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Work, pay and welfare
Benefits, pensions, minimum wage, the four-day week. Rewrite the social contract.
This assisted dying bill is a distraction from real needs
Saw Mrs. Price down the village last week. She’s 89, sharp as a tack but frail. Her husband’s been gone ten years, and she told me she’s just lonely. Her GP visits once a month, a nurse calls in twice a week. It’s not enough. She needs more
Over-75s shouldnt have to sit in A&E for 9 hours because they cant get a GP appointment
My neighbour Frank is 81. Last month he had chest pains at 8am. He rang his GP at 8:00 on the dot, 8:01, 8:02, 8:03. By 8:20 he got through and was told there were no appointments left. The receptionist, who was very sorry, suggested he go
Right to die with dignity act
The issue of assisted dying is a complex and emotive one, and it's clear that the current system is not working for those who are terminally ill and wish to end their suffering. It's a matter of basic human rights and compassion, and we nee
Stop messing with patient records, just fund the GPs instead.
We need to mandate that all GP practices have a robust, fully integrated electronic patient record system that talks seamlessly to secondary care. This isn't about abstract data concerns; it's about making sure the right information is wher
Dignity in Dying: A Compassionate End to Suffering, Not a Shortcut for the State
It’s absolutely right that we talk about dignity at the end of life. No one should have to endure unnecessary suffering. However, I’m deeply uneasy about the focus on assisted dying as the primary solution. My concern, as a teacher and a mu
Fund local community pharmacies to provide basic health checks and minor ailment services.
Our local chemists are often the first port of call for people with minor issues, but they're increasingly squeezed. They can't afford to stock everything, and many people end up clogging up GP appointments for things the pharmacist could e
Ban private ambulance services from responding to 999 calls
Did you know that when you dial 999 in parts of England, the ambulance that arrives is not an NHS ambulance. Its a private contractor. Paid by the NHS. Often with less qualified staff. Operating on a contract that pays them more if they hit
Invest in Schools, Not Just Pills: A Real Health Revolution
This idea about pharmacies has some merit, I'll grant you. My partner Jade, who's a midwife, sees the strain on the front lines of healthcare daily. Making it easier for people to get basic help for minor issues makes sense on the surface,
Scrap the NHS lottery system
What's the point of having a national health service if you can't even get a doctor's appointment when you need one, I mean I've had passengers who've had to wait months for a routine checkup. I was talking to a bloke in the back of my
Sort Out The NHS Waiting Lists Already
I had a passenger the other day, poor bloke, been waiting for a knee replacement for over a year, and he's still got no date for the op. He's in agony, can barely walk, and it's affecting his job, his family, everything. I've seen this time
Drug policy should be based on evidence of harm, not moral panic
Portugal decriminalised personal use of all drugs in 2001. In the 25 years since, drug-related deaths have fallen dramatically, HIV infections among drug users have collapsed, and overall drug use has not increased. This is not disputed. It
Scrap the NHS waiting list nonsense
I'm proposing we overhaul the NHS waiting list system to focus on urgent care first, rather than just who's been waiting the longest. This is needed because the current system is failing people who need immediate attention, prioritizing bur
Why Are We Letting Bureaucrats Run the NHS Instead of Patients?
How did we end up with a system where patients have to beg for treatments the NHS deems "too expensive," yet we spend billions on administrative bloat and opaque procurement processes? It’s madness. We've got a national institution, meant t
Every child should be able to get an NHS dentist
My daughter hasnt seen an NHS dentist in two years. We rang every practice within 20 miles. All full. We ended up going private at 80 quid a checkup. Not everyone can do that. NHS dentistry is in collapse. Dentists are leaving because the
Every school should have a proper counsellor, not just a poster on a wall
A poster saying its OK not to be OK is not mental health provision. It is a poster. Every school should have a trained counsellor available at least 3 days a week. Not a teaching assistant who did a two day course. A qualified counsellor w
Dying with Dignity, Not Just a Privilege
As a Labour supporter and a teacher, I believe that the right to die with dignity should be a fundamental human right, not just a privilege for those who can afford it. The current system is failing those who are terminally ill, and it's ou
Make it illegal to build housing estates without a GP surgery
New estate of 500 homes went up near us last year. Lovely houses. Absolutely no infrastructure. No GP surgery. No school places. No bus route. No pharmacy. No park. Five hundred families all trying to register at a practice that was alread
Fix Social Care Now
I was at the doctor's surgery with my mum the other day and saw an elderly woman, clearly in a lot of pain, being told she'd have to wait months for a care assessment. It wasn't right, and it's not the first time I've seen something like th
Sort Out Our Hospitals Already
I was at the hospital in Scunthorpe last week visiting my mate Dave, he's been in for a knee op, and the state of the place was shocking. The wards were understaffed, the equipment was outdated, and the waiting times were ridiculous. I saw
Enough is Enough! Let's Actually Fund Our NHS, Not Just Clap For It
I was in the GP waiting room last week, same as everyone else, and overheard this poor woman practically in tears. She’d been trying to get an appointment for her mum, who’s seriously unwell, for weeks. Kept getting palmed off, told the ear
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