Find out what I’ve been saying and doing in the media.
On Sunday 16th December I took part in the East Midlands edition of the BBC Sunday Politics show. The issues we discussed included the potential closure of children’s heart surgery unit at Glenfield Hospital, food poverty and PFI with a particular focus on Kings Mill hospital. You can watch […]
Clinical networks are groups of doctors, nurses and other specialists that help improve patient care. Over the last 10 years these networks have played a crucial role in increasing survival rates from cancer, heart disease and stroke – Britain’s biggest killers. Ministers have repeatedly promised to protect the funding for […]
Liz comments to the Daily Mirror about her research that shows cuts to networks which oversee the care of cancer, heart and stroke patients in the NHS. To read more click here.
Liz speaks to the BBC about research she conducted which shows that clinical networks which oversee the care of cancer, heart and stroke patients in the NHS have had their budgets and staff cut. To read more click here.
In her regular Leicester Mercury column, Liz talks about the autumn statement. To read more click here.
As you probably know, the Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP) is currently reviewing the decision to move children’s heart surgery from Glenfield to Birmingham. I have been leading a cross-party group of East Midlands MPs to campaign against this decision. On 4th December we sent a letter to the IRP setting […]
Liz calls for GPs to make it easier for their patients to see them after figures revealed that nearly 30,000 people turned up at Leicester Royal Infirmary’s accident and emergency department in the past year when they did not need treatment. To read more click here.
The Leicester Mercury report that Liz is to meet Lord Ribeiro, chairman of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel, to discuss the future of children’s heart surgery at Glenfield Hospital. To read more click here.
Liz speaks to the Leicester Mercury about her concerns over the closure of two care homes in Leicester West. To read more click here.
Saturday 1 December 2012 For immediate use Responding to the Government’s consultation on measures to protect people if care providers fail, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Care and Older people Liz Kendall MP said today: “The collapse of Southern Cross caused huge concern for residents and their families and the Government […]
The Daily Telegraph cover Liz’s speech to the Managers in Partnership annual conference, in which she set out Labour’s vision for the future of health and social care. You can read the article here.
The New Statesman praises Liz’s speech to the Managers in Partnership conference. Read the article here.
