The Carer’s Leave Bill sponsored by Scottish Liberal Democrat North East Fife MP Wendy Chamberlain has now passed all its stages in the United Kingdom Parliament and will become law.
The Lib Dem Bill will give an estimated 2.4 million carers across the UK a statutory right to take five days of unpaid leave per year, helping carers to better balance work and care.
More than 500,000 GP appointments in Somerset in the past year lasted five minutes or less, new research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
This could lead to countless missed or delayed diagnoses as people go without the care they need, creating a ticking time bomb for our NHS.
Nearly 600 patients in Somerset waited more than 12 hours in A&E in February, shocking new figures have revealed.
More than three in five local areas in England have seen a rise in the number of people per dentist.
More than 500 children’s operations have been cancelled at hospitals in Somerset Foundation Trust in the past five years, many due to a shortage of staff and beds, shocking figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
655 children’s operations have been cancelled at hospitals in Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh last year, many due to a shortage of staff and beds, shocking figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
