosted a reception in Parliament to mark Rare Disease Day 2013. The event saw the launch of an important new report ‘Rare Disease care coordination: delivering value, improving services’. The report – and a number of really touching speeches from people suffering from rare diseases and […]
