Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
Following new figures revealing tens of thousands of people waiting for mental health treatment, thousands of nursing and midwifery vacancies, sky-high delayed discharges and scores of cancelled operations, Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Alex Cole-Hamil
Responding to new figures showing only 66.8% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in October (the worst on record), while 17,208 people waited over 8 hours and 7,611 waited over 12 hours, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
I spoke to BBC Politics South East about how it was another missed opportunity to address the fundamental challenges we face.
Responding to his Animal Welfare Bill receiving Royal Assent and becoming law, Danny Chambers MP, a vet and Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Mental Health, said:
Responding to proposals from Justice Secretary David Lammy to limit access to trial by jury, and reports that he described jury trials as “a peculiar way to run a public service”, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Jess Brown-Fuller MP said:
Liz Jarvis, Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh, has written to Wes Streeting MP, the Health Secretary, to urge him to take action over the Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB’s decision to suspend all new autism assessments.