Tuesday 18 January 2022 Health / NHS / Wes Streeting Half of suspected breast cancer patients waiting more than two weeks to see specialist Continue Reading
Tuesday 18 January 2022 Health / Keir Starmer / Press Releases Keir Starmer’s speech setting out Labour’s Health Contract Continue Reading
Sunday 16 January 2022 Health / Social Care / Wes Streeting Labour sets out plan to learn to live well with covid Continue Reading
Tuesday 11 January 2022 Health / NHS / Wes Streeting Wes Streeting responds to new report on A&E waiting times Continue Reading
Saturday 8 January 2022 Coronavirus / Health / Wes Streeting Wes Streeting responds to reports that free lateral flow tests may be scrapped Continue Reading
Monday 27 December 2021 Coronavirus / Health / Wes Streeting Wes Streeting responds to the Government’s announcement of no new Covid restrictions in England before New Year Continue Reading
Thursday 23 December 2021 Health / Wes Streeting Wes Streeting comments on warnings of rising staff absences in the NHS Continue Reading
Monday 20 December 2021 Coronavirus / Health / Wes Streeting Wes Streeting responds to the Prime Minister’s latest remarks on coronavirus Continue Reading
Thursday 9 December 2021 Health / NHS / Wes Streeting Wes Streeting responds to new record-high NHS waiting list figures Continue Reading
Tuesday 7 December 2021 Health / Wes Streeting Wes Streeting comments on figures showing over 13,000 planned NHS operations have been cancelled in past two months Continue Reading
Sunday 5 December 2021 Coronavirus / Health / Keir Starmer Keir Starmer calls for ‘renewed national effort’ to increase take up and rollout of the booster programme and halt delays to lifesaving treatments Continue Reading
Thursday 11 November 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth / NHS Jonathan Ashworth responds to highest NHS waiting list on record Continue Reading
Tuesday 19 October 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth speech in the House of Commons on the Motion to renew the Coronavirus Act Continue Reading
Thursday 14 October 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth / NHS Jonathan Ashworth responds to NHS waiting list statistics Continue Reading
Tuesday 5 October 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Sajid Javid’s speech to Conservative Party Conference Continue Reading
Thursday 9 September 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth / NHS NHS waiting list statistics – Jonathan Ashworth responds Continue Reading
Monday 23 August 2021 Health Jonathan Ashworth comments on the Government’s response to health visitors petition Continue Reading
Thursday 12 August 2021 Business / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on Vectura recommending that shareholders accept takeover bid from Philip Morris International Continue Reading
Thursday 12 August 2021 Health / Justin Madders Labour demands urgent help for ambulance service as it receives record calls Continue Reading
Thursday 12 August 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth / NHS Jonathan Ashworth responds to highest NHS waiting list on record Continue Reading
Tuesday 3 August 2021 Health / Liz Kendall Liz Kendall responds to the highest number of drug deaths in England and Wales since 1993 Continue Reading
Tuesday 20 July 2021 Health / Liz Kendall / Social Care Government’s plans on social care have been delayed yet again – Liz Kendall Continue Reading
Tuesday 20 July 2021 Health / Justin Madders Justin Madders responds to comments by Boris Johnson revealed in Dominic Cummings’ BBC interview Continue Reading
Sunday 11 July 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Sajid Javid comments that it would be ‘irresponsible’ not to wear a mask in crowded spaces Continue Reading
Friday 9 July 2021 Health Justin Madders responds to plans to reduce sensitivity of Test and Trace app Continue Reading
Sunday 4 July 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Government’s plans ahead of step 4 Continue Reading
Wednesday 30 June 2021 Health Jonathan Ashworth responds to Greater Manchester death rate Continue Reading
Monday 28 June 2021 Health / Justin Madders Justin Madders responds to Sajid Javid stating his “absolute priority” is to lift Covid restrictions “as quickly as possible” Continue Reading
Friday 25 June 2021 Health / Justin Madders Justin Madders comments on Dominic Cummings’ latest blog about Matt Hancock Continue Reading
Thursday 24 June 2021 Alex Norris / Health Alex Norris responds to news that junk food adverts are being banned before 9pm Continue Reading
Thursday 17 June 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to rising Covid infections Continue Reading
Tuesday 1 June 2021 Health Jonathan Ashworth responds to concerns over a potential coronavirus third wave Continue Reading
Wednesday 19 May 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth speech to the House of Commons in the Queen’s Speech debate Continue Reading
Friday 14 May 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on Nuffield Trust and Resolution Foundation research on the need to improve self-isolation support Continue Reading
Wednesday 28 April 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on Royal College of Radiologists’ concerns that patients face long waits for scans and X-rays due to workforce shortfall Continue Reading
Monday 29 March 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Health Promotion announcement Continue Reading
Tuesday 23 March 2021 Health / Justin Madders Labour will warn of future exodus of health workforce without pay rise for NHS staff Continue Reading
Thursday 18 March 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Labour redoubles calls for a fair NHS pay rise as figures show 300,000 staff worked unpaid overtime during Covid crisis Continue Reading
Thursday 18 March 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Health Secretary’s statement to the House of Commons Continue Reading
Wednesday 17 March 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to vaccine supply issues Continue Reading
Monday 8 March 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Labour: Future pandemics are ‘predicted and predictable’ but Tory failure weakened our defences on Covid Continue Reading
Monday 8 March 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth asks Urgent Question on NHS staff pay Continue Reading
Thursday 4 March 2021 Budget / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to OBR chair comments on Government’s lack of provision for NHS Continue Reading
Wednesday 3 March 2021 Budget / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Chancellor buries £30bn cut to Department of Health and Social Care budgets Continue Reading
Thursday 25 February 2021 Budget / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on reports that the Chancellor will deny NHS staff a pay rise in next week’s Budget Continue Reading
Friday 19 February 2021 Health / Justin Madders Justin Madders responds to Royal College of Physicians report indicating doctors are ‘running on empty’ Continue Reading
Thursday 11 February 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to latest NHS performance statistics Continue Reading
Thursday 11 February 2021 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to proposed reforms to NHS and social care Continue Reading