Louise Bours MEP, UKIP’s health spokesperson, made a startling admission to the Independent in an interview published today. She said: One thing that irritates me more than anything, and you see so much of it the higher up the political hierarchy you go, that’s it’s full of a load off… people who aren’t particularly honest, […]
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Clegg’s letter to Burnham: “you may have inadvertently misled” Commons on Labour’s NHS privatisation record
Nick Clegg fielded Prime Minister’s Questions today, during which he noted that Labour’s shadow health secretary Andy Burnham is “the only man in England who has ever privatised an NHS hospital”. Mr Burham complained that Nick had misled the House of Commons over the issue of Hichingbrooke Hospital, accusing him of “sheer inaccuracy”. The Lib […]
Liz Barker leads first ever Lords debate on Lesbian, bisexual and transgender women’s health
Last Wednesday, Baroness Liz Barker, who made one of the most fantastic speeches of the entire debate on same sex marriage, led the first ever debate on health services for lesbians and bisexual and transgender women. The ignorance and even ridicule LBT women have faced from health professionals in the accounts Liz and others shared […]
Paul Burstow writes: Have Your Say on Care and Support
A fortnight ago I wrote about how the Care and Support White paper and draft Bill signalled the biggest overhaul of social care in over 60 years. The media storm triggered by that announcement inevitably focused on a single issue – namely who pays for care. And while of course that issue is very important […]
Paul Burstow writes: Have Your Say on Care and Support
A fortnight ago I wrote about how the Care and Support White paper and draft Bill signalled the biggest overhaul of social care in over 60 years. The media storm triggered by that announcement inevitably focused on a single issue – namely who pays for care. And while of course that issue is very important […]
Paul Burstow writes: Have Your Say on Care and Support
A fortnight ago I wrote about how the Care and Support White paper and draft Bill signalled the biggest overhaul of social care in over 60 years. The media storm triggered by that announcement inevitably focused on a single issue – namely who pays for care. And while of course that issue is very important […]