Category: Social Care
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Liz writes October 2019
“People before privilege” was the theme of last week’s Labour Party Conference in Brighton. We announced bold new policies including putting the final say on Brexit back to the people, rolling out a new national living wage that extends to young people aged 16 plus, and a radical green new deal for Britain, so we…
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Liz’s contribution to the “Autism Community: Mental Health and Suicide” debate
You can watch and read Liz’s contribution to the Autism Community: Mental Health and Suicide debate below: “First, I thank the hon. Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr Cameron)—sorry for my pronunciation—for her thoughtful and comprehensive speech, and for setting out the difficulties that people with autism face. I am tempted to say,…
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Help Beat eating disorders
Earlier this week I was pleased to attend a meeting with Beat, The UK’s eating disorder charity, to look at the latest research on eating disorders throughout the UK. It showed that many people take a shocking length of time to discover they have an eating disorder. On average, there’s a 3-and-a-half year gap between…
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Blaydon Foodbank
It’s the school holidays and Blaydon foodbank is running low on certain items. If you’re able to donate food to this vital organisation please refer to the list below. Donations of the following are particularly welcome: Rice, soup, tins of meat, tinned pies, tinned fruit and veg, mash, pasta sauce, breakfast cereals, biscuits, tea, coffee,…