Skip to content
LDHCA
  • Home
  • About Us
    • What We Do
    • Who We Are
  • News
  • Blog
    • Members’ Blog
    • Guest Posts
    • Posts From Lib Dem Voice
  • Contact Us
  • Join Us

featured

Judith Jolly writes: Lib Dem Brexit health win in the Lords

In the midst of all the Brexit chaos, I want to take a moment to reflect on a significant and unreported win for the Liberal Democrats against the Conservative Government.  A few months ago, a Bill was introduced into Parliament which seemed fairly uncontroversial – it’s aim was to replicate our reciprocal healthcare arrangements with […]

Posted on 04/04/2019 By Judith Jolly Continue reading

Claire Tyler writes: Children need better access to mental health care

Mental health care in this country needs radical transformation.  Both adult and children’s mental health services continue to be plagued by long waiting times, lack of access to treatment and chronic staff shortages. For children, the average wait between their first symptoms developing and being able to access treatment is estimated to be a horrifying […]

Posted on 10/02/2019 By Claire Tyler Continue reading

Norman Lamb’s message for Time to Talk Day

Today is Time to Talk Day. Norman Lamb was probably the best Minister we had in the Coalition years. He did so much to try to change the culture of the NHS on mental health. And what I particularly liked was that there was no bullshit from him. If something wasn’t good enough, he owned […]

Posted on 07/02/2019 By Caron Lindsay Continue reading

Vince Cable writes…We need to catch up with our European neighbours in fighting Cancer

Cancer is traumatising. It is universal, leaving no family untouched. I saw this first-hand. Cancer took my first wife, Olympia, in 2001. To repeat what I wrote in my memoirs, that experience showed me that whatever may be said in criticism of the NHS, the capacity of the system to deliver high quality, sophisticated treatment […]

Posted on 17/08/2018 By Vince Cable Continue reading

Clever question from Vince shows Brexit threat to NHS

Theresa May’s non-answer to Vince Cable’s question at PMQs today about whether a future trade deal with the US will safeguard the NHS could end up as being one of the turning points of the Brexit debate. One of the huge advantages of the EU is that you have a lot more clout if you […]

Posted on 07/02/2018 By Caron Lindsay Continue reading

Willie Rennie’s Christmas Message: Scottish Lib Dems stand up for better mental health, education and police services

Embed from Getty Images Here is Willie Rennie’s Christmas Message: May I wish everyone a Merry Christmas. 2017 was the year the Liberal Democrats turned the corner. We started winning elections again with more MPs and in charge of more councils. I believe that winning is not just good for the Liberal Democrats but is […]

Posted on 24/12/2017 By The Voice Continue reading

Norman Lamb leads calls for National Convention to resolve NHS funding crisis

Norman Lamb has co-ordinateda cross-party group of MPs to call for a national convention on health and care to resolve the crisis in NHS funding. Norman said: The health and social care system in England is facing unprecedented challenges. Failing to find a solution to this crisis puts some of the most vulnerable people at […]

Posted on 11/01/2017 By Caron Lindsay Continue reading

Norman Lamb leads calls for National Convention to resolve NHS funding crisis

Norman Lamb has co-ordinateda cross-party group of MPs to call for a national convention on health and care to resolve the crisis in NHS funding. Norman said: The health and social care system in England is facing unprecedented challenges. Failing to find a solution to this crisis puts some of the most vulnerable people at […]

Posted on 11/01/2017 By Caron Lindsay Continue reading

Norman Lamb leads calls for National Convention to resolve NHS funding crisis

Norman Lamb has co-ordinateda cross-party group of MPs to call for a national convention on health and care to resolve the crisis in NHS funding. Norman said: The health and social care system in England is facing unprecedented challenges. Failing to find a solution to this crisis puts some of the most vulnerable people at […]

Posted on 11/01/2017 By Caron Lindsay Continue reading

What Lib Dems have been doing on World Mental Health Day

Today is World Mental Health Day organised by the World Health Organisation. This year’s theme is around offering support to those in psychological distress – mental health first aid. Norman Lamb has written for the Guardian arguing that there should be parity between physical and mental health in the workplace with employers being required to provide […]

Posted on 10/10/2016 By Caron Lindsay Continue reading

Posts navigation

Older posts

Recent Posts

  • Exam Results and Gradings 12/08/2020
  • 6 August 2020 – today’s press releases 06/08/2020
  • The geopolitics of COVID-19: Can liberalism win the day? 31/07/2020

Categories

Recent Posts

  • Exam Results and Gradings 12/08/2020
  • 6 August 2020 – today’s press releases 06/08/2020
  • The geopolitics of COVID-19: Can liberalism win the day? 31/07/2020

Twitter

Tweets by leedargue

Categories

  • Twitter
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: West by aThemes.