PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP WEDNESDAY 4 th MARCH 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alistair Strathern, the MP for the Hitchin constituency, has teamed up with Gavin and Stacey  star Alison Steadman to champion palliative care.   Strathern met with Steadman and local palliative care nurses in Parliament with Marie Curie, the palliative care charity, to mark and promote their Great Daffodil Appeal. Steadman was there as a Charity Ambassador.   At the event he also spoke

Alistair Strathern, MP for Hitchin, has welcomed the news that Labour will be funding clean power upgrades that cut energy bills for the NHS. The Government has today announced details of the nearly 200 NHS sites that will benefit from funding, jointly delivered with Great British Energy, with Hitchin’s Bedford Road Health Centre in line for funding. Today’s announcement builds on the work of Great British Energy’s solar for schools and hospitals programme and will mean less

Alistair Strathern, MP for Hitchin, has welcomed news that the Government is investing an extra £370k in hospices serving his constituency after he campaigned to alleviate hospice funding pressures in Parliament last year. The Government is providing Keech Hospice Care in Luton an extra  £262,476 while Garden House Hospice in Hertfordshire will receive an additional £110,013. These funds are part of an extra £25m funding for hospices across the country announced by Health Min

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP FRIDAY 30th JANUARY 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Alistair Strathern MP has welcomed investment in Kelvin Grove Crisis House in Bedford, a new addition to the local area’s mental health support system, due to open in spring 2026.     This innovative service, run by East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), will provide a safe, domestic, therapeutic alternative to hospital admission for adults experiencing acute mental health crisis.    B

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP MONDAY 12 th JANUARY 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Alistair Strathern, MP for Hitchin, will be leading a 4.5km walk and talk event in Hitchin on Friday 17 January, as part of a nationwide programme of events highlighting men’s mental health around Blue Monday.   The walk is being organised by the Labour Group for Men and Boys, with dozens of MPs across the country holding 4.5km walks, runs and cycling events to draw attention to the ch

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP WEDNESDAY 15 TH  OCTOBER 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This week, Alistair Strathern, MP for the Hitchin constituency, brought inspiring staff from Lister Hospital alongside professionals and children from across the country to speak to fellow MPs about the importance of play therapy for children on the NHS.    The event, held during Play in Healthcare Week, brought together MPs, early years professionals, play therapists, and campaigners

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP FRIDAY 10 th  OCTOBER 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alistair Strathern, MP for the Hitchin...

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP MONDAY 11 th AUGUST 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Alistair Strathern, the MP for Hitchin,...

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP TUESDAY 22 nd  JULY 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Local hospices secure Government funding for...

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP TUESDAY 13TH MAY 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alistair Strathern, MP for the Hitchin constituency,...

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP FRIDAY 21st MARCH 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Alistair Strathern MP has celebrated the...

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP FRIDAY 21st FEBRUARY 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Alistair Strathern, MP for the Hitchin...

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP FRIDAY 14th FEBRUARY 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alistair Strathern, MP for the Hitchin...

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP MONDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Local MP Alistair Strathern, representing the...

Labour MP for Hitchin, Alistair Strathern, has met with doctors and staff at the Lower Stondon GP Surgery to find out more detail about...

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP TUESDAY 19 MARCH 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Outrage has poured out after it was revealed a...

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Today Mid Bedfordshire MP Alistair Strathern...

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   MP Demands Action on Dentistry   Alistair...