Liz in the news Archives - Page 13 of 61

Fresh strategy needed to protect care home residents

15/09/2020

You can read coverage of Labour’s winter plan for social care, which Liz wrote to Matt Hancock about on Monday 14 September, as follows: Leicester Mercury – Calls for winter plans to protect care homes amid signs of rising coronavirus cases The Times – Care home bosses claim government is failing on […]

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Matt Hancock’s care home policy is “not good enough”

07/09/2020

I spoke to LBC’s Shelagh Fogarty this afternoon about opening up care homes to family visits. We need to get family visits back up and running to ensure that care home residents are not just kept alive, but are given something to live for. Read more on LBC’s […]

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Urgent action needed to open up care homes to family visits

06/09/2020

In June I called on Ministers to ensure families can visit their loved ones in care homes again but progress has been far too slow. Care home residents need something to live for – not just to be kept alive. With winter and the flu season fast approaching the government […]

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Boris Johnson urged to prevent second wave of Covid-19

03/08/2020

Liz was quoted in the Sunday Mirror regarding a potential second wave of Coronavirus. Read the full story in the Sunday Mirror.

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Just eight compensation payouts awarded to families of care workers

03/08/2020

Liz was quoted in The i regarding the news that just eight compensation payouts have been awarded to families of care workers. Read more in The i.

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Liz responds to Public Accounts Committee report

29/07/2020

Liz has responded to a report by the Public Accounts Committee regarding coronavirus and care homes. Read more on the BBC website.

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Liz responds to the Government’s review into the Leicester lockdown

20/07/2020

The extension of lockdown in Leicester is disappointing. The Government’s handling of Leicester’s situation should be a warning for other areas. Even now, we are waiting for key information from the Government to help us tackle the virus effectively and reduce cases in the city. I spoke to BBC […]

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Boris Johnson slammed over a ‘lifetime’ of dodging responsibility

13/07/2020

Liz was quoted in the Sunday Mirror regarding Boris Johnson’s care home comments. Read the article online here.

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Liz’s latest Leicester Mercury column

11/07/2020

In my Leicester Mercury column this month, I talk about Leicester’s second lockdown and the support we need from the government to beat this virus. We still don’t know what criteria the government will use for its review of lockdown on July 18. This has created a sense of uncertainty […]

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Care homes could reopen to visitors ‘in next few days’

10/07/2020

Liz has welcomed the move by the government to re-open care homes to visitors. Read more on PoliticsHome.

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Government accused of ‘shifting blame’ onto care homes

08/07/2020

Liz was quoted in the Telegraph regarding the Prime Minister’s comments on care homes. Read the article online here.

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Liz responds to Boris Johnson’s comments on care homes

08/07/2020

Reforming social care is the challenge of our generation. We need a long-term plan on social care funding, that doesn’t place the burden on individuals. I spoke to Channel 4 news about the crisis facing social care following Boris Johnson’s comments on care homes yesterday – watch the full […]