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Week of 14th October 2005 Contents
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Major Developments [10th-14th October]APHG Briefing – The Independent Reconfiguration Panel The
Associate Parliamentary Health Group will be holding a briefing with the
Independent Reconfiguration Panel on Tuesday 18th October. Following
high-profile cases of contentious hospital service closures in This
meeting will be an excellent opportunity to hear from Dr. Peter Barrett,
Chair of the IRP and Tony Shaw, Chief Executive. They will be speaking to us
on the Panel’s work so far and their future aims in dealing with health
service changes. For
further information and details of the meeting please see
below. Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill The
Lords this week debated plans to allow doctors to help terminally patients
die. Peers discussed a report by a special select committee, which examined
the bill introduced during the last parliamentary session. For further
details, please click
here. Audit Commission publish report on Payment by Results The
Audit Commission this week published a report on Payment by Results.
Introduced in April 2005, Payment by Results is the new financial system
intended to cover the majority of hospital and community services in the NHS.
This report reviews experiences of the system so far, assessing its impact
nationally and locally and drawing out practical recommendations for NHS
bodies and policymakers. For full details, please click
here. Call for a Statement regarding the financial state of the
NHS The
Opposition Leader of the House, Chris Grayling MP, highlighted the need for
an opportunity to question Ministers and debate issues surrounding the
current state of the NHS. For full details, please click here. The Week Ahead [17th-21st October]Monday 17th October Committee of Public Accounts – Evidence Session
on NHS Local Improvement Finance Trusts (LIFT). Evidence will be heard from
the Department of Health,
Partnerships for Health and Partnerships UK. Tuesday 18th October APHG Briefing – Independent Reconfiguration
Panel Westminster Hall Private Members Debate - Forensic Sciences (Dr. Ian Gibson MP) Westminster Hall Private Members Debate - Funding of
mental health services in Ten Minute Rule – Age of House of Lords - Further to the answer by the
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 23rd June (HL Deb, cols. 1725-27), what
expenditure is involved in the current policy decisions to address the threat
of an avian flu pandemic (L. Morris of Manchester). House of Lords Legislation - Charities Bill [HL]
(report stage); Commissioner for Older People ( British Pain Society – Annual Reception, House
of Commons Wednesday 19th October Westminster Hall Private Members Debate - Spina
Bifida and folic acid (Stewart Jackson MP) Westminster Hall Private Members Debate - The use of
the private sector in the NHS (Kevan Jones MP) Westminster Hall Private Members Debate - Proposed
ward closures at Commons Science and Technology Committee - Science Question
Time Thursday 20th October Adjournment Debate - Chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease services for surface workers (Michael Clapham MP) Health Select Committee Evidence Session - Smoking in
Public Places. The Committee will hear evidence from Department of Health
officials, the Royal College of Physicians, Imperial Tobacco Limited (UK),
Philip Morris Limited and the Gallaher Group plc. For further details, please
click here. Friday 21st October Private Members’ Bills – Includes
Prohibition of Abortion ( This Past Week [10th-14th October]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 [12th October]Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire, Moorlands) – Ambulance services in Staffordshire Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) — Private contracting in NHS Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe) – Private sector in public services Barbara Follett (Stevenage) — Breast cancer survival
rates Westminster Hall DebatesThere were no health-related debates this week. Written Ministerial StatementsHealth Committee's Fifth Report of Session
2004–05 [10 Oct 2005] Chamber and LegislationEmergency Services (Regionalisation) [12 Oct
2005] Business of the House [13 Oct 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 Departments (Essex) [10
Oct 2005] Acute Hospital (North Bristol) [14 Oct 2005] Alcohol/Drugs-related Deaths (Easington) [10 Oct
2005] Alzheimer's Disease [14 Oct 2005] Ambulance Response Times [10 Oct 2005] Ambulance Service [10 Oct 2005] Anti-psychotic Drugs [11 Oct 2005] Blood Donation (Castle Point) [10 Oct 2005] C Cancer Survival Rates [10 Oct 2005] Cancer Treatment [14 Oct 2005] Carbon Monoxide Poisoning [12 Oct 2005] Child Choking Incidents [12 Oct 2005] Children in Care (Costs) [11 Oct 2005] Community Pharmacies (Castle Point) [10 Oct
2005] Congenital Heart Conditions [12 Oct 2005] Consultant Contracts [14 Oct 2005] Contagious Diseases [12 Oct 2005] Deaf/Blind Disabilities [10 Oct 2005] Departmental Buildings [10 Oct 2005] Departmental Conferences [10 Oct 2005] Departmental Contractors [10 Oct 2005] Departmental Expenditure [10 Oct 2005] Departmental Funding [14 Oct 2005] Departmental Procurement [10 Oct 2005] Departmental Websites [10 Oct 2005] Diagnostic Scans [10 Oct 2005] Diagnostic Scans [11 Oct 2005] Drug Addicts (Hemel Hempstead) [10 Oct 2005] Drug Treatment (Essex) [10 Oct 2005] East Midlands Ambulance Service [10 Oct 2005] Elderly Patients [10 Oct 2005] Energy Efficiency [10 Oct 2005] Enzyme Disorders [13 Oct 2005] Family Support Services [12 Oct 2005] Family/Childcare Services [14 Oct 2005] Food Supplements [10 Oct 2005] Foundation Trusts [14 Oct 2005] Freedom of Information [10 Oct 2005] General Practitioners [10 Oct 2005] Hazardous Waste Regulations [10 Oct 2005] Health Bodies (Interim Appraisals) [10 Oct 2005]
Health Care Commission [10 Oct 2005] Heart By-pass Operations [10 Oct 2005] Hip Replacements (Castle Point) [10 Oct 2005] Hospital Benefits [13 Oct 2005] Hospital Services (Reconfiguration) [10 Oct
2005] Human Genetics, Fertility and Tissue Commission
[10 Oct 2005] Independent Living (State Assistance) [10 Oct
2005] Interpreting Services [13 Oct 2005] Laser Eye Surgery [14 Oct 2005] Little Haven's Children's Hospice [12 Oct 2005] Live Births/Abortions (Essex) [12 Oct 2005] London Health Authorities (Financial Position)
[10 Oct 2005] Maternity Services [10 Oct 2005] Medical Graduates [14 Oct 2005] Medical Students [10 Oct 2005] Medicine Disposal Costs [10 Oct 2005] Mobile Phone Technology [14 Oct 2005] Myasthenia Gravis [10 Oct 2005] National Institute for Health and Clinical
Excellence [10 Oct 2005] National Institute of Health and Clinical
Excellence [10 Oct 2005] Neonatal Care (Essex) [10 Oct 2005] NHS (Agency Staff) [10 Oct 2005] NHS (Spare Capacity) [10 Oct 2005] NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency [14 Oct 2005] NHS Security Management Service [14 Oct 2005] NHS Staff (Bullying) [14 Oct 2005] Nutrition and Health (EU Regulation) [12 Oct
2005] Operational Responsibility [14 Oct 2005] Ophthalmic Medical Practitioners/Opticians [10
Oct 2005] Out-of-hours Care (Essex) [10 Oct 2005] Pay-per-view Television [14 Oct 2005] Peterborough and Stamford NHS Foundation Trust
[10 Oct 2005] Physiotherapists [10 Oct 2005] Pregnancies (Wellingborough) [10 Oct 2005] Pregnancy Termination [10 Oct 2005] Premature Baby Units [10 Oct 2005] Primary Care Trusts (Hampshire/Isle of Wight)
[12 Oct 2005] Private Health Care [13 Oct 2005] Private Treatment [10 Oct 2005] Pulmonary Rehabilitation [12 Oct 2005] Registered Nursing Care Contributions [10 Oct
2005] Renewable Energy [10 Oct 2005] Royal Victoria Hospital [10 Oct 2005] Sexual Health Clinics [14 Oct 2005] Sickness Absence [10 Oct 2005] Special Care Baby Units (Essex) [10 Oct 2005] Speech Therapists [10 Oct 2005] St. John's Secure Unit, Tiffield [10 Oct 2005] Sub-standard Housing [12 Oct 2005] Sustainable Development [12 Oct 2005] Suffolk West Primary Care Trust [10 Oct 2005] Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority [13
Oct 2005] Sustainable Development [10 Oct 2005] Teenage Pregnancies [14 Oct 2005] Teenage Pregnancy [10 Oct 2005] Toxic Chemicals in Newborn Babies [10 Oct 2005] U Video Conferencing Units [10 Oct 2005] Ward Temperatures [10 Oct 2005] Watermark Project [12 Oct 2005] The Committee CorridorPublic Accounts Committee Tuesday 4th October Report published: The
use of operating theatres in the Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social
Services HTML
version (browsable) Health Select Committee Wednesday 13th October Announcement of New Inquiry – Co-payments and charges in the NHS Thursday 14th October
After 9.30am Department of Health officials 10.00am Royal Thursday 14th October The Responsibilities of the
Secretary of State for Health The Health Committee has arranged an evidence session
with the Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP, Secretary of State for Health: Thursday 27th October 2005 at 11.30 am
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