Health, Care & the NHS
585 patients face 12-hour A&E waits in Somerset
Nearly 600 patients in Somerset waited more than 12 hours in A&E in February, shocking new figures have revealed.
20 Apr 2023
Health, Care & The NHS News from the Liberal Democrats
Health, Care & the NHS
Rise in dental deserts leaves millions struggling to get NHS dentist appointment
More than three in five local areas in England have seen a rise in the number of people per dentist.
LD
19 Apr 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
Children's Operations Cancelled
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.
11 Apr 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
655 children’s operations in Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh cancelled over past five years
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.
3 Apr 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
Lib Dems call for a return to ‘proper local health services’ as figures show surge in patients per GP in Somerset
The Liberal Democrats have called for a return to proper local health services, after new figures revealed a fall in the number of GPs in Somerset while patient numbers rise.
30 Mar 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
Our plan for social care
Everybody should be able to get the high-quality care they need, when they need it. But across the country, social care services are in crisis.
ED
19 Mar 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
Access to dental care for all
Everyone should be able to access an NHS dentist if they need one and no-one should be forced to face an impossible choice, between paying hundreds of pounds for private care or going without. Our plan would fix this mess.
DC
18 Mar 2023
LGBT+ Liberal Democrats
Fighting HIV Stigma March and Rally – join us on Saturday 18 March
On Saturday 18 March, over 20 HIV organisations are uniting to organise a march through central London standing up to HIV stigma. We're planning to join the march as an LGBT+ Liberal Democrats block and we'd love it if you could join us.
RM
16 Mar 2023
