Tony is pictured recently attending the launch of YABA restaurant on Hulme High Street.

Tony Lloyd has lent his support to a campaign to help raise awareness about the estimated 25,000 preventable deaths caused each year from hospital acquired thrombosis – the UK’s single biggest preventable hospital killer.

The ‘stop the clot’ initiative, spearheaded by the charity Lifeblood, is a week-long campaign to reach out to the general public and undergraduate medics, to improve understanding about the risks of developing deep vein thrombosis in hospital.

At a meeting in Westminster Tony Lloyd was briefed by the team at Lifeblood about the risks of developing thrombosis and had his picture taken with a giant blood clot, to remind people about how thrombosis is caused. Thrombosis is the immediate cause of death in 10% of all patients who die in hospital although most blood clots show up after the patient has left hospital.

Tony Lloyd MP said, “It is astonishing to think that 500 people die each week in our hospitals from this preventable illness. And it is important that everyone understands that this is not just a condition that affects older people. Making sure that people are aware of the dangers of developing blood clots, particularly during hospital stays, and ensuring they are properly risk-assessed by hospital staff goes a long way to reducing the thousands of preventable deaths from this potentially fatal condition.”

Lifeblood’s ‘stop the clot’ campaign is encouraging people who go into hospital, and those family members of patients, to better understand the risks of developing the condition and to take the necessary steps to prevent them falling ill. Lifeblood has developed the ‘FLOW’ campaign as part of this initiative:

Find out if you are at risk of developing thrombosis in hospital by asking for a risk-assessment
Lower your risk by using compression stockings and blood thinners
Observe any symptoms of clots – warmth, swelling or pain
Warn your doctor or nurse if you experience symptoms or are concerned about your risk

Professor Beverley Hunt, Director of Lifeblood and leading haematologist, said:
“We are delighted that Tony Lloyd MP is supporting National Thrombosis Week 2010. Awareness of deep vein thrombosis is patchy amongst both the public and the UK’s medical community about the dangers of the condition and how to spot the early signs of the condition. The purpose of our ‘stop the clot’ campaign is to make sure as many people as possible are aware of how a clot can present, recognise that they are very common after being in hospital and they take the necessary steps to make sure they are assessed by medics if they develop any symptoms.”

On 11th June Tony Lloyd helped Berlitz Manchester open their new flagship training centre in central Manchester.

You can read more about Berlitz at their official website.

What assessment he has made of the effect on economic growth of the programme of expenditure reductions announced on 24 May 2010. Link.

I welcome the Chancellor to his place, but will he have the candour to admit that his strategy is very risky, because it risks putting this country back into a double-dip recession? In any case there will be losers, so will he say who they will be? Link.

Because this Government have deliberately chosen to cut the budget for housing, and that will have an inevitable effect on jobs and training in construction, does the Housing Minister now regret his words in Opposition that it would be ridiculous and counter-productive to insist on apprenticeship training in publicly funded housing schemes? Link.

What his Department’s priorities will be in allocating funding for new school building. Link.

I thank the Secretary of State for his answer. During the period of the last Labour Government, many roofs were repaired-when the sun was shining. Can he give an absolute guarantee that schools in a constituency such as mine, which were not part of that programme but still need some catching up, will be rebuilt or properly maintained? Link.

What assessment he has made of the effect on economic growth of the programme of expenditure reductions announced on 24 May 2010.

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I welcome the Chancellor to his place, but will he have the candour to admit that his strategy is very risky, because it risks putting this country back into a double-dip recession? In any case there will be losers, so will he say who they will be?

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In a dazzling display of stamina and tactical ball control, the Great Britain Amputee Football team crushed their French national team counterparts in an incredible 10 – 0 defeat in Manchester on Saturday 5th June.

In the heat of a perfect summer afternoon and watched by a capacity crowd including the Lord Mayor of Manchester and the MP for central Manchester, Tony Lloyd, the game was fiercely contested right from the start but the home team demonstrated their superiority to walk away with the Takeda Cup plus additional funding for their World Cup bid.

The British team needs to raise £30,000 in order to compete in the 2010 World Amputee Football Federation World Cup in Argentina in October. At present they receive no significant funding to help pay for matches, travel expenses, or to finance training weekends.

For team manager Dave Tweed, the result augured well: “The team showed what they were made of today – and if they play like that in Argentina, we’re in with a real chance of brining home the World Cup later this year.

“The Takeda sponsorship has been invaluable and has enabled us to host the friendly international event on Saturday which is helping to raise our profile. But we need to raise more funds. We need to raise £30,000 to send the team to Argentina.”

In a further bid to raise awareness of the sport, the British players had appeared on the BBC’s The One Show the evening before the match to discuss the game and their personal strategies for making the most of the realities of life as an amputee.

MP Tony Lloyd said; “What we have seen here today is an example of great sportsmanship, impressive skill and a resounding triumph over adversity – both teams are an inspiration to us all, and it was a very exciting game to watch.”

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Tony Lloyd has teamed up with GMTV news reporter and presenter John Stapleton to support this year’s Carers Week (14 – 20 June) and celebrate the contribution made by people in Manchester Central, and throughout the UK, who provide unpaid care for someone who is ill, frail or disabled.

Tony Lloyd met up with John Stapleton at the House of Commons to pay tribute to carers, and to urge that they receive more support in their caring roles. Tony said:

“A trip to the cinema, or even a full night’s sleep – these are luxuries for many of the thousands of carers. I am supporting Carers Week and all those helping to raise awareness of carers, and their priceless contribution they make to our local community. I hope that as a result of Carers Week, many more carers will find out about services and support that exist to help them.”

John Stapleton, who has cared for both his wife and his mother, said:

“Working without pay and often with little recognition – many carers give up their lives as they once knew them, but never give up on caring. They are not the forgotten few, but the forgotten millions. This Carers Week let’s speak up for carers – let’s not leave them isolated and lonely, financially, physically and emotionally broke. Let’s start caring for the carers, give them back a life of their own.”

Carers Week is organised by a partnership of 7 national charities: Carers UK, Counsel and Care, Crossroads Care, Help the Hospices, Macmillan Cancer Support, Parkinson’s UK and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.

For information about Carers Week, including local events and activities, and where carers can find information and assistance, visit www.carersweek.org or call 0845 241 2582.