Thursday 10 June 2021 Liz Kendall / Social Care Matt Hancock cannot justify his failure to protect care homes Continue Reading
Wednesday 26 May 2021 Liz Kendall Liz Kendall responds to Dominic Cummings calling the claim that the Government put a shield around care homes “complete nonsense” Continue Reading
Wednesday 19 May 2021 Liz Kendall Liz Kendall responds to the Prime Minister’s comments on social care at PMQs Continue Reading
Thursday 29 April 2021 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall speech to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) Spring Conference Continue Reading
Saturday 3 April 2021 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall responds to news that care home residents will be allowed two visitors from the 12 April Continue Reading
Thursday 25 March 2021 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall responds to the NAO’s report on adult social care in England Continue Reading
Friday 19 March 2021 Liz Kendall Liz Kendall comments on the Supreme Court’s decision on sleep in shifts Continue Reading
Wednesday 10 March 2021 Liz Kendall Labour responds to reports Government guidance on care home visits not being implemented Continue Reading
Thursday 4 March 2021 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall responds to Chancellor’s claim that Government is attempting is build cross-party consensus on social care Continue Reading
Thursday 25 February 2021 Coronavirus / Liz Kendall Liz Kendall responds to figures showing nearly a third of care home staff are yet to receive a Covid vaccine Continue Reading
Monday 25 January 2021 Liz Kendall Liz Kendall responds to statistics showing social care had one of the highest death rates from coronavirus Continue Reading
Tuesday 19 January 2021 Coronavirus / Liz Kendall Liz Kendall responds to ONS figures on the number of Covid-19 deaths in care homes Continue Reading
Saturday 7 November 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall responds to Age UK report on the care workforce Continue Reading
Wednesday 4 November 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall responds to new visiting guidelines for care homes Continue Reading
Tuesday 29 September 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall responds to latest Alzheimer’s Society report highlighting strain placed on families by coronavirus Continue Reading
Friday 18 September 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall comments on the announcement of the social care winter plan Continue Reading
Thursday 30 July 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall comments on the delay faced by care home staff and residents for coronavirus testing Continue Reading
Wednesday 29 July 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall responds to Public Accounts Committee report Continue Reading
Monday 6 July 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall responds to Prime Minister’s comments on care home deaths Continue Reading
Thursday 11 June 2020 Liz Kendall Liz Kendall comments on the ADASS 2020 budget survey, part 1 Covid-19 response Continue Reading
Sunday 7 June 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care Government too slow to act on care home testing Continue Reading
Thursday 4 June 2020 Coronavirus / Liz Kendall Liz Kendall comments on extra costs to be faced by adult social care services due to Coronavirus Continue Reading
Thursday 28 May 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall comments on the block-booking of beds in care homes at the start of the pandemic Continue Reading
Wednesday 20 May 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall responds to Robert Buckland admission that Government prioritised NHS testing over care homes Continue Reading
Tuesday 12 May 2020 Coronavirus / Liz Kendall Liz Kendall comments on ONS statistics showing deaths in care homes remain high Continue Reading
Wednesday 29 April 2020 Coronavirus / Liz Kendall Liz Kendall comments on daily figures of deaths outside of hospital Continue Reading
Monday 27 April 2020 Liz Kendall Liz Kendall backs Care England’s calls for more funding Continue Reading
Tuesday 21 April 2020 Coronavirus / Liz Kendall / Social Care Government must publish daily Covid-19 deaths in care homes to help stop spread of virus Continue Reading
Wednesday 15 April 2020 Liz Kendall / Social Care Liz Kendall comments on the Government’s social care action plan Continue Reading