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Weeks of 8th December – 19th December 

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Major Developments
Links to information on recent major developments.

The Week Ahead
Upcoming business in Westminster.

This Past Week

Links to the business of both houses that has taken place over the last week. Including Ministerial and Prime Ministers Questions, debates in the Houses and in Westminster Hall, and links to written statements and answers.

Department of Health
Links to the main news from the Department of Health, including topical health issues and recent publications.

APHG and Website
Information from the APHG including: News on forthcoming events, links to our own site, and access to constituency health data.

Useful Links
Links to other health pages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Major Developments (8th December – 19th December)

 

Parliament debated health-related legislation including the Children’s Bill in the debate on the Queen’s Address (see Commons Chamber and Lords Chamber below)

 

The NHS IT Programme announced APHG member BT as the winner of the contract to become the national provider of the National Care Records Service, a central element of the NPfIT that will see Patients will have their own individual electronic health care record in the NHS by 2010. BT also successfully won the bid to become the local service provider for the London region. See Department of Health below for more information.

 

Sir Nigel Crisp, NHS Chief Executive, published his annual report. See Department of Health below for more information.

 

Secretary of State for Health Dr John Reid presented the patient choice consultation paper Building on the Best - Choice, Responsiveness and Equity in the NHS to Parliament.

 

The APHG hosted a busy programme of exciting meetings, with the first ever regional primary care initiative for London on Tuesday 9th December, followed by updates from both Rt Hon John Hutton MP, Minister of State for Health, and Richard Granger, Director General of NHS IT, and a meeting ‘delivering children’s services’ with Minister for Children Margaret Hodge and National Clinical Director for Children Prof Al Aynsley-Green amongst the speakers the following week. Thank you to our Officers, Advisors and Sponsors for making them so successful

 

 

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The Week Ahead (22nd – 26th December)

 

Parliament is in recess until 5th January


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This Past Week (8th – 19th December)

 

HOUSE OF COMMONS

 

Health Questions l Questions to the Prime Minister l Westminster Hall Debates l Written Ministerial Statements l Commons Chamber l Written Answers (A-Z) l The Committee Corridor l Early Day Motions

 

HOUSE OF LORDS

 

Lords Chamber l Written Answers (Lords)

 

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HOUSE OF COMMONS

 

Parliamentary Health Questions – Answered in the Chamber

 

Worcestershire Health Economy [9 Dec 2003]

 

NHS Dentistry [9 Dec 2003]

 

Epilepsy Nurses [9 Dec 2003]

 

GP Premises (East London) [9 Dec 2003]

 

Nurse Practitioners [9 Dec 2003]

 

Stroke Services [9 Dec 2003]

Care Homes [9 Dec 2003]

Hepatitis C [9 Dec 2003]

Local Treatment Centres [9 Dec 2003]

Passive Smoking [9 Dec 2003]

NHS Funding (Milton Keynes) [9 Dec 2003]

 

Hospital-acquired Infections [9 Dec 2003]

 

Maternity Services [9 Dec 2003]

 

 

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Questions to the Prime Minister (3rd December, 10th December)

 

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)— Healthcare Acquired Infections [3 Dec 2003]

 

Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)— Engagements [10 Dec 2003]

 

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Westminster Hall Debates

 

Midwifery [9 Dec 2003]

 

NHS Management [9 Dec 2003]

 

Teesside Centre of Excellence and Cancer Research [9 Dec 2003]

 

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust [10 Dec 2003]

 

Prevenar [10 Dec 2003]

 

 

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Written Ministerial Statements

 

Autumn Performance Report [3 Dec 2003]

 

Building on the Best [9 Dec 2003]

 

Child Poverty [18 Dec 2003]

 

Contingency Planning [15 Dec 2003]

 

Depressive Illness (Children and Adolescents) [10 Dec 2003]

 

Health Statistics [9 Dec 2003]

 

Mental Health Act Commission Report 2001–03 [10 Dec 2003]

 

Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme [8 Dec 2003]

 

Regulatory Fees for Care Services [11 Dec 2003]

 

 

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Commons Chamber

 

Public Services, Health and Education [3 Dec 2003] Debate on the Address

 

AIDS [1 Dec 2003] adjournment debate

 

Hemel Hempstead Hospital [4 Dec 2003]  adjournment debate

 

Rheumatoid Arthritis [3 Dec 2003] non-health oral question

 

NHS Expenditure [18 Dec 2003]   non – health oral question

 

Westminster Hall debates

 

Midwifery [9 Dec 2003]

 

NHS Management [9 Dec 2003]

 

Teesside Centre of Excellence and Cancer Research [9 Dec 2003]

 

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust [10 Dec 2003]

 

Prevenar [10 Dec 2003]

 

 

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Written Answers (A-Z by subject) – Select a letter.

 

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Activity Co-ordination Team [10 Dec 2003]

Agenda for Change [16 Dec 2003]

Age-related Macular Degeneration [11 Dec 2003]

Alcohol Misuse [3 Dec 2003]

Alcohol Treatment Programmes [8 Dec 2003]

Alcohol Treatment Programmes [9 Dec 2003]

Alcoholic Liver Disease [3 Dec 2003]

Alzheimer's [9 Dec 2003]

Ambulance Equipment [15 Dec 2003]

Ambulance Staff [15 Dec 2003]

Ambulance Staff [8 Dec 2003]

Ambulances [3 Dec 2003]

Ankylosing Spondylitis [10 Dec 2003]

Ankylosing Spondylitis [8 Dec 2003]

Assisted Conception Units [16 Dec 2003]

 

 

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B

Badgers (TB) [15 Dec 2003]

Bed Blocking [17 Dec 2003]

Big Conversation [15 Dec 2003]

Binge Drinking [9 Dec 2003]

Blood Transfusions [15 Dec 2003]

Body Mass Index [15 Dec 2003]

Body Mass Index [8 Dec 2003]

Brachytherapy Treatment [16 Dec 2003]

Breast Cancer [16 Dec 2003]

Breast Cancer [8 Dec 2003]

Breastfeeding [10 Dec 2003]

Breastfeeding [15 Dec 2003]

 

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C

Cabinet Office Website [11 Dec 2003]

Cancelled Operations [8 Dec 2003]

Cancer Care [16 Dec 2003]

Cancer Care [3 Dec 2003]

Cancer Care [4 Dec 2003]

Cancer Services [16 Dec 2003]

Cancer Survey [15 Dec 2003]

Care Homes [10 Dec 2003]

Care Homes [16 Dec 2003]

Care Homes [17 Dec 2003]

Care Homes [4 Dec 2003]

Carers [3 Dec 2003]

Chemotherapy-induced Anaemia [17 Dec 2003]

Children's Bill [8 Dec 2003]

Chiropody/Podiatry [9 Dec 2003]

Choice and Plurality Conference [8 Dec 2003]

Choice and Plurality Policies [15 Dec 2003]

Choice and Plurality Policies [17 Dec 2003]

Christmas Celebrations [16 Dec 2003]

Chronic Pain [11 Dec 2003]

Civil Servants (Disablement) [15 Dec 2003]

Closed GP Lists [15 Dec 2003]

Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection [15 Dec 2003]

Community Health Councils [17 Dec 2003]

Community Hospitals [15 Dec 2003]

Community Pharmacies [4 Dec 2003]

Computer Games [15 Dec 2003]

Consultant Neurologists [15 Dec 2003]

Consultation with Businesses [15 Dec 2003]

Contaminated Blood [4 Dec 2003]

Contaminated Blood Products [9 Dec 2003]

Coronary Care [16 Dec 2003]

Coronary Care [17 Dec 2003]

Correspondence [16 Dec 2003]

Correspondence [17 Dec 2003]

Correspondence [3 Dec 2003]

Correspondence [8 Dec 2003]

 

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Debt Payment [3 Dec 2003]

Delayed Discharges [15 Dec 2003]

Delayed Discharges [16 Dec 2003]

Dementia [8 Dec 2003]

Dental Laboratories [11 Dec 2003]

Dental Practice Board [4 Dec 2003]

Dental Services (East Devon) [9 Dec 2003]

Dentistry [15 Dec 2003]

Dentists [8 Dec 2003]

Departmental Downsizing [17 Dec 2003]

Departmental Employees [15 Dec 2003]

Departmental Expenditure Limit [15 Dec 2003]

Departmental Hospitality [8 Dec 2003]

Departmental Staff [10 Dec 2003]

Diabetes [15 Dec 2003]

Diabetes [16 Dec 2003]

Diabetes [17 Dec 2003]

Diabetes [4 Dec 2003]

Diabetes [8 Dec 2003]

Diabetes Framework [15 Dec 2003]

Disease Screening [16 Dec 2003]

Dockyard Radiation Workers [3 Dec 2003]

Doctor Recruitment [15 Dec 2003]