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Fifth of care home residents have not had Covid test since May

16/10/2020

I spoke to LBC about the Data Analysis Bureau’s latest study, which suggests that a fifth of care home residents have not been tested for Covid-19 since May. We need to sort the testing system for our care homes, for our residents and for staff. Of all the places you would […]

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Liz calls for a circuit break on Peston

15/10/2020

Boris Johnson’s failing Test and Trace system means that the virus is once again out of control, with infections increasing and hospital admissions climbing. That is why we need a circuit break on the virus and a circuit break on policy, to fix the problems with test, trace […]

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Liz appears on Politics Live

15/10/2020

The Government’s approach to lockdowns is not working. We need a national circuit break to tackle this virus. This will allow us to reduce rates of transmission, but also allow the country to fix the broken test, trace and isolate system. We need more local involvement in contact tracing […]

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Liz calls for family members to be treated as key workers

13/10/2020

I spoke to Holly and Phil on This Morning last week about the urgent need for family visits to resume in care homes. Labour are calling for family visitors to be treated as ‘key workers’, with access to regular testing and PPE, to recognise the role family members have […]

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Liz calls for testing for family visitors to care homes

06/10/2020

Today I asked the Minister for Care to treat families with relatives in care homes as ‘key workers’ with regular testing, and to lift the blanket ban on care home visits in local lockdown areas. Visits from loved ones are essential to the health of care home residents. That’s […]

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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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Liz calls for a winter plan for social care

15/09/2020

I have written to Matt Hancock urging the Government to put a winter plan in place for social care, covering five key areas: A guarantee that weekly, rapid testing of care staff will take place. Ensuring all care workers get the PPE they need. Urgent additional support for families and […]

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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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Liz calls for weekly testing for care home staff

01/09/2020

The weekly testing of care workers is essential. We have seen more than 15,000 deaths from Covid-19 in care homes, and the winter and flu season is fast approaching. The Government has already abandoned one testing deadline – they must not fail again.

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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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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.