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Major Developments (17th – 21st
July)
Health Select Committee publishes
report on NHS Charges
The report claims that the system of health charges
in England
is “in a mess” and that measures should be taken to update the
systems in place. The committee also recommends that research be carried out
into the effects of charges on health. Click here to read more.
The Chief Medical Officer publishes
his Annual Report
In his annual report On the State of Public Health, Chief Medical
Officer Sir Liam Donaldson highlights waste in the health service and
inequity in health service provision. Click here to read more.
Health Questions asked in
Parliament.
The Secretary of State for Health answered questions
in Parliament on Tuesday, with subjects covered including Audiology, Overseas
nurses and the Mental Health Bill. Click here to read more.
APHG briefing: The Wanless Social
Care Review
A successful APHG meeting was held on Tuesday, at
which Sir Derek Wanless OBE briefed the group on the findings of his report Securing Good Care for Older People: Taking a
Long-Term View. Click here to read about past APHG events.
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The Week Ahead (24th – 25th
July)
Monday 24th July
House
of Lords: National Health Service Bill [HL]—Committee (on
re-commitment) [The Lord Falconer of Thoroton] (Consolidation)
House
of Lords: National Health Service (Wales) Bill [HL]—Committee
(on re-commitment) [The Lord Falconer of Thoroton] (Consolidation)
House
of Lords: National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Bill
[HL]—Committee (on re-commitment) [The Lord Falconer of Thoroton]
Tuesday 25th July
House of Lords: The Lord Ashley of Stoke—To ask
Her Majesty’s Government what is the average waiting time for audiology
services in National Health Service hospitals.
House of Lords: The Baroness Rendell of
Babergh—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment
of the impact of the reduction in staff at the African Clinic at the Central Middlesex Hospital,
responsible for gynaecological and antenatal treatment of patients with
female genital mutilation.
House of Commons: Health Select Committee: Publication
of Report: Independent Sector Treatment Centres.
Wednesday 26th July
Parliament will now be in recess
until Monday 9th October.
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This Past Week (17th – 21st
July)
HOUSE
OF COMMONS
Health
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
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HOUSE
OF COMMONS
Parliamentary Health
Questions – Answered in the Chamber (18th July)
Hospital Travel Costs
Abortion
Audiology
Overseas Nurses
Hospital Cleanliness
Assaults (Mental Health Wards)
Hospitals (Surrey)
GP Lists
Mental Health Bill
Skin Cancer
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Questions to the Prime Minister (19th July)
Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne) – Health service cuts in Eastbourne
Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells) – PFI hospital in Pembury
Andrew George (St. Ives) – Health service cuts
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Business of the House (20th
July)
Theresa May (Maidenhead) – Physiotherapy services and hospital closures
Jim Devine (Livingston) – Travel insurance for those with serious illnesses
Bob Spink (Castle Point) – VAT on sun cream
Jessica Morden (Newport, East) – The cost of communication systems in hospitals
Peter Bone (Wellingborough) – The shortage of diamorphine hydrochloride
Justine Greening (Putney) – The treatment of mesothelioma
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Westminster Hall Debates
There were no health debates in Westminster Hall this week.
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Written Ministerial Statements
Monday 17th July
Smoke-free Premises and Vehicles
Herceptin - Progress on HER2 Testing
Informal Employment, Social Policy and Health
Ministerial Meeting (Helsinki)
Tuesday 18th July
Audiology Services
Wednesday 19th July
Annual Reports and Accounts
Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
Thursday 20th July
Patient Power Review
Allergy Services
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Monday 17th July
Scarborough Hospital
Tuesday 18th July
Food Labelling
Health Bill (Programme) (No. 3)
Health Bill
Wednesday 19th July
Ageing
Halton Hospital
Thursday 20th July
Harpenden Memorial Hospital
Crawley Hospital
Asbestos Storage
Winchcombe Hospital
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Written Answers (A-Z by subject) – Select a
letter.
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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
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Abortion [19 July 2006]
Acute Hospital Services [19 July
2006]
Advertising Campaigns [19 July 2006]
Air Products [20 July 2006]
Alliance Medical [19 July 2006]
Alzheimer's Disease [18 July 2006]
Alzheimer's Disease [19 July 2006]
Ambulances [20 July 2006]
Animal-based Insulin [17 July 2006]
Assisted Reproductive Technology [18
July 2006]
Atos Medical Services [19 July 2006]
Audiology [19 July 2006]
Audiology [20 July 2006]
Audiology [20 July 2006]
Avian Flu [18 July 2006]
Avian Influenza [17 July 2006]
Avian Influenza [20 July 2006]
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B
Beta Blockers [19 July 2006]
Breast Cancer [20 July 2006]
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C
Canary Wharf Walk-in Centre [18 July
2006]
Cancer [20 July 2006]
Capital Budget Underspends [20 July
2006]
Carbon Emissions [18 July 2006]
Care Costs [19 July 2006]
Carers (Elderly and Vulnerable
People) [19 July 2006]
Central Budget Review [19 July 2006]
Chlamydia Screening [18 July 2006]
Clostridium Difficile [20 July 2006]
Coal Health (Compensation) [17 July
2006]
Coal Health (Compensation) [18 July
2006]
Colchester General Hospital [18 July
2006]
Community Hospitals [17 July 2006]
Community Hospitals [18 July 2006]
Community Hospitals [19 July 2006]
Community Hospitals [20 July 2006]
Continuing NHS Care [20 July 2006]
Coroners [17 July 2006]
Correspondence [18 July 2006]
Credit Unions [18 July 2006]
Crystal Blue Consulting [17 July
2006]
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D
Deaf Children [17 July 2006]
Deaf-Blindness [20 July 2006]
Dental Laboratories [19 July 2006]
Dentistry [17 July 2006]
Dentistry [17 July 2006]
Dentistry [18 July 2006]
Dentistry [20 July 2006]
Departmental Travel [18 July 2006]
Diamorphine [18 July 2006]
Discharged Psychiatric Patients [17
July 2006]
Doctors [17 July 2006]
Domicilary Oxygen Supplies [20 July
2006]
Drug Addiction [19 July 2006]
DXA Scanners [20 July 2006]
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E
Eastbourne District General Hospital
[18 July 2006]
Electrical Fields [17 July 2006]
English Partnerships [17 July 2006]
Environmental Management [17 July
2006]
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F
Fertility Treatment [19 July 2006]
FIFA World Cup [17 July 2006]
Food Standards Agency [18 July 2006]
Foundation Trusts [18 July 2006]
Fraser Day Hospital [17 July 2006]
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G
Gender Dysphoria [20 July 2006]
General Food Regulations [18 July
2006]
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H
Haringey Coroner Services [17 July
2006]
Health and Safety [17 July 2006]
Health Expenditure [20 July 2006]
Health Inequalities [18 July 2006]
Health Services [17 July 2006]
Health Trusts [18 July 2006]
Healthcare Commission [17 July 2006]
Healthcare Commission [18 July 2006]
Hospices [19 July 2006]
Hospital-acquired Infections [19 July
2006]
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I
Incapacity Benefit [18 July 2006]
Incapacity Benefit [19 July 2006]
Independent Providers (Elective
Procedures) [18 July 2006]
Independent Treatment Centres [17
July 2006]
Influenza Pandemic [20 July 2006]
In-patient Operations [17 July 2006]
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J
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K
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L
Leg Ulcers [19 July 2006]
Life Expectancy [19 July 2006]
Low-life Expectancy [20 July 2006]
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M
Maternity Services [17 July 2006]
ME Services [19 July 2006]
Medical Assessments [17 July 2006]
Medical Services [17 July 2006]
Mental Health [20 July 2006]
Mental Health Institutions [18 July
2006]
Mental Health Services [18 July 2006]
Mesothelioma [18 July 2006]
Mesothelioma [20 July 2006]
Midwives [20 July 2006]
Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust [20
July 2006]
Ministerial Visits [19 July 2006]
Multiple Sclerosis [17 July 2006]
Multiple Sclerosis [20 July 2006]
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N
National Institute for Health and
Clinical Excellence [17 July 2006]
National Programme for Information
Technology [19 July 2006]
Neonatal Care [18 July 2006]
New Hospitals [18 July 2006]
Newham PCT [17 July 2006]
Newham PCT [18 July 2006]
Newly Qualified Nurses [20 July 2006]
NHS Beds [18 July 2006]
NHS Complaints [17 July 2006]
NHS Direct [20 July 2006]
NHS Finance [17 July 2006]
NHS Finance [18 July 2006]
NHS Finance [19 July 2006]
NHS Finance [20 July 2006]
NHS IT [19 July 2006]
NHS IT Support [17 July 2006]
NHS Operations [17 July 2006]
NHS Performance [18 July 2006]
NHS Performance [20 July 2006]
Nurses [17 July 2006]
Nursing and Care Homes [17 July 2006]
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O
Oakhill Secure Training Centre [18
July 2006]
Obstetrics (Insurance Costs) [18 July
2006]
Ormskirk Hospital Site [17 July 2006]
Orthodontists [20 July 2006]
Osteoporosis [17 July 2006]
Osteoporosis [18 July 2006]
Osteoporosis [19 July 2006]
Overview and Scutiny Committees [19
July 2006]
Oxygen Supplies [17 July 2006]
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P
Paediatric Special Care [17 July
2006]
Parliamentary Questions [19 July
2006]
Pathways to Work [20 July 2006]
Payment by Results [17 July 2006]
PCTs (Debt Cancellation) [20 July
2006]
People Trafficking [20 July 2006]
Personal Capability Assessment [18
July 2006]
Pre-CSR Report [19 July 2006]
Premature Babies [18 July 2006]
Prescription Charges (Exemptions) [17
July 2006]
Primary Care Trust Budgets [17 July
2006]
Primary Care Trusts [18 July 2006]
Private Finance Initiative Projects
[18 July 2006]
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Q
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R
Rural Health Services [20 July 2006]
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S
Sexual Health [19 July 2006]
Sickness Absence [17 July 2006]
Smoking [18 July 2006]
Smoking [19 July 2006]
Social Care [19 July 2006]
Speech and Language Therapy [20 July
2006]
Speech Therapy [19 July 2006]
Suicide [19 July 2006]
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T
Telephones (Hospitals) [18 July 2006]
Therapists (Norfolk) [20 July 2006]
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U
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V
Vaccination [19 July 2006]
Veterans (Health Care) [18 July 2006]
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W
Waiting Lists [20 July 2006]
Waiting Time Target [17 July 2006]
Waiting Times [18 July 2006]
Wheelchairs (Waiting Times) [20 July
2006]
William Kerr/Michael Haslam [20 July
2006]
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The Committee
Corridor
Health Committee
Tuesday 18th July
Publication of report – NHS
Charges: Third Report
The Health Select Committee have published their
report on NHS Charges. The report claims that the system of health charges in
England
is “in a mess” and that measures should be taken to update the
systems in place. The committee also recommends that research be carried out
into the effects of charges on health.
Click here to view the report in HTML format
Click here to view the
report in PDF format
Public Accounts Committee
Wednesday 19th July
Publication of report - Serving time: prisoner diet and exercise: Fifty-sixth Report
The Public Accounts Committee have published their
report on Prisoner Diet and Exercise. The report gives recommendations on how
the prison service can provide an appropriate diet to prisoners.
Click here to view the report in HTML format
Click here to view the report in PDF format
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