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Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Commenting on today’s ministerial statement on prescription charges, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said: “While I welcome the move to exempt cancer patients from prescription charges, the fact remains that there are many other vulnerable groups for whom this statement will come as an enormous disappointment.” Norman Lamb continued, saying: “Gordon Brown announced at Labour [...]...
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Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Commenting on today’s statistics from the National Drug Treatment Agency revealing that more than twice as many people seeking drug treatment drop out of programmes than complete them drug free, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said: “The Government is losing the fight against drugs. There needs to be a National Audit Office investigation [...]
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Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Commenting on today’s report by the Children’s Commissioner for England that finds too many children are still being treated on adult mental health wards, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said: “It is a scandal that children are being treated on adult mental health wards in so many places.” Norman Lamb continued, saying: “Putting children on [...]
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Make My Vote Count (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
Sunder Katwala, on the Fabian Society's new blog, recounts this: Norman Lamb, LibDem frontbench spokesman on Health, stated publicly last night what most senior LibDems think: that the Alternative Vote would be an electoral reform compromise worth having. Peter Hain...
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Liberal England (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Next Left has an account of a fringe meeting at the Labour Conference in Manchester. Among those taking part were Peter Hain and Norman Lamb: Peter Hain was running late for the event, but he had a good opening line. "I am sorry for being late. But before I came here, I thought I had better go and give a speech on electoral reform." This generated a hearty cheer from Lamb on the platform, as well as...
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The Wardman Wire (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Norman Lamb MP outlines the need for a more efficient NHS and discusses plans to give directly elected local health boards powers to focus on the priorities in their area.
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
The first of yesterday’s speeches from members of the party’s front bench team was by Norman Lamb, our Shadow Health Secretary. And, by the magic of teh internets, here it is: You can also read Norman Lamb’s speech on the party website.
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Green the Health Service (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
The latest wheeze from the LibDems is for tax breaks for people leading healthy lifestyles. I assume that this is to penalise those who don't follow them, so why do the LibDems think this moves them away from a 'Stalinist' approach? Norman Lamb seems to be looking for health care taxation that is heading towards insurance based systems. Health and healthy lifestyles are correlate closely with wealth,...
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Daily Referendum (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
What a complete and utter idiot Norman Lamb is. I've always thought that a great deal of Lib Dem policies are just pie in the sky - wouldn't it be nice if the world was full of rainbows and fluttering fairies and prancing unicorns and smiley happy people and....... I think you get the picture. Their latest lunacy being put forward by their Health spokesman Norman Lamb is to give income tax breaks for...
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Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Commenting on today’s [Monday] King’s Fund Report into local variations in NHS spending priorities, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said: “This analysis points to an unacceptable postcode lottery of care with Primary Care Trusts totally unaccountable to the communities they serve for these funding decisions.“If Primary Care Trusts were democratically accountable then local people...
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Duncan Borrowman (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
I posted a few days ago about depression. Linda Jack set up a Facebook group a while back on the issue of mental health for Lib Dems. Can conference reps on Facebook join the group and also contact Linda to sign an amendment (agreed by Norman Lamb!)
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Commenting on today’s ONS statistics that reveal the number of deaths involving the superbug C diff in England and Wales rose by 28% between 2006-7, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said: "These are horrifying statistics. "The truth is that these could be avoidable deaths. Many hospitals are winning the battle against superbugs, but the Government’s action on this is too little...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Commenting on today’s World Health Organisation (WHO) report that reveals the shocking health inequalities across the UK, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said: "The stark truth is that after 11 years in government, Labour has failed to tackle the deep disadvantage that scars much of our country and results in growing inequalities in health. "The WHO makes it clear that while...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Commenting on this year’s predicted £1.75bn NHS surplus, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said: "This forecast surplus begs the question whether taxpayers’ money is being used effectively. "What evidence is there that trusts are using their surpluses to prepare for fluctuations in demand and investment in new services? Is this the NHS preparing for a period of slower growth in...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Commenting on today’s speech by Andrew Lansley, No Excuses, No Nannying , Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said: "Everyone has a responsibility to look after their own health, but the prescription the Tories are offering has failed in the past and will fail in the future. "Andrew Lansley’s speech exposes the confusion at the heart of the Conservative’s strategy. "He lectures people...
