Alex Calls on Trust to Provide Timeline on Reopening Cheltenham A&E Wednesday, 24 February, 2021 With the Prime Minister’s announcement of England’s roadmap to exit lockdown, it’s time for hospital managers here in Gloucestershire to set a date for reopening Cheltenham’s A&E. I have today spoken to the senior leadership this week to press for such an announcement. Cheltenham’s A&E was suspended in June last year by the Trust using emergency powers to help the local NHS fight COVID. This... Opinions
Alex Calls for Inquiry into Borough Council's Failure to Deliver North Place Housing Development 17th February 2021 It was hugely disappointing to learn this week that £3m provided by central Government to Cheltenham Borough Council to provide affordable homes in North Place... Opinions
Alex Announces £40m Funding to Support Domestic Abuse Victims 10th February 2021 The rise in domestic violence has been one of the hidden horrors of the pandemic. Charities like Refuge, which run the government-funded National Domestic Abuse... Opinions
Cause for Optimism in COVID Battle 3rd February 2021 With each passing week, there are further reasons to be optimistic for our future here in Cheltenham. Although the numbers in our hospitals remain high, the... Opinions
Signs Lockdown is Working Means we must Focus on Getting Children back to School 27th January 2021 This week has marked a grim milestone for deaths in our country of people with COVID. We mourn every single one, especially those we have loved and lost in... Opinions
Alex Pays Tribute to Local NHS Staff and Volunteers for Vaccine Rollout 20th January 2021 This week, I was delighted to hear Cheltenham being specifically commended by the Prime Minister at the Downing Street press conference for its progress on the... Opinions
Alex: Lockdown is Needed Whilst Vaccine Rollout Progress 6th January 2021 On Tuesday evening I met virtually with the head of Public Health Gloucestershire as well as the local senior NHS leadership. The data was grim. Following the... Opinions
Alex Welcomes Approval of AstraZeneca Vaccine 30th December 2020 As I write this, news is coming in of the approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. This is incredibly important and welcome news for the whole country... Opinions
Alex: Discovery of Mutant COVID Strain 'Marks Grim End to Horrible Year' 24th December 2020 News of the spread of the mutant COVID strain marks a grim end to a horrible year. As I write, SAGE experts and ministers are meeting to decide whether Tier 4... Opinions
Sweden's 'Herd Immunity' Strategy Has Failed 23rd December 2020 News of the spread of the mutant COVID strain marks a grim end to a horrible year. As I write, SAGE experts and ministers are meeting to decide whether Tier 4... Opinions
