Even with the best of resources, the job of a police officer is highly stressful. They deal with the most difficult of human circumstances – and often the most dangerous, too. You would hope that police forces would be mindful of this and would ensure that the mental health of officers was properly looked after. […]
1250 days to save the NHS: A new approach
First a little about myself. I am 53 years old and have worked in health care for over 22 years. I have voted Liberal, latterly Liberal Democrat, for nearly 40 years now. I, like others, have been frustrated by the ongoing swing politics that has affected the United Kingdom since the last war. Whilst like […]
1250 days to save the NHS: A new approach
First a little about myself. I am 53 years old and have worked in health care for over 22 years. I have voted Liberal, latterly Liberal Democrat, for nearly 40 years now. I, like others, have been frustrated by the ongoing swing politics that has affected the United Kingdom since the last war. Whilst like […]
How Brexit will harm our NHS and social care
So, I’m drifting back to LDV slowly and gradually. My husband is now recovering from his heart surgery at home. It’s still quite incredible to think that only 10 weeks ago, he was enjoying his best health in years. All that changed with what we thought was Flu but turned out to be an infection […]
How Brexit will harm our NHS and social care
So, I’m drifting back to LDV slowly and gradually. My husband is now recovering from his heart surgery at home. It’s still quite incredible to think that only 10 weeks ago, he was enjoying his best health in years. All that changed with what we thought was Flu but turned out to be an infection […]
How Brexit will harm our NHS and social care
So, I’m drifting back to LDV slowly and gradually. My husband is now recovering from his heart surgery at home. It’s still quite incredible to think that only 10 weeks ago, he was enjoying his best health in years. All that changed with what we thought was Flu but turned out to be an infection […]
We need to reform prescription charges
Embed from Getty Images Over the last few years, we’ve seen rise after rise in English prescription charges. Yet the list of illnesses giving you free prescriptions was set in the 1960s, with cancer being the only recent addition. Shockingly, it excludes mental health outright. At this autumn’s South Central Regional Conference, a motion […]
We need to reform prescription charges
Embed from Getty Images Over the last few years, we’ve seen rise after rise in English prescription charges. Yet the list of illnesses giving you free prescriptions was set in the 1960s, with cancer being the only recent addition. Shockingly, it excludes mental health outright. At this autumn’s South Central Regional Conference, a motion […]
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 […]
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 […]