|
Major Developments (28th November –
2nd December)
Chancellor’s Pre-Budget
Statement – Monday 5th December
Chancellor Gordon Brown has stated in his Pre-Budget
Report that NHS pay must be based on the government's 2% target for
inflation. He said that he was determined to keep public sector pay under
control and that Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt would recommend the cap on
pay rises to the Pay Review Body. For full details of the report, please click here.
NHS Deficit
The Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Patricia
Hewitt has published in-year financial forecasts for each NHS trust, PCT and
SHA, which show that half way through the financial year NHS bodies are
forecasting a net deficit by year-end of around £620 million. The Health
Secretary pointed out that the decision to publish these figures was intended
to increase transparency and to make it clear that inefficiency and poor
financial management in the NHS are not acceptable. For full details please click
here.
Regulation of the Independent Healthcare
Sector
The Healthcare Commission has set out
proposals to improve the regulation of the independent healthcare sector. The
Commission aims to ensure equivalent standards and assessments in the NHS and
the independent sector by 2008. Currently assessments of independent
healthcare providers are based on an annual single inspection. For full
details of the proposals, please see below.
back to
top
The Week Ahead (5th – 9th
December)
Monday 5th December
The Chancellor Gordon Brown will make his Pre-Budget
Statement to the House of Commons
House of Commons - Jamie Reed MP introduces a debate
on the future of health services in West Cumbria.
Tuesday 6th December
Health Select Committee – Expenditure of the Department
of Health. Evidence will be heard from Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP, Secretary
of State for Health and Department of Health officials.
House of Commons - Paul Burstow MP introduces a
debate on medicine reviews for older people.
Standing Committee E - Health Bill has its first day
committee discussions.
Second standing committee on delegated legislation
discusses the draft NHS (Dental Charges)
Regulations 2005.
Royal College of Physicians - publishes a report on medical professionalism.
Wednesday 7th December
Sir Nigel Crisp, NHS chief executive - publishes
annual report, which coincides with the release of the annual hospital
episode statistics.
The King’s Fund publishes a report on NHS
finances
Thursday 8th December
House of Commons - there is an estimates day debate
on the regulation of the pharmaceutical industry. See Business of the House for further details.
House of Lords - Baroness Harris of Richmond
asks the government what plans they have to improve the level of NHS dental
provision in North and East Yorkshire.
Standing Committee E - Health Bill discussed.
Work
and Pensions Committee - Inquiry into Incapacity Benefits and Pathways to
Work. This evidence session will take place away from Westminster at The Council House, Corporation Street, Derby. Evidence will be heard from
Employers Forum on Disability, ERSA (Employment Related Services
Association), Working Links, Wise Group, Shaw Trust, and Mencap.
House of Lords - The Baroness Masham of Ilton will
ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that there
are sufficient changing, laundry and showering facilities for staff in National
Health Service hospitals
House of Lords - The Baroness Harris of
Richmond will ask Her Majesty’s
Government what plans they have to improve the level of National Health
Service dental provision in North and East Yorkshire
House
of Lords - The Lord Hurd of Westwell will call attention to education and
health in prisons; and to move for papers.
Friday 9th December
EU health ministers hold talks in Brussels, chaired by
Patricia Hewitt. Items on the agenda include the human health implications of
pandemic flu.
back to top
This Past Week (28th November – 2nd
December)
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
back to top
____________________________________________________
HOUSE
OF COMMONS
Parliamentary Health Questions –
Answered in the Chamber
There were no health questions this week.
back
to top of section
Questions to the
Prime Minister (Wednesday 30th November)
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)— Alexandrea
hospital in Redditch and NHS funding
Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne,
Central)— Science base at risk
Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury)— Community
hospital closures
Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)-
Restructuring PCTs
Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)— Paddington
health campus
Business of the House (Thursday 1st December)
The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Nigel
Griffiths) - Business of the week
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD) – Social Care services
Dr. Ian Gibson (Norwich, North) (Lab) – Cancer campaigning group
Barbara Keeley (Worsley) (Lab) – Carers’ rights
Annette Brooke (Mid-Dorset and North Poole) (LD) – Breastfeeding
Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con) – NHS waiting times
back
to top of section
Westminster Hall Debates
Altrincham Hospital [30 Nov 2005]
Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health
Authority [30 Nov 2005]
back
to top of section
Written Ministerial
Statements
"Commissioning Children's and Young
People's Palliative Care Services" [29 Nov 2005]
Food Standards Agency Annual Report
2004–05 [30 Nov 2005]
Global Health Security Initiative Meeting [28
Nov 2005]
Government Annual Report on Learning
Disabilities 2005 [30 Nov 2005]
Harm Reduction: Drug use and HIV [30 Nov 2005]
NHS Finance Data [1 Dec 2005]
Office for Disability Issues [1 Dec 2005]
Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care
Trusts [1 Dec 2005]
back
to top of section
Chamber
and Legislation
BUPA Care Services [29 Nov 2005]
Deaf People (Benefit Claims) [28 Nov 2005]
Health Bill (Programme) [29 Nov 2005]
Health Bill [29 Nov 2005]
Health Bill [Money] [29 Nov 2005]
Health Service (Capital Investment) [30 Nov
2005]
Incapacity Benefit [28 Nov 2005]
Incapacity Benefit Green Paper [28 Nov 2005]
NHS (Havering) [28 Nov 2005]
NHS Dentistry (Durham) [1 Dec 2005]
back
to top of section
back to
top
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
___________________________________________________________________
A
0870 Numbers [28 Nov 2005]
999 Calls (Response) [28 Nov 2005]
Abortion [28 Nov 2005]
Abortion [29 Nov 2005]
Adolescent Mental Health [28 Nov 2005]
Alcohol Sales [29 Nov 2005]
Alcohol-related Deaths [30 Nov 2005]
Alcohol-related Deaths/Illness [28 Nov 2005]
Alcohol-related Deaths/Illness [29 Nov 2005]
Alzheimer's Disease [28 Nov 2005]
Alzheimer's Disease [29 Nov 2005]
Ambulance Officers [29 Nov 2005]
Ambulance Service [30 Nov 2005]
Asbestos [29 Nov 2005]
Avian Influenza [28 Nov 2005]
Avian Influenza [28 Nov 2005]
Avian
Influenza [30 Nov 2005]
Avian Influenza [1 Dec 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
B
Binge Drinking [28 Nov 2005]
Blood Donors [29 Nov 2005]
Bournemouth and Christchurch NHS [28 Nov 2005]
Breast Cancer [28 Nov 2005]
Breast Cancer [29 Nov 2005]
Breast Cancer [29 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
C
Cancelled Operations [28 Nov 2005]
Cancelled Operations/Appointments [28 Nov 2005]
Cancer Screening [28 Nov 2005]
Cardiac-related Emergencies [28 Nov 2005]
Care Home Regulations 2001 [30 Nov 2005]
Care Homes [28 Nov 2005]
Care Homes [28 Nov 2005]
Carers [28 Nov 2005]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome [28 Nov 2005]
Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health
Authority [28 Nov 2005]
Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health
Authority [29 Nov 2005]
Child Epilepsy [28 Nov 2005]
Child Obesity [29 Nov 2005]
Child Protection [28 Nov 2005]
Childhood Vaccinations [30 Nov 2005]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(Compensation) [28 Nov 2005]
Commercial Confidentiality [29 Nov 2005]
Community Health Council Buildings [28 Nov 2005]
Consultant Referrals [28 Nov 2005]
Consultants [30 Nov 2005]
Continuing Care [28 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
D
Delayed Discharges [28 Nov 2005]
Dentistry [28 Nov 2005]
Departmental Directors [28 Nov 2005]
Departmental Directors [30 Nov 2005]
Departmental Staff [29 Nov 2005]
Departmental Vehicles [28 Nov 2005]
Diabetes [29 Nov 2005]
Direct Mail Contracts [28 Nov 2005]
Disabled People (Civil Rights) [28 Nov 2005]
Doctors and Nurses [28 Nov 2005]
Doctors and Nurses [1 Dec 2005]
Drinking Age [1 Dec 2005]
Drug Awareness [29 Nov 2005]
Drugs
Rehabilitation [28 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
E
East Lancashire NHS Trust [29 Nov 2005]
Emergency Contraception [1 Dec 2005]
Emergency Services [29 Nov 2005]
Erythropoietin [28 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
F
Family Planning Clinics [1 Dec 2005]
Free Prescriptions [29 Nov 2005]
Free School Meals [28 Nov 2005]
Funding (Milton Keynes) [28 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
G
Gas and Electricity Supplies [28 Nov 2005]
General Dental Services Contract [28 Nov 2005]
General Medical Services Contract [28 Nov 2005]
General Practitioners [28 Nov 2005]
GP/Dentist Registration [28 Nov 2005]
GPs [29 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
H
Health Finance (Manchester) [29 Nov 2005]
Health Funding (Hemel Hempstead) [28 Nov 2005]
Health Professionals [28 Nov 2005]
Health Service (Commissioning) [30 Nov 2005]
Health Services (Uxbridge) [28 Nov 2005]
Health Trust Funding [28 Nov 2005]
Health Workers (Coventry) [28 Nov 2005]
Healthcare Professionals Recruitment [28 Nov
2005]
Hemel Hempstead Hospital [28 Nov 2005]
Hepatitis [30 Nov 2005]
Herbal Medicines Directive [29 Nov 2005]
Herceptin [29 Nov 2005]
Hip Replacements [1 Dec 2005]
HIV/AIDS [30 Nov 2005]
HIV/AIDS [1 Dec 2005]
Hospital-acquired Infections [28 Nov 2005]
Hospital-acquired Infections [28 Nov 2005]
Hospitality Budgets [1 Dec 2005]
Human Embryo Research [29 Nov 2005]
Human
Fertilisation and Embryology Authority [30 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
I
Independent Treatment Centres [29 Nov 2005]
Infertility Treatment [30 Nov 2005]
Influenza [28 Nov 2005]
Influenza Vaccination [30 Nov 2005]
Internet Medicine Purchases [29 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
J
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
K
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
L
Licensing Hours [30 Nov 2005]
Life Expectancy [30 Nov 2005]
Liquid-based
Cytology [28 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
M
Macular Degeneration [28 Nov 2005]
Malaria [28 Nov 2005]
Management Consultants [28 Nov 2005]
Medical Instruments [29 Nov 2005]
Mental Health [28 Nov 2005]
Mental Health [29 Nov 2005]
Mental Health Bill [1 Dec 2005]
Mid-Essex Hospital Trust [28 Nov 2005]
Midwifery [28 Nov 2005]
MRI/CT Scans [28 Nov 2005]
Multiple Sclerosis [28 Nov 2005]
Myelopathy
[28 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
N
Nappies [28 Nov 2005]
National Minimum Wage [28 Nov 2005]
Necrotising Fasciitis [28 Nov 2005]
New Hospitals [30 Nov 2005]
NHS (Elderly Staff) [1 Dec 2005]
NHS Bodies [28 Nov 2005]
NHS Direct Services [28 Nov 2005]
NHS Staff (Bullying) [28 Nov 2005]
NHS Work Force Data [28 Nov 2005]
NICE Drug Assessments [28 Nov 2005]
Norfolk PCTs [28 Nov 2005]
Nurses [28 Nov 2005]
Nursing [1 Dec 2005]
Nursing Agencies [28 Nov 2005]
Nursing
Homes [28 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
O
Obesity [28 Nov 2005]
Occupational Health Strategy [28 Nov 2005]
Ophthalmic
Operations [28 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
P
Pathologists [28 Nov 2005]
Patient and Public Involvement Resource Centre
[28 Nov 2005]
Patient Choice [28 Nov 2005]
Patient Safety [28 Nov 2005]
Patient Safety [29 Nov 2005]
PCT Commissioning (Oxfordshire) [29 Nov 2005]
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust [28 Nov 2005]
Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority [30 Nov 2005]
Physical Education [1 Dec 2005]
Plagiocephaly [28 Nov 2005]
Plagiocephaly [29 Nov 2005]
Pneumococcal Meningitis [29 Nov 2005]
Pneumococcal Vaccine Supply [30 Nov 2005]
Polling Stations (Disabled Access) [28 Nov 2005]
Prescriptions [29 Nov 2005]
Prescriptions [1 Dec 2005]
Primary Care Trusts [28 Nov 2005]
Primary Care Trusts [29 Nov 2005]
Primary Care Trusts [1 Dec 2005]
Private Sector NHS Treatment [29 Nov 2005]
Prostate Cancer [28 Nov 2005]
Public
Service Agreements [29 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
Q
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
R
Recovery and Support Unit [29 Nov 2005]
Reportable Medical Incidents [28 Nov 2005]
Roaccutane [29 Nov 2005]
Royal
Shrewsbury Hospital [28 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
S
Secondments [28 Nov 2005]
Sexual Health [28 Nov 2005]
Smoking [28 Nov 2005]
Smoking [30 Nov 2005]
Smoking [1 Dec 2005]
Specialist Nurses [28 Nov 2005]
Speech and Language Therapists [28 Nov 2005]
Staff
Sickness Absence [28 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
T
Tonsil and Adenoid Removals [28 Nov 2005]
Tuberculosis
[30 Nov 2005]
BACK TO
ALPHABETS
U
Unum
Provident [28 Nov 2005] | 
