Protecting and funding our NHS

Our NHS is vitally important to all of us. We need more frontline investment so our local NHS services across Gedling are fit for purpose for patients and staff alike.

Last winter, we secured £2,000,000 for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to upgrade A&E facilities. I’ll keep fighting for Gedling’s fair share of the Government's £33,900,000,000 increase in NHS spending – so you and your family have access to the services you need to keep healthy.

News

PRIME MINISTER PRAISES NUH STAFF FOR CUTTING THE SURGICAL BACKLOG

It was confirmed last week that staff at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) have reduced the number of patients waiting more than a year and a half for surgery by a quarter in a month, despite the busiest winter ever for the health service.

RANDALL'S ROUND-UP

It's finally the weekend! I've had a busy and diverse week in Gedling, Westminster and further afield where my work has included:

Meeting the Chief Executive of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust to discuss the latest operational issues, including improvements to maternity services.

RANDALL’S ROUND-UP

Despite the drama in Westminster, I have been working to represent Gedling and our local priorities.

My work this week has included:

A call with Healthwatch, where I raised the concerns of constituents and certain GP surgeries in Gedling.

THOSE LIVING WITH DOWN SYNDROME WILL PLAY A KEY PART IN DEVELOPING NEW GUIDANCE

During Equalities Questions on Wednesday 30th March, Gedling’s Conservative Member of Parliament Tom Randall said “I very much welcome the passage of the Down Syndrome Bill through Parliament” and went on to ask the Equalities Minister to “commit to consulting people living with Down syndrome and

RANDALL’S ROUND-UP

Another busy week in Westminster and Gedling, where my work has included:

Answering questions from members of Redhill Academy's Politics Club

Discussing issues facing the NHS generally and pathology specifically with the President of the Royal College of Pathologists