Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Constituency:  Brentford and Isleworth

Background Information:

Ann has a background in nursing, both as a tutor nurse and as a district nurse. She was the General Secretary of the Community and District Nursing Association (CDNA), and a member of the Select Committee for Health.

• Contested Brentford and Isleworth 1987 and 1992 general elections. Member for Brentford and Isleworth since 1^st May 1997
• PPS to Frank Dobson MP as Secretary of State for Health 1999, at HM Treasury 2000-01 to Gordon Brown as Chancellor of the Exchequer
• Member of the Health Select Committee 1997-99
• Vice-chair, PLP Trade Union Group
• Stated political interests are health, child poverty and international development
• All-party groups (office-holding): Vice-chair Singapore Group 1998-; Chair Theatre Group 2002-; Vice-chair Beer Group 2005-; Secretary Breast Cancer Group 2005-; Vice-chair Arms Length Management Organisations Group 2006

Ministerial Responsibilities:

• Healthcare quality
• Patient Safety including Cleaner Hospitals / Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI)
• National clinical directors and programmes including: Cancer services; Cardiac services;
• Stroke services; Diabetes; Renal services
• Dentistry and fluoridation
• Partnership, experience & involvement
• Optical
• Chronic Diseases and long term conditions (including neurological)
• Workforce including: Employment models and contracts; Education & careers; Pay; Nursing policy / Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) people strategy
• Reconfigurations
• Children's health services and maternity
• Yorkshire & the Humber SHA
• North East SHA
• North West SHA