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Conservative's £5m doesn’t go far enough

Liberal Democrat County Councillors have welcomed the Conservative Administration's acceptance of the principle that reserve funds can be used to cushion the impact of cuts in Leicestershire, but believe that the £2.5m p.a. over two years doesn't go far enough.

19 Jan 2011
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Local MEP calls for there to be more safety for mobility scooters.

Local MEP Richard Howitt paid a visit to an Essex-based disability charity last week to find out about mobility scooters and concerns over safety. Mr Howitt, president of the European Parliament's All Party Disability Group, went to Disability Essex's training centre in Rochford, on January 7

19 Jan 2011
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Mental Health should not be in danger from NHS reform

Mental health charity Mind today said it was vital that the NHS reforms did not jeopardise the continuity and quality of care received by people with mental health problems. The charity was responding to today's report on NHS commissioning, published by the Health Select Committee. The cross-party committee found the Government's plans for the NHS introduced "significant institutional upheaval" without really changing its aims. MPs said they were "surprised" by the "significant policy shift" between what the coalition promised to do in May and the plans set out in its health white paper in July.

19 Jan 2011
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