Ambulance delays for life-threatening calls reached a new record high in December, shocking new NHS figures have revealed.
The NHS is collapsing in front of our eyes whilst the Prime Minister and Health Secretary are nowhere to be seen.
The Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Lewes constituency, James MacCleary, has joined his party’s demands for Parliament to be recalled amid estimates that 500 people across the country each week are dying due to A&E delays.
Today is Carers Rights Day - a chance for us to keep beating the drum for unpaid carers and raising awareness about their rights.
Far too many people are struggling to get a GP appointment when they need one, leaving them waiting anxiously for the care they deserve.
This Conservative government has brought the NHS to its knees and patients are paying the price.
The number of people who’ve seen an NHS dentist in Worcestershire has plummeted in recent years, shocking new figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed. Only 36.6% of adults in Worcestershire, were able to secure an appointment with an NHS dentist in the past two years. This is down from 48.2% who saw an NHS dentist in the two years up to 2018. In a similarly desperate situation, only 48.2% of children in Worcestershire have been able to see a dentist in the last 12 months, despite the NHS recommending under-18s see a dentist at least once a year. This is down from 58.3% of children who had seen an NHS dentist in the year to 2018. The stark figures were compiled by the House of Commons Library following a request by the Liberal Democrats. It comes as distressing polling has found that one in five (21%) adults unable to see a dentist have carried out DIY dentistry in a desperate attempt to relieve their pain.
Liberal Democrats will stand up for carers, so we can provide their children with a better start in life, no matter their background.
