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Week
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Major
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Major Developments (10th January – 14th
January)
National Audit Office Publishes Report
The
National Audit Office, which reports to Parliament through the Public
Accounts committee, has published its latest report ‘Patient Choice at the
point of GP contact’. The
report has drawn into focus the progress of the NHS National Programme for
IT, with the finding that only 63 bookings had been made using the new
ebooking system. John
Reid explained that the situation was not as "dramatically bad as it
sounds", adding that the targets would still be met. He stated that the
NpfIT was running "weeks, but not months or years late", adding
that was not surprising given the "magnitude" of the operation. NAO
head Sir John Bourn said getting GPs on board was key to giving patients
choice. See
National Audit Office below for full details. APHG Public Health Seminar Series - Smoking
(12th January)
APHG’s
seminar on smoking took place last Wednesday morning in a packed Dining Room
A. Speakers included Sir Derek Wanless, Nick Adkin, Head of Tobacco Policy at
the Department of Health and Lord Faulkner of Worcester. For
a full report on the meeting, including attendees and the full agenda, please
see APHG and Website below Smoking Bill
introduced The Smoking in Public Places (Wales)
Bill, a private member's Bill introduced by Julie Morgan (Lab, Cardiff North),
received its first reading on Wednesday 12th January.
Health Committee Investigation continues The
health committee continued its investigation this week into the influence of the pharmaceutical industry, taking evidence from the pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline and
AstraZeneca, as well as the Association of the British Pharmaceutical
Industry. This Week (17th – 21st January)
Monday
17th January - The Disability
Discrimination Bill to be discussed in the Lords - Annual Report
from the House of Commons Science & Technology committee - Hospice APG
meeting – to discuss hospices and palliative care - Pulmonary
hypertension APG – AGM Tuesday
18th January - Dr John Reid
and his team to answer departmental questions in the House of Commons - Alan Beith MP
– to introduce debate on out of hours medical services in Northumberland - Baroness Perry
of Southwark will enquire in the Lords about the government’s changed plans
regarding an NHS university - Dr John Reid –
announces next group of NHS Trusts allowed to apply for foundation status - Professor Ian
Wilmut to address APG on motor neurone disease. Wednesday
19th January - Science &
Technology committee – taking evidence from the HFEA and Melanie Johnson - Joint Committee on the Draft Mental
Health Bill – takes evidence from Rosie Winterton and Paul Goggins, Home
Office Minister - Disable
people’s strategy published by Tony Blair and Maria Eagle, Minister for
disabled people - Beating Bowel
Cancer – parliamentary reception to launch the “Loud Tie Campaign” Thursday
20th January - Earl Howe in
the Lords – asks for government response regarding recent government
statements in the “BMA news” regarding academic medicine - Grand
Committee in the Lords – further discussion of the Disability Discrimination
Bill - Health
Committee – to hear evidence from the MHRA and NICE regarding the Influence
of the Pharmaceutical Industry - Public
Administration Committee – discusses choice, voice and public services with
Health Minister, John Hutton - Pharmaceutical
Industry APG – AGM - Public
Accounts Committee – publishes report on Tackling Cancer in England Last Week (10th January – 14th January)
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 ACTIVITIES Private Legislation l National Audit Office ____________________________________________________ HOUSE OF COMMONS
Parliamentary Health
Questions – Answered in the Chamber
Mental Capacity Bill [11 Jan 2005] Questions to the Prime Minister (12th January)
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and
Kensington, North)—
Paddington Health Campus Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy) – Dentistry provisions Westminster Hall Debates
GP Services (Exmoor) [11 Jan 2005] Written Ministerial Statements
Mental Health (Race Equality) [11 Jan 2005]
Allergy Services [11 Jan 2005] NHS Foundation Trusts [10 Jan 2005] NHS Dentistry Reforms [10 Jan 2005] Chamber and Legislation
The Smoking in Public Places (Wales)
Bill, a private member's Bill introduced by Julie Morgan (Lab, Cardiff
North), received its first reading on Wednesday 12th January. Written Answers (A-Z by subject) – Select a
letter.
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General Practitioners (Derbyshire) [12 Jan
2005] Genitourinary Medicine [11 Jan 2005] Health Bodies (Salaries and Fees) [11 Jan
2005] Health Care Funding [12 Jan 2005] Health Protection Agency [11 Jan 2005] Health Staff (Tyne and Wear) [12 Jan 2005] Healthcare Industry Task Force [10 Jan
2005] Hospital Beds (Dorset) [12 Jan 2005] Hospital-acquired Infection [12 Jan 2005] Hospital-acquired Infections [12 Jan 2005] Human Fertilisation and Embryology
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