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Week of 24th March Contents
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Major Developments (20th – 24th March)Budget – lack of NHS mention Following his budget statement on Wednesday 22nd March, many opposition MPs this week criticised the Chancellor Gordon Brown for failing to mention the National Health Service. Many Conservative MPs have responded with calls for more debate on the future of the NHS and health service deficits. See Business of the House. APHG Seminar on the Role of the
Independent Sector in the NHS APHG held an excellent meeting this week on the Role of the Independent Sector in the NHS. Speakers included Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP, who discussed the use of the independent sector as part of the wider NHS reform programme. Dr Jennifer Dixon from the King’s Fund and Rt Hon Kevin Barron MP considered ISTCs and the Health Select Committee’s current inquiry. For further details of the meeting, please see our website, www.healthinparliament.org.uk Blair to see through NHS reforms Following his admission that it was a mistake to pre-announce that he would step down from Downing Street before the next election, it has been widely reported in today’s press that Tony Blair wants to tackle the financial crisis in the NHS and push through reforms before he stands down as Prime Minister. Report on Older People’s
Services published A report has been published today, ‘Living well
in later life’ by the Audit Commission, the Healthcare Commission and
the Commission for Social Care Inspection. The assessment highlights the
progress made but also issues such as care problems in hospitals, including
moving older people from ward to ward, a lack of help during mealtimes and
too little care after they leave hospital. Please click here for more information on the report. APHG will hold a meeting this week
with National Director for Older People, Professor Ian Philp, National
Clinical Director for Primary Care, Dr David Colin-Thome & Baroness Sally
Greengross. For further details, please see below. The Week Ahead (27th – 31st March)
House
of Commons: Ten minute Rule Motion: Barbara Keeley: the Identification and Support of Carers (Primary Health Care)
Bill House
of Commons: Work and Pensions Select Committee: For the Incapacity Benefits and Pathways to Work
Inquiry, the committee will hear evidence from Disability
Alliance, RNIB, RNID, Age Concern, Mind, Rethink & the Royal College of
Psychiatrists House
of Lords: The Baroness Elles—To ask Her
Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on the collection of
data by the National Patient Safety Agency. House of Lords: The Baroness Wilkins—To ask Her
Majesty’s Government whether they will commission research into how
many disabled people who are without speech have an unmet need for a
communication aid. Tuesday 28th March House of Commons: At the
end of the sitting: Adjournment: Jeremy Wright: Brain cancers in children. Westminster Hall: Subject proposed to be raised on
the Motion for the Adjournment - Funding for people in nursing homes. Daniel
Kawczynski Westminster Hall: Subject proposed to be raised on
the Motion for the Adjournment – Technology access for deaf blind
people. Phil Willis House of Lords: The Baroness Sharples—To ask
Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to ensure that the
National Health Service Cancer Plan target for a maximum two-month wait from
urgent general practitioner referral to treatment will be met for all cancer
patients. House of Lords: Smoking, Health and
Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications) (England, Wales
and Northern Ireland) Order 2006—The Lord Evans of Temple Guiting to
move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 27th February be
approved. [20th Report from the Joint
Committee] The
House of Commons all party parliamentary group on cancer publishes a report
entitled ‘New vision for cancer’. Wednesday 29th March House of Commons: Ten
minute Rule Motion: Mary Creagh: Prevention of Scalding Injuries (Bathing in
the Home) Westminster Hall: Subject proposed to be raised on
the Motion for the Adjournment - Staffordshire Ambulance Service. Janet Dean
Westminster Hall: Subject proposed to be raised on
the Motion for the Adjournment - Maternity services at Thursday 30th March Sir
Derek Wanless publishes a report on his year-long inquiry for the King’s Fund into the long-term funding of social care for
older people in Friday 31st March Parliament is not sitting on Friday. The
Department of Health publishes NHS in-patient waiting time figures. The
Health and Social Care Information Centre releases data on community care and
on social services staff. This Past Week (20th – 24th March)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 (22nd March)Tony Baldry (Banbury)— NHS Redundancies Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)— Nye Bevan & the NHS Bill Andrew George (St. Ives)— NHS Redundancies and service closures Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)— NHS Dentistry Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)— Long-term care for the elderly Business of the House (23rd
March) Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) – Debate on the NHS Ms. Ann Winterton (Congleton) – Debate on the NHS Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex) – The budget and funding of the NHS Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) – The budget and funding of the NHS Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) – The Mental Health Bill Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) – Debate on the future of the NHS Bob Spink (Castle Point) – Abortion Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) – Debate on the NHS Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) – Funding crisis in PCTs Westminster Hall DebatesTuesday 21st March Tuberculosis (Developing World) Thursday 23rd March Written Ministerial StatementsMonday 20th March Incapacity Benefits (Permitted Work Rules) Thursday 23rd March Chamber and LegislationMonday 20th March NHS Redundancies (Staffordshire) Health Services (West Midlands) Wednesday 22nd March 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 and Poverty [21 Mar 2006] Accident and Emergency Departments [20 Mar 2006]
Acinetobacter Infections [23 Mar 2006] Advertising and Marketing Campaigns [20 Mar
2006] Alcohol Dependency [21 Mar 2006] Alcohol Sales Licences [21 Mar 2006] Alcohol-related Illness [21 Mar 2006] Ambulance Services (Sussex) [21 Mar 2006] Ambulance Services [20 Mar 2006] Ambulance Staff (Assaults) [22 Mar 2006] Armed Forces (MRSA) [20 Mar 2006] Barts/Broomfield Hospitals (PFI) [23 Mar 2006] Benzodiazepine Addiction [21 Mar 2006] Bioscience and Technology Institute [20 Mar
2006] Birkdale Clinic (Daventry) [23 Mar 2006] Birth Statistics (Lancashire) [20 Mar 2006] Blind/Partially Sighted People [20 Mar 2006] Bournemouth Primary Care Trust [21 Mar 2006] Bowel Cancer Screening Programme [23 Mar 2006] C Care Closer to Home [20 Mar 2006] Care Treatment Centres [20 Mar 2006] Carer's Allowance [22 Mar 2006] Chlamydia Testing Kits [21 Mar 2006] Citizens Advice Bureaux [20 Mar 2006] Common Assessment Framework [20 Mar 2006] Communicable Diseases [21 Mar 2006] Community Hospitals [20 Mar 2006] Community Hospitals [22 Mar 2006] Community Matrons [22 Mar 2006] Community Pharmacies [21 Mar 2006] Continuing Care (Funding) [20 Mar 2006] Counterfeit Medicines [23 Mar 2006] Deaf-blind People [20 Mar 2006] Delayed Discharges [21 Mar 2006] Departmental Funding [22 Mar 2006] Departmental Staff [21 Mar 2006] Departmental Vehicles [20 Mar 2006] Disability Allowance [21 Mar 2006] Disability Living Allowance [22 Mar 2006] Domiciliary Oxygen [20 Mar 2006] Drug and Alcohol Misuse [21 Mar 2006] Drug Treatment Programmes [22 Mar 2006] Drug-related Arrests (Peterborough) [23 Mar
2006] ECJ Ruling 2006/C 36/16 OJ [21 Mar 2006] Elderly Care Provision [20 Mar 2006] Expert Patient Programme [20 Mar 2006] Failing Hospitals [20 Mar 2006] Food Supplements Directive [21 Mar 2006] Forensic Medical Examiners [23 Mar 2006] Foundation Trusts [20 Mar 2006] Foundation Trusts [21 Mar 2006] General Practitioner Appointments [22 Mar 2006] General Practitioners [20 Mar 2006] General Practitioners [21 Mar 2006] Genito-urinary Medicine [21 Mar 2006] Genito-urinary Medicine Clinics [22 Mar 2006] Greater Manchester PCTs [20 Mar 2006] Greater Manchester PCTs [21 Mar 2006] Health Budget (Hampshire) [21 Mar 2006] Health Professionals (Training Costs) [20 Mar
2006] Health Provision (Sittingbourne) [21 Mar 2006] Health Reform in England; Update and Next Steps
[20 Mar 2006] Health Service Management [20 Mar 2006] Health specialisation [20 Mar 2006] Health White Paper [20 Mar 2006] Home Oxygen Therapy [21 Mar 2006] Hospital Referrals [23 Mar 2006] Incapacity Benefit [20 Mar 2006] Incapacity Benefit [22 Mar 2006] Independent Sector Treatment Centre [22 Mar
2006] Joint Committee on Vaccines [21 Mar 2006] King Edward VII Hospital [21 Mar 2006] Learning Disabilities [20 Mar 2006] Leukaemia Specialists [22 Mar 2006] Liver Conditions [21 Mar 2006] Long-range Capacity Planning [20 Mar 2006] Medical Staff (Wellingborough) [22 Mar 2006] Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory
Agency [20 Mar 2006] Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory
Agency [22 Mar 2006] "Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice"
[21 Mar 2006] Mental Health Services (Lancashire) [21 Mar
2006] Mini-motorcycles [20 Mar 2006] Mortality Rates (Carlisle) [23 Mar 2006] MRSA (Lancashire) [21 Mar 2006] Myalgic Encephalomyelitis [21 Mar 2006] National Blood Service [21 Mar 2006] National Programme for Information Technology
[20 Mar 2006] NHS Choose and Book System [23 Mar 2006] NHS Operating Framework [23 Mar 2006] NHS Tariff Uplift [20 Mar 2006] Nurse Assistants [23 Mar 2006] Nurses (Lancashire) [20 Mar 2006] Nursing Agencies [21 Mar 2006] Nursing Services [20 Mar 2006] Nutrient Profiling [21 Mar 2006] Osteomalacia/Osteoporosis [20 Mar 2006] Over The Counter Medicines [23 Mar 2006] Overseas Medical Staff [21 Mar 2006] Parliamentary Questions [20 Mar 2006] Pathways to Work [20 Mar 2006] Pharmaceutical Industry [22 Mar 2006] Pharmaceutical Wholesalers [22 Mar 2006] Physical Activity [22 Mar 2006] Physiotherapists [20 Mar 2006] Pneumonia Injection [21 Mar 2006] Population Growth [21 Mar 2006] Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [22 Mar 2006] Prescriptions (Pre-payment Certificates) [23 Mar
2006] Preventative Technologies Grant [20 Mar 2006] Primary Care Trusts (Financial Deficits) [22 Mar
2006] Private Finance Initiative [22 Mar 2006] Purified Protein Derivative [23 Mar 2006] Rehabilitation Services [20 Mar 2006] Residential Care [20 Mar 2006] Rochdale Primary Care Trust [20 Mar 2006] Selective Seratonin Re-uptake Inhibitors [22 Mar
2006] Sexual Offences Act [20 Mar 2006] Silverlands Mansion, Surrey [20 Mar 2006] South-west London SHA [23 Mar 2006] |
