Local Liberal Democrats have vigorously campaigned for investment to help transform Medway's mental health services and are proud to support Mental Health Awareness Week, an initiative hosted by the Mental Health Foundation to raise awareness of mental health and mental health problems.
During these unprecedented times, it is worth remembering that a stroke will continue to strike every five minutes in the UK. May is 'National Stroke Awareness Month', an observance that highlights the importance of knowing the signs and symptoms of a stroke. - Time is of the essence in terms of suffering a stroke, as this month highlights and we want critical stroke services that best serves the health needs of Medway residents to be secured. Liberal Democrats have called for local stroke services, which are under review, to be retained at Medway Maritime Hospital. - Data from Public Health England suggest people are currently staying away from hospitals, with attendance to Emergency Departments dropping by over a third compared to this period, last year. Those who need urgent medical help should still attend their local hospital, the Stroke Association says: 'the NHS is well equipped to treat all medical emergencies.' - We know that the NHS is currently under huge pressure and would like to thank all NHS
As the Coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis continues, people in Medway are understandably worried, and this has been a tough, frightening and challenging time for many across our towns. . The priority must be protecting the most vulnerable and a maximum level of support for businesses and public sector workers. People are afraid for their health, but also for their livelihoods. They want to know that - in the face of this extraordinary crisis - their livelihoods and businesses are secure. . John Castle, spokesperson for Medway Liberal Democrats said "There is a significant number of homeless people living in our towns, who are impacted by the crisis, some of whom are children and people living in temporary accommodation. Funds should be made available to the voluntary sector immediately to support these organisations who are facing an increase in demand for their services and have seen funding reduced. Medway's homeless are already seeing alot of soup kitchens closing, and at the same time, charities are facing add
Liberal Democrats strongly support the 'International Day of Forests' on 21st March. . Locally we have vigorously campaigned to protect woodland areas which play an important part in our town's rural heritage and recently have opposed developments on orchards located in Lower Rainham and rural land in Capstone Park. . We want to protect these spaces as a vital asset for everyone in Medway and have consistently been calling on the Council to adopt a coherent, credible Local Plan to help protect the environment against developments of this nature. Building on 'brown build' sites as opposed to destroying Green Belt sites.
Local Liberal Democrats strongly support 'Global Recycling Day' on March 18th. Recycling plays an important part of keeping our environment safe and clean across our towns and we have consistently been unequivocal in our support for raising awareness of local environmental issues. - Nationally, last year Liberal Democrats outlined a series of pledges, including a 70% recycling target and proposal to end waste plastic exports by 2030. These measures would be delivered under a Zero-Waste and Resource Efficiency Act and strengthen incentives to reduce packaging and waste sent to landfill and incineration.
The news that a report names Chatham as one of the worst areas in the country for air quality, is very disturbing.
