Last week I met with Dr Grant Ingrams and his team at Oakmeadow Surgery for a very interesting discussion about the pressures facing general practice & what can be done to address them. All our NHS staff are working so hard, I am unbelievably grateful especially at this difficult time.
Yesterday, I had a brilliant virtual meeting with the Slough co-production network. We talked about the great work they have been doing locally and how this can help shape the social care reform that is so badly needed nationally. The Slough co-production network is made up of local residents […]
Last week I spoke in Parliament in a debate on sickle cell disorder. Treatment and support of sickle cell disorder, which predominantly affects people in the BAME community, is not good enough. A lack of awareness about the condition, along with discriminatory attitudes and inadequate training in parts of the […]
Last week I met with social care professionals who work in the Wirral in a event organised by the Labour MP for Wirral South, Alison McGovern. It’s always so important to hear from people working on the frontline of social care to fully understand the issues that we face. […]
Last week I met with Cllr Ben Coleman and Lisa Redfern from Hammersmith and Fulham Council. Cllr Coleman is the Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care in Hammersmith and Fulham and Lisa is the Director of Adult Social Care for the council. It was a really interesting meeting […]
Last week, during Leicester’s HIV Testing Week I got tested at Trade Sexual Health in Leicester’s city centre. The test was quick and simple, and Christian and the team were so friendly! I really encourage people to get tested as Leicester has one of highest rates of late diagnosis outside […]
Today I responded on behalf of the Labour Party to Carolyn Harris’s Menopause (Support and Services) Bill. This Bill aimed to make the Government develop a strategy for menopause support and services, including improving education around the menopause, and exempt hormone replacement therapy (HRT) from NHS prescription charges. There are […]
Today I was speaking in a debate on coronavirus regulations. I used the debate to call on the Government to turbo charge our vaccination programme and to improve support for people who have to self isolate. Our NHS has done a fantastic job on the vaccination programme so far. But […]
I really enjoyed meeting Jonathan Bostock recently to learn about the brilliant work of Leicestershire & Rutland Blood Bikes. The Blood Bikes provide a free, “out of hours” courier service to the NHS, ferrying not just blood, but also pathology samples, surgical equipment and donated breast milk between our hospitals, […]
Since Parliament came back after the summer, the biggest issue has been the Government’s ‘NHS and social care levy’ (a 1.25% increase in National Insurance Contributions) which they claim will fix the crisis in social care. The two key tests for the Tories about this proposal are: will it work, […]
Ministers have failed to meet their promise that those vaccinated abroad but registered with a GP in England and Wales would be able to get a Covid pass. This is yet another case of ministers over-promising and then failing to deliver, leaving many people still unable to obtain a Covid […]
The Head of the Joint Biosecurity Centre has now left their role during a key time for the Government’s COVID-19 response. This critical post is vacant at a time when the JBC advice is more important than ever. The government has left this crucial body without a captain as we […]
