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Council Elderly Care Home plans

12/04/2013

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, […]

Caring for older people, Homepage, Supporting families

Liz visits innovative integrated care service

22/03/2013

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 […]

Caring for older people, Homepage

Liz meets charities to discuss Labour’s health plans

20/03/2013

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 […]

Homepage, Jobs, skills and training

Boosting young people’s aspiration and achievements

20/03/2013

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, […]

Homepage, Safer, greener communities, Supporting families

New College and DMU work to improve local sporting facilities

20/03/2013

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 […]

Homepage, Jobs, skills and training

Liz meets new Principal of Leicester College

20/03/2013

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 […]

Caring for older people, Homepage, Supporting families

Promoting patient voice in Parliament

15/03/2013

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 […]

Homepage, Supporting families

Campaigning for Glenfield

15/03/2013

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 […]

Caring for older people, Homepage

Are we ‘ready for ageing?’

15/03/2013

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 […]

Caring for older people, Homepage, Jobs, skills and training, Speeches

Liz speaks up for homecare workers in Parliament

08/03/2013

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 […]

Caring for older people, Homepage, Supporting families

Liz hosts Rare Disease Day in Parliament

05/03/2013

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 […]

Homepage, Jobs, skills and training

Backing local jobs

20/02/2013

I’m determined to do everything I can to help local residents find work. That’s why I held a Jobs and Opportunities Fair on 14th February at New Parks Community Centre. More than twenty employers and training providers came along and more than 460 local residents attended. I will be […]