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Week of 12th May Contents
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Major Developments (8th – 12th May)Parliamentary Debate on the
Management of the Health Service A heated parliamentary debate has been held on the management of the NHS. Citing the current financial crisis and associated job losses, ward and bed closures and service reductions in the NHS, The Shadow Health Minister Andrew Lansley argued that the DH was being mismanaged. Click here to view the debate. Lords Block Assisted Suicide Bill The House of Lords has voted to block a bill which would permit assisted suicide for the terminally ill after an impassioned debate which brought out differences within political parties and religious faiths. Click here to view the debate. New Learning Disabilities
‘Tsar’ Appointed Nicola Smith, 43, from DH Pledges Maximum 18 Week Wait for
Treatment A framework setting out how NHS organisations will deliver a maximum
wait of 18 weeks for patients, from referral to hospital treatment by
December 2008, has been published. Click here to read more. Fewer Drugs to be Used to Treat
Depression The Government has announced its intention to utilise more counselling,
more therapy and less medication to treat depression. Click here to read more. APHG Seminar: Improving Patient
Safety Through Good Design A meeting will be held this Wednesday looking at how
good design can improve the delivery of healthcare and produce better
outcomes. We will be hearing a key note speech by the new Minister for
Patient Safety, Andy Burnham, and also from the National Patient Safety
Agency and NHS Trusts on how good design can bring significant cost benefits
and improved patient safety to the health service. Click
here to read more about the meeting. The Week Ahead (15th – 19th May)Monday 15th May House of Lords: Health Bill — Further consideration in Grand
Committee [The Lord Warner] [16th Report
from the Delegated Powers Committee] Tuesday 16th May House of Commons: Questions to the Secretary of State for Health. House of Commons: At the
end of the sitting: Adjournment: Dr Ian Gibson MP: Bowel cancer screening. Westminster Hall: Graham Allen MP: House of Lords: National Health Service
(Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2006—The Lord Warner to move, That
the draft Order laid before the House on 26th April be approved. [25th Report from the Joint Committee] Wednesday 17th May APHG Seminar: Improving Patient
Safety Through Good Design. Speakers: Andy Burnham, Minister for Patient Safety;
Colum Lowe, National Patient Safety Agency; House of Commons: Science and Technology Select
Committee: Inquiry into Scientific advice risk and evidence: how Government
handles them, evidence session: To give evidence: Guy's & St Thomas' NHS
Foundation Trust; Medical Research Council; University College London; Lord
Hunt of Kings Heath, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work
& Pensions; Centre for Radiation, Chemical & Environmental Hazards;
Health Protection Agency. Thursday 18th May House of Commons: Health Select Committee: Inquiry
into Workforce Planning, evidence session: To give evidence: NHS
Employers; Academy of Medical Royal Colleges; Royal College of Nursing; This Past Week (8th – 12th May)HOUSE OF COMMONSHealth
Questions l Questions to the Prime
Minister l Westminster Hall Debates l Written Ministerial
Statements l Chamber and Legislation l Written Answers (A-Z) l The Committee Corridor
l Early Day
Motions HOUSE
OF LORDS
Lords Chamber l Written Answers (Lords) OTHER PARLIAMENTARY BODIES Private Legislation l National Audit Office ____________________________________________________ HOUSE
OF COMMONS
Parliamentary Health Questions – Answered in the ChamberThere were no health questions this week. Questions to the Prime Minister (10th May)Mr. David Cameron (Witney) – Children’s hospitals (the resignation of Jane Kennedy) Sir Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife) – King’s Fund report on the consultation contract Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) – Occupational health and safety Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford) – The Broomfield Hospital PFI scheme in John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan) – Thrombosis Mr. Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) – The proposed closure of the Business of the House (11th
May) Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) – Herceptin Mr. Jim McGovern (Dundee, West) – Non-EU doctors working in the Jessica Morden (Newport, East) – The Mental Health Bill Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe) – Waiting times for hearing services Westminster Hall DebatesTuesday 9th May Wednesday 10th May Thursday 11th May Written Ministerial StatementsTuesday 9th May National Blood Authority and UK Transplant
(Caroline Flint): Wednesday 10th May Thursday 11th May Chamber and LegislationTuesday 9th May Misuse of Drugs (Reclassification of
Methylamphetamine) Management of the National Health Service Wednesday 10th May Friday 12th May Pharmaceutical Labelling (Warning of Cognitive
Function Impairment) Bill Care of Older and Incapacitated People (Human
Rights) Bill Written Answers (A-Z by subject) – Select a
letter.
___________________________________________________________________ A l B l C l D l E l F l G l H l I l J l K l L l M l N l O l P l Q l R l S l T l U l V l W l X l Y l Z Abortion/Assisted Suicide [11 May
2006] Alcohol Misuse Programmes [10 May
2006] Animal-based Insulin [11 May 2006] Audiology Services [10 May 2006] BCG Vaccinations [11 May 2006] Bone Density Scanning [10 May 2006] Bowel Cancer Screening [12 May 2006] Branded Drug Supplies [11 May 2006] Breast Screening [10 May 2006] C Cardiac Care (Children) [10 May 2006]
Childhood Obesity [11 May 2006] Children's Health Services [10 May
2006] Children's Health Services [11 May
2006] Children's Health Services [9 May
2006] Children's Hospices [9 May 2006] Children's Services [9 May 2006] Choose and Book System [8 May 2006] Consultants/Scanners [11 May 2006] Continuing Care Costs [11 May 2006] Corporate Hospitality [10 May 2006] Coventry Primary Care Trust [10 May
2006] Deep Vein Thrombosis [10 May 2006] Deep Vein Thrombosis [12 May 2006] Dental Care (Prisoners) [10 May 2006]
Departmental Management Structure [11
May 2006] Disability Equipment (Internet) [11
May 2006] Disabled Children (Developing
Countries) [11 May 2006] Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy [11 May
2006] Electrical Fields (Childhood Illness)
[12 May 2006] Electroconvulsive Therapy [10 May
2006] Enzyme Replacement Therapy [9 May
2006] Essential Car Users (Health Service)
[11 May 2006] European Health Insurance Card [10
May 2006] European Health Insurance Card [11
May 2006] Free Diagnostic Testing [11 May 2006]
Fruit/Vegetable Consumption [9 May
2006] General Practitioner Premises [12 May
2006] General Practitioners [10 May 2006] General Practitioners [9 May 2006] Health and Safety at Work [8 May
2006] Health and Safety Executive [8 May
2006] Healthy School Status [9 May 2006] Hospital Transport [8 May 2006] Incapacity Benefit [11 May 2006] Independent Treatment Centres [11 May
2006] Infection Control [11 May 2006] Influenza Vaccinations [10 May 2006] Insulin Supplies [12 May 2006] Medicines and Healthcare Products
Regulatory Agency [11 May 2006] Mental Health Services [11 May 2006] Ministerial Statement [11 May 2006] Multiple Sclerosis Treatment [11 May
2006] Myalgic Encephalomyelitis [11 May
2006] Myalgic Encephalomyelitis [12 May
2006] National Blood Service [12 May 2006] NHS Logistics Procurement [11 May
2006] NHS Reorganisation [11 May 2006] Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
Strategic Health Authority [8 May 2006] Opportunities for Volunteering Scheme
[9 May 2006] Parkinson's Disease [12 May 2006] Patient Transport Costs [9 May 2006] Personal Health Guides [10 May 2006] Photodynamic Therapy [9 May 2006] Physical Education [11 May 2006] Post-operative Infections [12 May
2006] Preventive Technology Grant [9 May
2006] Primary Care Trusts (Portsmouth) [8
May 2006] Primary Care Trusts [9 May 2006] Private Healthcare (Taxation) [10 May
2006] Psychiatric Secure Accommodation [10
May 2006] Pulmonary Hypertension [10 May 2006] Queen Mary's Hospital Trust, Sidcup
[10 May 2006] Queen Mary's Hospital Trust, Sidcup
[11 May 2006] Queen Mary's Hospital Trust, Sidcup
[12 May 2006] Residential Care Funding
(Stoke-on-Trent) [10 May 2006] Sandwell and West Birmingham Acute
Trust [10 May 2006] Section 64 Funding [9 May 2006] Serious Case Reviews [9 May 2006] Specialised Commissioning [9 May
2006] Strategic Health Authority for London
[12 May 2006] Transient Families [9 May 2006] Treatment Centres [11 May 2006] U University Hospital of North
Staffordshire [10 May 2006] University Hospital of North Staffordshire
[11 May 2006] Venous Thromboembolism [10 May 2006] Voluntary Organisations (Compact
Agreements) [9 May 2006] Waiting Lists/Times [10 May 2006] The Committee CorridorHealth Committee Tuesday 9th May Independent Sector Treatment Centres
Inquiry Written evidence has been published from the inquiry
into Independent Sector Treatment Centres. Written Evidence - HTML version (browsable) Workforce Planning |
