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Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
Commenting on figures revealed today showing the number of under-16s admitted to hospital due to illegal drugs has risen by almost half in a decade, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, Sandra Gidley said: “These alarming figures reveal a wasted generation. How many more lives will be lost before the Government takes effective action? “As a society we [...]
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Commenting on figures revealed today showing the number of under-16s admitted to hospital due to illegal drugs has risen by almost half in a decade, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, Sandra Gidley said: "These alarming figures reveal a wasted generation. How many more lives will be lost before the Government takes effective action? "As a society we can’t go on seeing so many young lives wasted....
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Commenting on figures released today that reveal there have been 20,000 incidents of pest infestation in NHS hospitals in the past two years, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, Sandra Gidley said: "People will be revolted by this news and need to know that vermin control is stopping the spread of disease. "Patients have a right to expect our hospitals are made pest free. "The public needs reassurance...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
Commenting on the publication today of Sir Jonathan Michael’s inquiry into NHS care for people with learning disabilities which reveals that laws to protect them are often ignored, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, Sandra Gidley said: "It is despicable that some of the most vulnerable members of society are being let down in this way. "What’s worse is that laws are in place to protect these people,...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008
Commenting on today’s report from the Medical Foundation for Aids and Sexual Health which describes sexual health care offered by GPs as ‘patchy’, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, Sandra Gidley said: "This report highlights the need for better sex education, and it appears that some GPs are unwilling or unable to cope with these sensitive issues. "Patients should be able to receive top quality...
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Letters From A Tory (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
Dear Sandra Gidley, As Joint Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health, I am not surprised to hear you calling for us to be nicer to MPs who are suffering from some form of mental health problem. However, I think you’re rather missing the point. You’ve even gone as far as criticising the law [...]
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Commenting on today’s Health Select Committee report into dentistry, which highlights problems that have developed since the introduction of the new dental contract, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson and Select Committee Member, Sandra Gidley said: "This is another example of the Government meddling and rushing through changes without thinking about the consequences. "The facts speak for themselves....
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Black Triangle (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
The Daily Mail influenza vaccine kills people story has an interesting background. Looking at Hansard, it is apparent that the data the story is based on came from a written answer to a question posed by Sandra Gidley MP (Liberal Democrat). The question and answer by Dawn Primarolo are here: To ask the Secretary of State [...]
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The Croydonian (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
From Hansard : Sandra Gidley: To ask the Minister for the Olympics pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2008, Official Report , column 1889W, on the Olympic Games 2012, what provision will be made to reduce any potential spread of sexually transmitted infections". Dawn Primarolo: I have been asked to reply. The national health service in London is currently working with both the London Organising Committee...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
Commenting on today's [Monday] report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia which reveals that up to 105,000 people with dementia are being given inappropriate anti-psychotic drugs, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, Sandra Gidley said: "This bad practice is nothing short of the abuse of vulnerable people and has to stop now. "If people with dementia are well looked after then there...
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Quaequam Blog! (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
LighterLife, already in my bad books over TOAST and fat suits, are the subject of a BBC investigation tonight: The liquid-based programme, aimed at people who are three or more stones overweight, involves dieters consuming just 530 calories a day for 12 weeks. But Inside Out has heard from some dieters who have experienced disrupted periods, hair [...]
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Commenting on today’s announcement of new pay deals for health workers, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson , Sandra Gidley said: "It is welcome that the Government has accepted the recommendations of the pay review body. "The three-year deal will help provide economic stability, as well as giving health workers a more certain financial outlook. "Ministers seem to have learned from their underhand...
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Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
Checkmate! Engaging in battle of the minds By Lydia Tipple MP Sandra Gidley is helping to bring the game of chess to schools across the county. She hopes to write to all local schools to promote the scheme which is being organised by the English Chess Federation. The aim is to provide a quarter of a million chess sets to schools across the UK so Mrs Gidley decided to help promote the scheme in Hampshire....
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John Redwood's Diary (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
Nick Clegg this morning on the Today programme wriggled and wriggled, faced with Sandra Gidley saying Lib Dems promised a referendum on the Constitutional Treaty in 2005 and should honour their pledge. He sounded even worse when the BBC managed to ask him if he would vote for a double referendum,dealing both with the Constitutional [...]
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Quaequam Blog! (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
I wrote the following letter to Lib Dem News last week but they saw fit not to print it. Fair enough, but here it is anyhoo: Just what point is Sandra Gidley trying to make by prancing about in a comedy fat suit (People, 22nd February)? As someone who is at least as fat as [...]
