Plans to force changes to doctors’ contracts will put patients at risk, warns Emma

Oct 30, 2015 | Homepage, Newsroom

Emma has joined Labour MPs in opposing the Government’s plans to impose new contracts on junior doctors. The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that he is prepared to force junior doctors to accept the new terms, which will redefine ‘normal’ working hours as being...

Emma’s statement on the Assisted Dying Bill

Sep 11, 2015 | Newsroom, Uncategorized

A large number of constituents have written to me about the Assisted Dying Bill that was debated in the House of Commons today (Friday 11 September). You may be aware that the Bill was defeated by 330 votes to 118 and therefore will not become law. I was one of the...

Emma lends support to improving mental health in Shields

Jun 22, 2015 | Newsroom

Emma has called for better mental health services in the North East at an event organised by the mental health charity Mind this week. Emma met with local campaigners and representatives from Tyneside Mind to hear the experiences of people living with mental health...

Young man’s ambulance wait shows NHS in a ‘dire state’, Emma tells Health Secretary

Jun 2, 2015 | Newsroom

Emma today called on the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to apologise for the underfunding of ambulance services that left a young constituent waiting more than 50 minutes with a broken leg for an ambulance to arrive. Emma raised the case at Health Questions, explaining...

Time to Talk Day helps to break the silence on mental health

Feb 6, 2015 | Newsroom

Thursday 5 February was Time to Talk Day, a campaign run by the mental health charity Time to Change which aims to tackle the stigma around mental health. One in four of us experience a mental health problem each year, but a lack of public understanding and negative...