Number of people spending Christmas period stuck in hospital doubled
Research
by Labour has revealed that the number of people spending the Christmas
period stuck in hospital due to Delayed Transfer of Care almost doubled between
2010 and 2016.
The
Patient Snapshot, which is the number of people who are stuck in hospital at
midnight on the last Thursday of the...Read More »
Cancelled operations will pile more misery on patients this winter - Ashworth
Jonathan
Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to
the news that Trusts will be allowed to cancel non-urgent elective operations
until mid-January, said:
“Theresa
May’s claims that she has suitably prepared our NHS for the winter season are
looking increasingly doubtful. Despite the best efforts of our overstretched
staff, numerous...Read More »
Nearly 20,000 badgers have been culled this year, the highest number ever - David Drew
David
Drew MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural affairs, commenting on
the Government’s release of badger cull statistics today, said:
“The
Government have released these high figures on the first day of Christmas
recess. Nearly 20,000 badgers have been culled this year, the highest number
ever, as...Read More »
Labour criticise Government for doing nothing about Bombardier tariffs imposed by US - Owen Smith
Owen Smith MP, Labour’s Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, criticising the failure of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to act on the Bombardier Tariff imposed by the US Department of Commerce, said:
“The Government has let these workers down again and again by not taking a hard enough line...Read More »
Government defeat in a landmark court case against PIP legislation – Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams MP, Shadow Work and Pensions
Secretary, commenting on the Government defeat in a landmark
court case against “discriminatory” Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
legislation, said:
“This landmark ruling is a damning indictment of
the Government’s discriminatory approach to PIP support and its refusal to make
this support available to people...Read More »