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Liz sets out Labour’s vision of whole person care for disabled people

08/10/2013

On Tuesday 8th October I gave a speech on ‘Whole Person Care and Disabled People’ at an event hosted by Scope and the Fabian Society. Fully integrating physical, mental and social care is essential to improving the lives of disabled people and their families and getting better value for public money. […]

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Liz speaks at East Midlands CARE conference

16/09/2013

On Friday 13th September I spoke at the East Midlands CARE association conference in Leicester. The ageing population is one of the biggest challenges we face as a country and a society, and its particularly important here in the East Midlands because we have the most rapidly ageing population of […]

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Liz champions better social care for disabled people

16/07/2013

When we talk about the need to improve social care, many people focus the elderly. But 1 in 3 people who use social care services are people of working age with a disability. I recently spoke in a House of Commons debate about the crucial role social care plays in […]

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Backing unpaid family carers

24/06/2013

On Thursday 20th June I spoke in a House of Commons debate on Britain’s 6.5 million unpaid carers. My speech included some practical measures that would help identify the many ‘hidden’ carers; improve information, advice and support for carers; and ensure carers can stay in paid work whilst still […]

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Cameron’s 3 con trick on elderly care

14/05/2013

Earlier today I put out a press release with my analysis of the Government’s social care proposals. You can read the document here: Liz Kendall MP’s press release 3 con care trick 14th May 2013 I also talked about this issue from the front bench in last night’s Queen’s Speech […]

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‘The New Care Covenant’ – Liz’s speech to the Fabian Society

08/05/2013

On Tuesday 7th May I gave a speech to the Fabian Society about the implications of our aging population for public services and the role of the state. You can read my speech here: Liz Kendall MP’s speech A New Care Covenant 7th May 2013

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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 […]

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Liz’s speech to Reform conference

13/02/2013

On Tuesday 12th February I gave a speech at a conference hosted by Reform on “Building the new NHS”, in which I spoke about ensuring patients and the public are at the heart of NHS and social care services. You can read my speech here: Liz Kendall MP’s speech […]

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Liz’s speech to the National Voices conference

31/01/2013

On Wednesday 30 January I gave a speech at National Voices‘ annual conference, about the need for ‘people power’ in the NHS and social care. You can read my speech here: Liz Kendall MP National Voices speech 30th Jan 2013 and see media coverage of my comments here. […]

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Liz’s speech to the Society of Later Life Advisers

22/01/2013

On Tuesday 22nd January I gave a speech to the Society of Later Life Advisers’ conference, in which I spoke about the importance of information and advice, and the need to reform social care funding. You can read my speech here: Liz Kendall MP’s speech to the Society of Later […]

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Liz takes part in dementia debate

14/01/2013

On 10th January I took part in the best debate I’ve attended since becoming a Member of Parliament, about the need to improve care for people with dementia. The debate was passionate and constructive. MPs from all the different political parties talked about the problems faced by people with dementia […]

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Dying with dignity

14/01/2013

In the past few months you might have read some worrying media reports about the Liverpool Care Pathway – a programme of care designed to help people in the last days and hours of their lives. On 8th January I spoke from the Opposition Front Bench in a Parliamentary debate […]