Wednesday 27 May 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to the government’s test and trace system announcement Continue Reading
Wednesday 20 May 2020 Coronavirus / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Ashworth writes to Govt on proposals for contact tracing Continue Reading
Thursday 14 May 2020 Jonathan Ashworth / NHS Growing and alarming backlog of clinical need with patients – Jonathan Ashworth Continue Reading
Monday 11 May 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to ONS statistics on Covid-19 deaths by occupation Continue Reading
Thursday 7 May 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Labour call for Covid-19 health inequalities strategy Continue Reading
Wednesday 6 May 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Coronavirus testing numbers have now fallen three days in a row – Jonathan Ashworth Continue Reading
Tuesday 5 May 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to confirmation that the UK has the highest official death rate in Europe Continue Reading
Tuesday 5 May 2020 Coronavirus / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth questions Matt Hancock in the House of Commons Continue Reading
Monday 4 May 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on the launch of contact tracing app for Coronavirus Continue Reading
Monday 4 May 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on BMA survey showing doctors unable to give patients care they need Continue Reading
Friday 1 May 2020 Coronavirus / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Government press conference Continue Reading
Friday 1 May 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Coronavirus thrives on inequality – Jonathan Ashworth Continue Reading
Friday 24 April 2020 Coronavirus / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Dominic Cummings has no place on the Government’s advisory group on coronavirus – Ashworth Continue Reading
Friday 24 April 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on issues with the Government’s testing website Continue Reading
Thursday 23 April 2020 Jonathan Ashworth We will hold the government to account for the promise it has made of 100,000 tests a day’ – Ashworth responds to presser Continue Reading
Tuesday 21 April 2020 Coronavirus / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to confusion on why UK missed out on EU joint procurement scheme for medical supplies Continue Reading
Sunday 19 April 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Michael Gove’s comments about Sunday Times investigation Continue Reading
Saturday 18 April 2020 Coronavirus / Health / Jonathan Ashworth These reports raise serious questions about the Government’s immediate response to this pandemic – Ashworth Continue Reading
Friday 10 April 2020 Jonathan Ashworth Ashworth calls for PPE promises to be delivered Continue Reading
Thursday 9 April 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth response to government’s coronavirus press conference today Continue Reading
Thursday 9 April 2020 Jonathan Ashworth / Social Care Labour calls for urgent action to support the social care system – Jonathan Ashworth Continue Reading
Thursday 9 April 2020 Jonathan Ashworth Ashworth responds to IFS report that the vulnerable will be hit hardest by NHS disruption and economic downturn Continue Reading
Thursday 2 April 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Ashworth responds to government commitment on coronavirus testing, calls for National Testing Strategy Continue Reading
Thursday 2 April 2020 Barbara Keeley / Jonathan Ashworth Labour demands coordinated plan for social care sector and urgent action to provide PPE and testing for social care staff Continue Reading
Wednesday 1 April 2020 Jonathan Ashworth Labour demands National Testing Strategy – Jonathan Ashworth responds to government press conference Continue Reading
Wednesday 1 April 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Ashworth responds to unions on lack of PPE for health and social care staff Continue Reading
Monday 30 March 2020 Jonathan Ashworth Labour demands answers on why coronavirus testing is still not being scaled up at sufficient levels Continue Reading
Friday 27 March 2020 Jonathan Ashworth Serious questions for government over rejection of protective kit on cost grounds – Ashworth Continue Reading
Thursday 26 March 2020 Coronavirus / Health / Jonathan Ashworth Government not participating in the EU procurement scheme for ventilators – Ashworth responds Continue Reading
Thursday 26 March 2020 Jonathan Ashworth Ashworth criticises UK’s lack of involvement in the EU procurement scheme Continue Reading
Wednesday 25 March 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Urgent clarification and national plan needed on coronavirus antibody testing kits – Ashworth Continue Reading
Monday 23 March 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Labour calls on government to enforce stricter social distancing Continue Reading
Saturday 21 March 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth Urgent action needed to scale up capacity in the NHS – Ashworth Continue Reading
Saturday 21 March 2020 Coronavirus / Jonathan Ashworth NHS deal raises questions about funding and why government not requisitioning services – Ashworth Continue Reading
Wednesday 11 March 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth response to Coronavirus Statement Continue Reading
Sunday 1 March 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth The Health Secretary must come to the Commons and update MPs on the government’s response to Coronavirus outbreak – Jonathan Ashworth Continue Reading
Wednesday 26 February 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth New analysis shows NHS pushed to the brink by Tory bed cuts – Ashworth Continue Reading
Wednesday 26 February 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth ‘Shocking’ report reveals patients increasingly being treated in corridors – Ashworth Continue Reading
Tuesday 25 February 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to Marmot Review Continue Reading
Thursday 13 February 2020 Jonathan Ashworth New NHS figures show ‘trolley waits’ and 12 hour waits at highest levels on record – Jonathan Ashworth responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 5 February 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Ashworth responds to report that NHS has been made “seriously financially unstable” Continue Reading
Saturday 25 January 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to NHS England’s “Greener NHS” announcement Continue Reading
Tuesday 21 January 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to UCL study showing widening health gap between rich and poor Continue Reading
Sunday 19 January 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth comments on long NHS waiting lists driving people to use private healthcare Continue Reading
Wednesday 15 January 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Ashworth responds to Hancock’s suggestion that A&E target might be scrapped Continue Reading
Wednesday 15 January 2020 Health / Jonathan Ashworth NHS Funding Bill guarantees NHS won’t get the resources it needs – Jonathan Ashworth Continue Reading
Thursday 19 December 2019 Health / Jonathan Ashworth Jonathan Ashworth responds to latest weekly performance report from NHS England Continue Reading
Tuesday 10 December 2019 Jonathan Ashworth / NHS The very future of our NHS is at stake on Thursday – Jonathan Ashworth Continue Reading
Tuesday 10 December 2019 Jonathan Ashworth / NHS A Labour government will totally scrap parking charges – Jonathan Ashworth Continue Reading