Recent reports of 17 deaths in a single Thanet care home have sent a shudder through our community. People rightly ask “How could that be allowed to happen?”.
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PPE – too little too late
Thanet has a PPE crisis. Staff at QEQM are as vulnerable as they are desperate. Our nurses, midwives and health care assistants, are frustrated.
Seeing Red: Now is the time to care
As an elected Labour County Councillor for Ramsgate I am privileged to have a column in The Isle of Thanet News.
In the news: February 2020
Throughout each month I am posting links to media coverage where I have had active involvement in the story or have provided comment and a Labour Party perspective.
Equality and social justice must prevail
It goes without saying that the General Election result leaves Labour with a need to reflect, review and re-group.
Multi-generational living in Margate
Our district and county councils have converted an hotel into a home for multi-generational living. BBC Radio Kent invited me to comment.
In the news: October 2019
Throughout each month I am posting links to media coverage where I have had active involvement in the story or have provided comment and a Labour Party perspective.
A new hospital for Canterbury or pre-election bluster?
Boris Johnson’s announcement of a new hospital for Canterbury is highly questionable. Is it pre-election bluster? Is it a threat to the NHS in Thanet?
Cancer needs treating with more urgency
A new report suggests nearly 1 in 4 suspected cancer patients are not starting cancer treatment in Kent when they should.
In the news: September 2019
Throughout each month I am posting links to media coverage where I have had active involvement in the story or have provided comment and a Labour Party perspective.