Social Care Agency Costs Mounting
Over the last 3 years Swansea Council has spent more than £485,000 on agency staff for Social Care, at a time when there are more than 30 vacancies across adult and child social care.
4 Feb 2023
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Health, Care & the NHS
NHS waiting list in England hits 7 million
This Conservative government has brought the NHS to its knees and patients are paying the price.
LD
13 Oct 2022
Benefits & Pensions
Millions of people left in grim limbo after botched budget
Truss must scrap this budget to save the economy and give those on benefits a much needed lifeline this winter.
LD
11 Oct 2022
Diversity
Leader’s Black History Month Message - 2022
October is Black History Month - a time to celebrate the Black British community, recognise their contributions and discover their stories.
ED
1 Oct 2022
Cost of living
West Lothian Liberal Democrats call for energy bailout grant to save West Lothian’s high streets
Sally Pattle, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Linlithgow, is demanding the Government rescue hundreds of small local businesses in West Lothian from...
30 Sep 2022
Economy & Business
Lib Dems calls on local MP Luke Hall to vote down “shambolic” budget
Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesperson for Thornbury and Yate, Claire Young has called on Luke Hall to oppose Kwasi Kwarteng’s “shambolic” budget.
CY
29 Sep 2022
Health, Care & the NHS
Dental crisis: Only 4 in 10 patients in South Gloucestershire have been seen by an NHS dentist in past two years
The number of people who’ve seen an NHS dentist in South Gloucestershire has plummeted in recent years, shocking new figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
CY
22 Sep 2022
Health, Care & the NHS
Dental crisis: Fewer than 4 in 10 patients in Worcestershire have been seen by an NHS dentist in past two years
The number of people who’ve seen an NHS dentist in Worcestershire has plummeted in recent years, shocking new figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed. Only 36.6% of adults in Worcestershire, were able to secure an appointment with an NHS dentist in the past two years. This is down from 48.2% who saw an NHS dentist in the two years up to 2018. In a similarly desperate situation, only 48.2% of children in Worcestershire have been able to see a dentist in the last 12 months, despite the NHS recommending under-18s see a dentist at least once a year. This is down from 58.3% of children who had seen an NHS dentist in the year to 2018. The stark figures were compiled by the House of Commons Library following a request by the Liberal Democrats. It comes as distressing polling has found that one in five (21%) adults unable to see a dentist have carried out DIY dentistry in a desperate attempt to relieve their pain.
DDB
22 Sep 2022
Latest UK News
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
On behalf of the West Lothian Liberal Democrats, I’d like to offer my deepest condolences to the family of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the sad...
10 Sep 2022
Latest UK News
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Statement from Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, on the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
LD
8 Sep 2022
Environment
Mixed-plastic recycling banks roll out across Portsmouth
Following the successful roll out of home food waste and battery recycling, the latest big recycling initiative by the Lib Dem-led Council is mixed plastic.
7 Sep 2022