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Marie Curie meeting

Farron calls for better end of life care

The government must do more to provide better end of life care, according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron. He met yesterday with Marie Curie to discuss the urgent need to improve access to palliative care. Tim is calling for a funding boost for health and social care in the upcoming budget.

1 Mar 2017
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EU citizens

EU citizens deserve end to uncertainty - Farron

South Lakes MP Tim Farron is calling for the government to guarantee the rights of EU citizens already living in the UK, ahead of negotiations with the EU about post-Brexit arrangements. This would reassure EU citizens in the UK, as well as UK citizens living abroad who also face the same uncertainty about their future.

27 Feb 2017
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MP welcomes Council budget plans

Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed South Lakeland District Council's budget plans for the year ahead, which were approved last night at a meeting of the full council.

23 Feb 2017
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100% of local hospital day-beds occupied over last three months

South Lakes MP Tim Farron has slammed the government for putting the NHS under "extreme and unsustainable pressure" as NHS data released today shows that the occupancy rate during the last quarter for day-only beds at local hospitals was 100%. Tim is calling for an emergency NHS funding boost to be announced in the upcoming budget.

23 Feb 2017
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