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Week of 8th July Contents
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Major Developments (4th – 8th July)Health Select Committee Further to reports that Kevin Barron MP, (Labour, APHG Meeting – NHS Connecting
for Health Richard Granger, Chief Executive, and Richard Jeavons, Director of Service
Implementation, will address the group this week with an update on the
progress of the NHS IT programme. For further information on this meeting,
please see below. Healthcare Commission report on
Foundation Trusts The Healthcare Commission this week published its report on the
progress of Foundation Trusts. The report states that Foundation Trusts have
made hospitals more responsive to local communities and accelerated
investment in patient care. However it also points out delays in
development due to problems over the future direction of foundation trust
policy, significant changes in financial arrangements and the need for
greater clarity over public representation. For full details of the report,
please click here. The Week Ahead (11th – 15th July)Monday 11th July House of Commons Adjournment Debate – Hepatitis C (Mr Bob Laxton
MP) Standing Committee - 1st Delegated
Legislation - draft Dentists Act 1984 Order House of Lords - Viscount Tenby asks the government
what steps they are taking to protect emergency workers from criminal attacks
when they are performing their duties. House of Lords - Earl Howe asks how current
developments in health policy are affecting the commissioning of specialised
health services. Healthcare Commission report published – The use of NHS
day surgery Minister of State for Health Rosie Winterton
addresses the National Mental Health Nursing Conference. Haemophilia APG – relaunch and reception. Thalidomide APG – Inaugural meeting and
election of officers. Patient Safety APG – Inaugural election of
officers with Rt. Hon Jane Kennedy MP. Brain Tumours APG – Inaugural meeting and
election of officers. Tuesday 12th July House of Commons – Parliamentary Health
Questions Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debate
– Government responsibility for the NHS in Welsh Assembly – Health Minister Brian Gibbons
gives response to committee report on smoking ban in public places. Weight Watchers APG - meeting Wednesday 13th July House of Commons Adjournment Debate – Availability
of Co-proxamol (Ms Anne Begg MP) House of Commons motion – to approve membership
of select committees Secretary of State Patricia Hewitt gives evidence to
the European parliament’s environment and public health committee. House of Lords- motion to approve draft Mental Health
(Care and Treatment) ( Patient Safety APG – “Healthcare
Procurement: investing in a safer future for patients” Malaria APG – meeting with Dr Guy Barnish,
Senior Lecturer in Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Thursday 14th July APHG Meeting: NHS Connecting for
Health Richard Granger,Chief Executive, and Richard Jeavons,
Director of Service Implementation, will provide the group with an update on the
NHS IT programme. For further details, please see our website, www.healthinparliament.org.uk
or see below. House of Lords - Lord Trefgarne asks about progress
of the Prime Minister’s review regarding the 48-hour restrictive
appointment booking system for GPs. House of Commons Public Accounts Committee - report
published on reforming NHS dentistry. Eye Health and Visual Impairment APG –
Inaugural Election of Officers Friday 15th July Secretary of State Patricia Hewitt publishes a
consultation document on tackling MRSA. This Past Week (4th – 8th July)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 parliamentary health questions this
week. Questions to the Prime Minister (6th July)Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin)— NHS Dentistry Westminster Hall DebatesRoyal West Sussex NHS Trust [6 Jul 2005] Polio Eradication [6 Jul 2005] Written Ministerial StatementsIndependent Mental Capacity Advocate Service [5
Jul 2005] National Health Service Foundation Trusts [5 Jul
2005] NHS Dentistry Reforms [7 Jul 2005] Chamber and LegislationCommunity Hospitals (New Forest) [4 Jul 2005] Pharmaceutical Labelling (Warning of Cognitive
Function Impairment) [5 Jul 2005] NHS (Lincolnshire) [6 Jul 2005] 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 Accident and Emergency Services [5 Jul 2005] Adult Social Care [5 Jul 2005] Adverse Drug Reactions (Older People) [4 Jul
2005] Adverse Incidents [6 Jul 2005] Africa (HIV/AIDS/Tuberculosis) [5 Jul 2005] Alliance Medical Ltd. [4 Jul 2005] Alliance Medical Ltd. [5 Jul 2005] Alzheimer's Disease [4 Jul 2005] Alzheimer's Disease [5 Jul 2005] Antipsychotic Medication [4 Jul 2005] Arm's-length Bodies [4 Jul 2005] C Carer Assessments [5 Jul 2005] Clinical Negligence [4 Jul 2005] Community Equipment Services [5 Jul 2005] Counterfeit Medicines [4 Jul 2005] Domestic Violence [4 Jul 2005] Domestic Violence [6 Jul 2005] Drug Rehabilitation Centres [4 Jul 2005] Foundation Trusts [5 Jul 2005] General Practitioners [5 Jul 2005] General Social Care Council [5 Jul 2005] Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust [4 Jul
2005] Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust [5 Jul
2005] Health and Safety Inspections [4 Jul 2005] Health and Safety Staffing [4 Jul 2005] Health Care Acquired Infections [6 Jul 2005] Health Care Demand (London) [4 Jul 2005] Health Professionals (Migration) [5 Jul 2005] Health Services (Contractors) [5 Jul 2005] Health Services Administration (Birmingham) [4
Jul 2005] Healthcare and Social Care Commissions [4 Jul
2005] Hospital Infections [4 Jul 2005] Hospital Workers (Drug Dependency) [5 Jul 2005] Hospital-acquired Infections [5 Jul 2005] Hospital-acquired Infections [6 Jul 2005] Hot Weather-related Conditions [4 Jul 2005] Influenza Pandemic [5 Jul 2005] Intermediate Care Beds [4 Jul 2005] Kidney Transplants [4 Jul 2005] Kidney Transplants [5 Jul 2005] London Hospitals (Budgets) [4 Jul 2005] Malarial Infections [5 Jul 2005] MRI Scans (Durham) [5 Jul 2005] MRI Scans/Scanners [4 Jul 2005] Nervous System Diseases [5 Jul 2005] NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) [6 Jul 2005] NHS Acute Hospital Trusts [5 Jul 2005] NHS Circular 1999/176 [4 Jul 2005] NHS Healthcare Commission (Complaints) [4 Jul
2005] NHS Patients (Overseas Treatment) [6 Jul 2005] NHS Staff (Assault) [6 Jul 2005] Paramedic Services [4 Jul 2005] Park Hill, Egginton [5 Jul 2005] Patientline Contract [4 Jul 2005] Powered Wheelchairs (Insurance) [5 Jul 2005] Primary Care Trusts [5 Jul 2005] Prison Counsellors [4 Jul 2005] Private Diagnostic and Treatment Centres [4 Jul
2005] Private Sector Providers [5 Jul 2005] Select Committee Reports [5 Jul 2005] Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors [4 Jul
2005] Sexually-transmitted Diseases [5 Jul 2005] Speech Therapists [5 Jul 2005] Sterile Services Departments [4 Jul 2005] U Visually Impaired People [4 Jul 2005] Water Fluoridation [5 Jul 2005] West Hertfordshire NHS Trust (Budget) [6 Jul
2005] The Committee CorridorEarly Day MotionsThursday 30th June OSTEOPOROSIS MANAGEMENT – 473 John Austin MP Monday 4th July ACCESS TO WHEELCHAIRS FOR CHILDREN – 483 Ms Anne Begg MP MYASTHENIA GRAVIS – 490 Jim Dobbin MP CHRONIC HEPATITIS B – 493 Neil Gerrard MP Wednesday 6th July ABORTION LIMIT – 516 Philip Davies MP GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS (GBS) – 538 David Cameron MP ______________________________________________Lords Chamber –
Debates, Legislation and Ministerial Statements Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order 2005 Northern Ireland: Autistic Spectrum Disorder Northern Ireland: Continence Services Lords Committees ________________________________________________________ PRIVATE LEGISLATION
Private Bills originate outside Parliament and are promoted by bodies seeking special powers not available under the general law. ________________________________________________________ NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending
on behalf of Parliament. It reports to the Public Accounts Committee and is
totally independent of government. The role of
the NAO is to audit the accounts of all central government departments, agencies,
and other public bodies, reporting to Parliament on the economy, efficiency
and effectiveness with which they have used public money. Department of Health and National Health ServiceKey issues from the Department of Health and NHSTuesday 5th July Chief Executive of NHS Blood and Transplant
appointed Martin Gorham OBE will be the first Chief
Executive of the new NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). NHS Blood and
Transplant will be established on the 1st October this year. It will combine
and replace the roles of the National Blood Authority and UK Transplant, with
a remit of increasing the quality, safety and supply of donated blood, organs
and tissues and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of blood and
transplant services. Tuesday 5th July Helping people without capacity make choices A consultation has been launched to assess a new service, the
Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCA), which will support vulnerable
people by ensuring their wishes are heard. The
IMCA service was created as part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and is
planned to come into effect in April 2007. Tuesday 5th July The Department of Health this week
responded to the Healthcare Commission report on Foundation Trust Hospitals.
Secretary of State Patricia Hewitt described the outcome of the review as encouraging
and highlighted the progress of Foundation Trusts in developing new services
and improving accountability. Wednesday 6th July Improvements to BCG vaccination programme Changes to the BCG vaccination programme
have been announced by the Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson.
Following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
(JCVI), a new programme of targeted BCG vaccination will identify those most
likely to catch the disease, especially in those living in areas with a high
rate of TB or whose parents or grandparents were born in a TB high
prevalence country. This will replace the current programme, which is
universal and delivered through schools. Thursday 7th July |
