Friday 8 March 2019 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to news that the life expectancy of British adults has been cut by six months Continue Reading
Tuesday 5 March 2019 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth speech at Women’s Health conference Continue Reading
Saturday 2 February 2019 Health / Jonathan Ashworth / NHS Labour commits to new Health Inequalities target and reveals return of Dickensian Diseases in Tory Britain Continue Reading
Monday 28 January 2019 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Shocking NHS staff shortages figures – Ashworth Continue Reading
Wednesday 23 January 2019 Health / Jonathan Ashworth / Public Health Jonathan Ashworth responds to RCPCH’s report ‘State of Child Health: Two Years On’ Continue Reading
Thursday 10 January 2019 Health / Jonathan Ashworth / NHS Jonathan Ashworth responds to NHS performance statistics Continue Reading
Monday 7 January 2019 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Tories have spent 9 years running down the NHS – Jonathan Ashworth Continue Reading
Thursday 20 December 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Labour reveals devastating public health cuts Continue Reading
Wednesday 5 December 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth We can’t ignore the epidemic of loneliness because it ruins lives and creates greater social isolation – Ashworth comment on ONS figures Continue Reading
Tuesday 4 December 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth speech at the Britain Against Cancer Conference Continue Reading
Tuesday 4 December 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Waiting lists for diagnostic testing rocket since 2010 Continue Reading
Friday 30 November 2018 Health / Justin Madders Justin Madders writes to Prime Minister about Matt Hancock endorsing a private healthcare company Continue Reading
Thursday 29 November 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Hospitals are in the red to the tune of £1.23 billion – Ashworth Continue Reading
Thursday 29 November 2018 Health / Jeremy Corbyn / LGBT Lloyd Russell Moyle MP speaks in the Commons about being HIV positive Continue Reading
Tuesday 27 November 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Labour demands reversal of cuts to NHS workforce budgets in Long Term Plan as new analysis reveals training budget plummets to lowest level in 5 years Continue Reading
Tuesday 27 November 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Labour demands ‘short-sighted’ per head public health cuts are reversed to ensure Long Term Plan fully delivers for patients Continue Reading
Thursday 8 November 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Today’s figures reveal an NHS under continued, intense pressure with dismal consequences for patients – Ashworth Continue Reading
Thursday 1 November 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to the latest alcohol and drug treatment statistics Continue Reading
Thursday 1 November 2018 Health / Justin Madders Justin Madders responds to BMA report on bullying in the workplace Continue Reading
Thursday 25 October 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth This is an unprecedented move that looks like a front door privatisation – Ashworth Continue Reading
Monday 22 October 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth There are clear public health risks to allowing waste to be transported in this way – Ashworth Continue Reading
Friday 12 October 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to claims that there has been a reduction in the NHS’s incineration capacity Continue Reading
Thursday 11 October 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Today’s performance figures reveal an NHS in year round crisis after years of Tory austerity – Ashworth Continue Reading
Wednesday 26 September 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth speaking at Labour Party Conference today Continue Reading
Thursday 20 September 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Temporary halt of new NHS subsidiary companies is a victory for trade union and community campaigning – Ashworth Continue Reading
Thursday 13 September 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jon Ashworth speech at the National Substance Misuse Conference Continue Reading
Thursday 13 September 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to NHS performance stats Continue Reading
Wednesday 12 September 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Pregnant women turned away from maternity units deserve an apology – Ashworth Continue Reading
Monday 10 September 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth NHS land for sale rises 31% in a year as Labour warns of billion pound fire sale of hospital assets – Jonathan Ashworth Continue Reading
Thursday 30 August 2018 Health / Sharon Hodgson The Government is following Labour’s lead on energy drinks ban but pushing back decision with yet another consultation – Hodgson Continue Reading
Tuesday 28 August 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Almost half of maternity units close doors to new mothers Continue Reading
Thursday 23 August 2018 Health / Sharon Hodgson Drastic cuts will make diabetes challenge more difficult to overcome – Sharon Hodgson Continue Reading
Tuesday 21 August 2018 Brexit / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to warnings of a lack of “No Deal” preparedness in the NHS Continue Reading
Thursday 16 August 2018 Health / Justin Madders Government needs to bring back nursing bursaries before patient safety is compromised – Madders Continue Reading
Tuesday 7 August 2018 Health Life expectancy figures expose the terrible effects of austerity policies imposed by the Government since 2010 – Madders Continue Reading
Friday 27 July 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Red Cross report on access to wheelchairs Continue Reading
Wednesday 25 July 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Labour calls for Government NHS summer action plan to keep patients safe in the extreme heat Continue Reading
Friday 20 July 2018 Health / Justin Madders The Tories are not on the side of patients – Justin Madders Continue Reading
Wednesday 18 July 2018 Health / Sharon Hodgson Government must act now on asthma to save lives – Sharon Hodgson Continue Reading
Wednesday 18 July 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to ONS figures showing that the infant mortality rate increased for the first time in five years Continue Reading
Thursday 12 July 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth The test for Hancock is to rapidly bring waiting lists down – Ashworth Continue Reading
Monday 9 July 2018 Health Jeremy Hunt will be remembered for the worst collapse in patient standards of any Health Secretary in the history of the NHS – Madders Continue Reading
Monday 18 June 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth The money announced today is not enough to save our NHS after eight years of Conservative austerity – Ashworth Continue Reading
Monday 18 June 2018 Diane Abbott / Health Labour will allow the legal prescription of cannabis oil for medical purposes – Abbott Continue Reading
Friday 15 June 2018 Health The Government’s plan for long term funding doesn’t begin to meet our NHS’ needs – Justin Madders MP Continue Reading
Thursday 31 May 2018 Health / Sharon Hodgson Sharon Hodgson responds to IFS research on junk food marketing Continue Reading
Thursday 31 May 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth The NHS is now in a year-round crisis – Ashworth Continue Reading
Thursday 31 May 2018 Health / Julie Cooper Julie Cooper response to nearly two in five GPs planning on leaving the profession in the next five years Continue Reading
Wednesday 30 May 2018 Health / Jonathan Ashworth 1.3 million patients forced to move surgeries exposes primary care crisis Continue Reading