Richard Harrington

NHS staff ‘inspirational’
System ‘too target-focussed’

Richard Harrington, recently put in a gruelling 10 hour night shift at Watford General Hospital.
Richard had previously asked the hospital’s chief executive if he could shadow doctors and nursing staff in order to give himself a valuable and first hand insight into what really happens in the Accident & Emergency and Acute Admissions Units.
Emerging from his close hand experience he had nothing but praise for those who work for the NHS, from nurses and junior doctors to senior consultants.
Dedication
“I was really impressed by what I saw …

Unemployment has risen by 9.3% in Watford in the last month showing that the Labour Government are not doing enough to get people back to work. This is the highest figure of people out of work Watford has seen since 1996.
Richard Harrington has said:
“Watford has taken yet another blow from Gordon Brown’s recession. I was hoping that we would see a significant drop in unemployment but this Government has totally failed to create the jobs in Watford that people desperately want.
“The sad fact of the matter is that these figures …

Ken Clarke MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, came to Watford recently to addressed an audience of local business leaders with prospective Conservative MP Richard Harrington.
Mr Clarke, who held the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1993 and 1997, spoke at a lunch meeting of the Watford and West Herts Chamber of Commerce at the Park Inn, St Albans Road.
The big-hitting Tory, MP for Rushcliffe, spoke on a range of subjects from public sector pensions to getting the credit markets working again.
When introducing Mr Clarke, …

Last Friday I visited Francis Combe Academy to meet with staff and pupils. I had visited the school last year before it became an Academy and I was very impressed by the dramatic transformation- from the school buildings to attendance levels and exam results.
I really enjoyed meeting the students, taking part in lessons and answering the many questions of the Sixth Form students.
What I saw at Francis Combe is a perfect illustration of how schools can prosper and develop with a greater level of freedom for the Head to run …

This week I visited Watford Football Club to learn about the work they do off the pitch with Community Director, Rob Smith
The Community Support and Education Trust is the charitable group working with Watford Football Club to deliver many projects within the community. The trust works with everyone from young footballers, school children and young people on community and education projects.
They are a wonderful organisation and I feel that Watford is very lucky to have such an organisation giving so much to the community. If I am elected as MP …

Today we held an NHS Street Stall in Watford High Street. The purpose of the stall was to show our support for the NHS in Watford. We also had a very positive response to our NHS Survey with over 100 people filling one in.
It is very important to us to find out how people feel about NHS provision. We care about the future of the NHS and healthcare in Watford. We want to put patients in the driving seat so we want to hear what you want for your family’s …

Watford’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, Richard Harrington, has thanked all those who generously contributed to Watford Conservative’s ‘Stockings for Soldiers’ campaign. The campaign has now ended, with over 100 parcels having been sent to individual soldiers in Afghanistan.
Richard said:
“I am delighted that people have responded so positively to this campaign. It was very important to me that this campaign was completed well. I have spoken to several soldiers who have recently returned from Afghanistan who have all said that simple shows of human touches in sending out these parcels really mean …

Shadow Minister for Health, Andrew Lansley, has hit back at Labour MP, Claire Ward, over unfounded allegations regarding the Watford Health Campus. In a letter to Ms Ward, the Shadow Minister reiterated that a Conservative government would end Labour’s programme of service closures and highlighted the current government’s failure to deliver on its promises over the Watford Health Campus. Meanwhile, the prospective Conservative MP for Watford, Richard Harrington, continued to throw his support behind the future of the Health Campus.
In the letter Mr Lansley refuted Ms Ward’s unfounded claims that …

Richard Harrington, Prospective Conservative MP has launched a campaign encouraging local residents to donate gift-filled stockings to give to troops currently serving in Afghanistan. This is part of a raft of campaigns Richard is supporting to honour and show thanks for British forces serving in Afghanistan.
Being away from home at Christmas can be especially difficult for young soldiers in combat. Sending gifts to those in our armed forces means that not only will they be receiving items that will bring them some festive cheer, it will also let them know …