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
News
Lib Dem Policy, Ideas and Information
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
Benefits & Pensions
Towards a Fairer Society
Everyone deserves a fair chance to succeed in life and access to the same opportunities. Sadly that is not the case in the UK.
WC
18 Mar 2023