Our local health services are generally good but there are some areas where I am pressing for further improvements, including mental health services, especially for young people, and care for people with Alzheimer’s.
Greg was delighted to help launch a new initiative during Mental Health Awareness Week which aims to promote positive mental health and wellbeing in Tunbridge Wells.
Greg commented:
"One in four people will experience poor mental health at some point in their lives and it can be a very isolating e
Greg has responded positively to the consultation on Kent & Medway's Stroke Review which proposes a radical overhaul of local stroke services.
The proposal is to open three hyper-acute specialist stroke units across the county operating 24 hours a day, 365 day a year.
Greg, along with local councillors, visited the new Arriva depot in Tunbridge Wells to launch the new bus network which went live on Sunday 11 March.
Greg said:
"Many people rely on local buses to get to work, to visit friends and family and to go shopping so it's really important that we have rel
Stroke has recently made the headlines again as new figures published by Public Health England showed that more first-time strokes are occurring at an earlier age compared to a decade ago. The average age for men having a stroke fell from 71 to 68 years and for women, 75 to 73 years.
Greg met with the Chief Executive of the Alzheimer's Society, Jeremy Hughes, during a visit to their local day support service at Hazeldene House in Pembury.
During the visit, Greg also chatted to people with dementia and their carers.
Greg commented:
"For people with dementia, isolation can a bi
After receiving a number of complaints about the local patient transport service, Greg called a meeting with the company that provide the service, G4S, and West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group who arrange the contract.
After the meeting, Greg said:
"I told both G4S and West Kent Clinical Commiss
Greg met the Chief Executive of the new provider of the local young people's mental health service, John Brouder.
The contract for the new service starts on 1 September 2017.
Greg said:
"Given that we have suffered from an inadequate Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) for far to