|
|
Week of 25th November Contents
Major Developments |
|
|
Major Developments (21st – 25th November)Parliamentary Health Questions Health Questions this week included NHS Dentistry,
Herceptin, PCT reconfiguration and Avian Influenza. For further details,
please click
here. Health Select Committee The Health Committee has announced that it will hold
two oral evidence sessions in respect of the Committee’s inquiry on
Annual Public Expenditure. The Committee’s terms of reference include a
requirement to examine the expenditure of the Department of
Health. Evidence will be heard from Sir Nigel Crisp, Chief Executive,
NHS, and Department of Health officials and also from Rt Hon Patricia
Hewitt MP, Secretary of State for Health and Department of Health officials. See
below for further details. Statement on seasonal flu vaccine
supplies Secretary of State, Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP gave a
statement this week about the seasonal flu
vaccine. The opposition criticised the government’s “inefficiency and incompetence”
in light of the shortage of flu vaccines this winter. For full details,
please click
here. APHG Meeting on Patient Choice APHG will hold a meeting this
Wednesday on Patient Choice: By December
2005 NHS patients will be given a choice of four or five hospitals for
non-emergency care, which aims to involve patients more in decisions about
their treatment and to drive service improvements,
transforming the NHS into a more responsive, patient-led service. Patient choice also raises
questions about how healthcare is delivered. These range from the information
patients will need to exercise choice to how it will affect the NHS system as
a whole. There are concerns about what patient choice really means and to
what extent it will create an effective patient- centred NHS. This seminar will seek to address some of these key
themes. Margaret Edwards, Director of Access at the Department of Health,
will provide the keynote address on patient choice in elective care. The
meeting will also consider the practicalities of patient choice in light of
national pilots carried out by Dr Foster Ltd, and Dr Gillian Braunold, GP
Lead for the National Programme for IT will provide the GP’s
perspective. The British Medical Association will also be giving their views
on patient choice. For further details please contact us. The Week Ahead (28th November – 2nd December)Monday 28th November House of Commons - James Brokenshire MP introduces an
adjournment debate on NHS services in the House of Lords - Baroness Tonge asks the government
what their plans are for a public information campaign aimed at improving
sexual health. Welfare reform minister Margaret Hodge speaks at a
Capita conference on reforming incapacity benefit. Health secretary Patricia Hewitt and CMO Sir Liam
Donaldson speak at an EU presidency patient safety summit. Tuesday 29th November House of Commons - the Health Bill
receives its second reading. Westminster Hall - Ann McKechin MP
discusses the effect of Midspan on health policy. Health minister Liam Byrne launches a
guide to palliative care. NICE Chairman Professor Sir Michael
Rawlins is among the speakers at a conference organised by CCC, a coalition
of organisations with an interest in care for current and future generations
of older people. Wednesday 30th November APHG Seminar – Patient Choice With Margaret Edwards, Director of Access and Patient
Choice, Department of Health; Tim Kelsey, Dr Foster Ltd; Dr Gillian Braunold,
GP Lead for NPfIT; & Dr Paul Miller, British Medical Association Westminster Hall - Graham Brady MP
introduces a debate on the future of Altrincham hospital. Westminster Hall - Rosie Cooper MP
discusses the reconfiguration of health services in Health minister Liam Byrne attends a
joint Department of Health and Department for Education and Skills conference
on the national services framework for children. Department of Health - publishes data on
written complaints about the NHS for 2004/05; and ophthalmic statistics
including consultation tables, NHS sight tests, vouchers, workforce and
premises data. Select Committee on Science and Technology - Avian Influenza. Evidence
will be heard from Professor Colin Blakemore, MRC CEO; Dr Alan Hay,
Director, WHO Influenza Reference Centre at MRC NIMR; Professor Andrew
McMichael, Professor of Molecular Medicine, MRC Human Immunology Unit,
University of Oxford; Professor Anne Johnson, Deputy Chairman MRC Infections
and Immunity Board (IIB), Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences
University College London; and Dr Xiaoning Xu , Senior Clinical Scientist,
MRC Human Immunology Unit, University of Oxford House of Lords - The Baroness Pitkeathley will ask
Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to reports that tests
for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may be falsely
positive as a result of using a single laboratory. Thursday 1st December Health Select Committee - inquiry on Annual Public
Expenditure: evidence from Sir
Nigel Crisp, Chief Executive, NHS, and Department of Health officials House of Lords - The Baroness Northover will ask Her
Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recent UNICEF
report, Children—the missing face of
AIDS. House of Commons - Roberta Blackman-Woods
MP introduces an adjournment debate on provision of NHS dentistry in House of Lords - Lord Turnberg asks the
government what steps are being taken to reverse the decline in numbers of
clinical academic staff. Health minister Liam Byrne and minister
for disabled people Anne McGuire attend the cross-government launch of the
Office for Disability Issues. Health minister Liam Byrne delivers a
Fabian Society lecture on life chances for older people. CSCI publishes a report on about
state-funded social care in Friday 2nd December Private Members Bills - Regulation of Laser Eye
Surgery Bill – Frank Cook (2R) This Past Week (21st – 25th November)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 ChamberHospital Closures (Sudbury) [22 Nov 2005] Primary Care Trust Reconfiguration [22 Nov 2005]
Health Inequalities [22 Nov 2005] Age-related Macular Degeneration [22 Nov 2005] Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Supplies [22 Nov
2005] Questions to the Prime Minister (23rd November)Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe) - Flu
vaccination shortage Business of the House & Points
of Order Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell) (Con)
– Lord Drayson Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)
(LD) – Smoking Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)
(Con) – Teaching of
physics and chemistry in schools Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South)
(Lab) – Smoking Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab) – Smoking Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West) (Con) – Statement on MRSA Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells) (Con) – The scope of the NHS Mrs. Nadine Dorries (Mid-Bedfordshire) (Con) – Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con) – NHS waiting times Westminster Hall DebatesWritten Ministerial Statements12th Wave Work Programme (National Institute for
Health and Clinical Excellence) [24 Nov 2005] Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's
Annual Report 2004–05 [24 Nov 2005] NHS Foundation Trusts [22 Nov 2005] Public Administration (Future Health and Social
Care Structures) [22 Nov 2005] Chamber and LegislationEquality Bill [Lords] [21 Nov 2005] Essential Drugs (Northern Ireland) [24 Nov 2005]
Welfare Reform and Incapacity Benefit [22 Nov 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 Provision [23 Nov 2005] Advisory Non-departmental Bodies [24 Nov 2005] Agenda for Change [24 Nov 2005] Alcohol Services [23 Nov 2005] Alcohol Treatment [21 Nov 2005] Alcohol-related A and E Admissions [23 Nov 2005]
Alcohol-related Illnesses [23 Nov 2005] Alzheimer's Disease [22 Nov 2005] Ambulance Service (Hertfordshire) [23 Nov 2005] Ambulance Service [24 Nov 2005] Ambulance Staff (Assaults) [23 Nov 2005] Anti-depressant Drugs [22 Nov 2005] Anti-tumour Necrosis Therapy [22 Nov 2005] Armed Forces (Smoking) [24 Nov 2005] Ashford and St. Peter's NHS Trust [24 Nov 2005] Assaults (Ambulance Staff) [21 Nov 2005] Attention Deficit Disorder [21 Nov 2005] Audiology Services [21 Nov 2005] Authority Boundaries [24 Nov 2005] Barnsley Primary Care Trust (Redundancies) [21
Nov 2005] Biometrics Trials [24 Nov 2005] Blindness/Visual Impairment (Rehabilitation
Services) [22 Nov 2005] Blood Tests (Kent) [23 Nov 2005] C Cancer Campaigning Group [21 Nov 2005] Carbon Management Programme [21 Nov 2005] Cataract Operations [23 Nov 2005] Cataract Operations [24 Nov 2005] Chase Farm NHS Hospital Trust [24 Nov 2005] Cheshire and Merseyside SHA [24 Nov 2005] Child Health and Social Services [22 Nov 2005] Child Vaccinations [24 Nov 2005] Childhood Obesity [21 Nov 2005] Childhood Vaccinations [23 Nov 2005] Children's Diets [23 Nov 2005] Chiropractic Treatment [24 Nov 2005] Chlamydia Screening Programme [22 Nov 2005] Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder [22 Nov
2005] Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act [24
Nov 2005] Clinical Negligence Payments [22 Nov 2005] Communication Staff [24 Nov 2005] Community Hospitals [24 Nov 2005] Complementary and Alternative Medicine [22 Nov
2005] Dacorum Primary Care Trust [23 Nov 2005] Dacorum Primary Care Trust [24 Nov 2005] Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Primary Care
Trust [24 Nov 2005] Delayed Discharges [21 Nov 2005] Departmental Assets [24 Nov 2005] Departmental Energy Consumption [21 Nov 2005] Departmental Estate [21 Nov 2005] Departmental Estate [23 Nov 2005] Departmental Expenditure (Child Care) [22 Nov
2005] Departmental IT Projects [23 Nov 2005] Departmental Land (Tamworth) [24 Nov 2005] Departmental Secondment [23 Nov 2005] Departmental Spending [24 Nov 2005] Disability Living Allowance [21 Nov 2005] Disability Living Allowance [23 Nov 2005] Disability Living Allowance [24 Nov 2005] Down Lisburn Health Trust [23 Nov 2005] Drug Addicts (West Lancashire) [24 Nov 2005] Early Lessons from Payment by Results [21 Nov
2005] East Midlands Ambulance Service [23 Nov 2005] Eating Disorders [22 Nov 2005] Emergency Bed Service [21 Nov 2005] Emergency Services [24 Nov 2005] Equal Pay Claims [22 Nov 2005] Eye Health Services [23 Nov 2005] Eye Health Services [24 Nov 2005] Fertility Treatment [23 Nov 2005] Foreign Travel Vaccinations [24 Nov 2005] Funding Criteria [21 Nov 2005] General Medical Service [21 Nov 2005] General Practitioners [21 Nov 2005] General Practitioners [22 Nov 2005] General Practitioners [24 Nov 2005] GPs (Lancashire) [21 Nov 2005] Health Protection Agency [22 Nov 2005] Health Service Reconfiguration [24 Nov 2005] Health Services (Leeds) [21 Nov 2005] Health Statistics (West Lancashire) [23 Nov
2005] Health Trust Guidance [24 Nov 2005] Healthcare Assistants [21 Nov 2005] Healthcare Commission [22 Nov 2005] Healthcare Commission [23 Nov 2005] Healthcare Recruitment Agencies [22 Nov 2005] Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Strategic Health
Authority [23 Nov 2005] High Blood Pressure [24 Nov 2005] Hospital Cleanliness [23 Nov 2005] Hospital Doctors' Pay [24 Nov 2005] Hospital Provision [22 Nov 2005] Hospital Staff (Attacks) [21 Nov 2005] Hospital Staff (Attacks) [23 Nov 2005] Hospital Travel Costs Scheme [23 Nov 2005] Hospitals (Bed Occupancy) [21 Nov 2005] Household Products (Health Effects) [22 Nov
2005] Household Products (Health Effects) [24 Nov
2005] Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act [24 Nov
2005] Human Rights Act [21 Nov 2005] Independent Nurse Pharmacist Prescribing [23 Nov
2005] Infection Control [22 Nov 2005] Influenza Pandemic [23 Nov 2005] Information Technology [21 Nov 2005] Information Technology [24 Nov 2005] Intermediate Care Beds [22 Nov 2005] Junk Food Advertising [21 Nov 2005] Learning Disability [23 Nov 2005] Lichfield Hospital [21 Nov 2005] Literacy and Numeracy [21 Nov 2005] Literacy and Numeracy [24 Nov 2005] Medical Schools/Junior Doctors [23 Nov 2005] Medical Staff (Hertfordshire) [23 Nov 2005] Members' Surgeries (NHS Premises) [24 Nov 2005] |
