Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson

North Swindon

Justin Praises Swindon Resident's Invention

Justin Praises Swindon Resident's Invention

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson will show a local resident’s invention to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, in the hope that it will be implemented by hospitals around the country. Rosemarie Phillips visited Justin to show him a patient information board, which she invented to provide important information to staff and visitors. The board includes four symbols which can be uncovered to identify if a patient has a hearing or vision impairment, has dementia, or is at risk of falling. The board cont...

Swindon Advertiser Column - Delivering On Our Brexit Promise

Swindon Advertiser Column - Delivering On Our Brexit Promise

Last week, I talked about the latest record employment statistics, with 33 million people now in active work in the UK – up 3.9 million since 2010. While Swindon’s economy has challenges as we seek to navigate the post-Honda changes, we still have seen 11,000 more jobs created since 2010. One of the largest growth areas has been in the financial services sector, with Nationwide now becoming Swindon’s largest employer with over 6,500 staff. Yesterday I had the pleasure of helping to cut the ribbo...