Posts in the category of: NHS
WAITING LISTS SOAR AS BIRMINGHAM’S NHS FACES CASH CRISIS
Shocking new figures reveal that waiting lists are soaring across Birmingham’s NHS, while health chiefs are being forced to find savings of hundreds of millions of pounds. The figures, revealed through Freedom of Information requests by Liam Byrne MP, along with analysis commissioned from the House of Commons library show Since 2013: The number of […]
Birmingham MPs protest at Chancellor’s “£100 million Birmingham Bombshell”
Birmingham MPs protest at Chancellor’s “£100 million Birmingham Bombshell” Birmingham MPs will today use the Budget debate to protest at the Government’s £100 million ‘Birmingham Bombshell’ of unfair cuts and tax rises hitting the city. They will argue that the government has promised a fairer funding deal for Birmingham but has refused to introduce this […]
BBC Newsbeat coverage of #IAmCOA
Dear friends, In case you missed it, I wanted to share with you some of the BBC Newsbeat coverage on children of alcoholics. BBC Newsbeat were very kind to cover our campaign launch here in Parliament. Newsbeat were contacted by so many people during the coverage of the campaign launch that they decided to run […]
Byrne warns of looming NHS crisis if cuts go ahead in Birmingham
**For Immediate Release** Thursday 11th February 2016 Byrne warns of looming NHS crisis if cuts go ahead in Birmingham Liam Byrne MP warned yesterday in the House of Commons that the ‘battering of Birmingham’ may well spark a crisis in local hospitals. This followed new research from the House of Commons library which shows that […]