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Thank Goodness for the National Health Service

Alder Hey hospital and the whole of the NHS performed excellently for my family yesterday. That’s why I fight for the NHS and its staff. For the last week Erica and I have had two of our grandchildren here who … Continue reading

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The NHS does need to change

As the ambulances queue for hours because of full beds and stretched staff let us work together to define a new type of NHS which prevents more illnesses and keeps people healthier for longer. The fact that I am suggesting … Continue reading

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Covid is not over – go and get your jab

Yesterday I joined a queue of about thirty people at the Princes Park Medical Centre to have my fourth Covid jab. There was a cross section of people there from around South Liverpool although someone aged forty would have been … Continue reading

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What you and I can do to help shape a new and responsive NHS

A report being considered by the Liverpool Health & Wellbeing Board indicates an improved satisfaction rate from patients for Liverpool GPs despite the problems of the pandemic. I asked for the report to be written and I was surprised but … Continue reading

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How will we honour our Covid heroes?

On Friday, which is one year on from the day that the first known Covid death was recorded in the UK, there has been a call for a minute’s silence to commemorate and honour those who have died in our … Continue reading

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We MUST make this lockdown work

I took my exercise yesterday, as I did in the first lockdown, walking around my Church Ward. I was surprised at how unlike the first lockdown it was. Allerton Road felt quieter than normal but much more business like than … Continue reading

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Some good things happened in 2020

It would be too easy just to concentrate on what went wrong in 2020. Brexit and the Coronavirus would come top of the list. But it would be wrong to write off 2020 as a total failure. Some good things … Continue reading

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Putting councils in the lead for track and trace

Central government is looking to make mass testing available and is belatedly considering how to work with local government to deliver a successful and effective service. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Local Government Association (LGA) has stressed the … Continue reading

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Further problems with Tory Health promises from last December

This is round 2 of my summary of the Tory promises made in their election manifesto last year. Thanks for all the comments you sent me last time. I look forward to getting another batch now. Contact me at richardkemp68@yahoo.co.uk. … Continue reading

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Tory Lies on NHS implode within weeks of General Election (part1)

This list summarises those manifesto pledges made by the Conservative Party ahead of its election in the General Election which are of relevance to the health and social care areas. Some, but not all of the pledges have now been … Continue reading

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