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HANSARDPrimary Care Services for Men: England and ScotlandThose statistics are both damning and shocking. Health inequalities in any part of our United Kingdom need to be tackled, and the SNP Government have real questions to answer on…15 Oct 2024HANSARDPrimary Care Services for Men: England and ScotlandAs Lord Darzi identified in his NHS review, primary care is broken, with 1,600 fewer fully qualified GPs than in 2017. We recognise that men can face particular challenges in…15 Oct 2024HANSARDPost-sepsis SyndromeMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. The wonderful staff we have working across health and care ensure that our constituents receive, within a very tightly constrained…15 Oct 2024HANSARDDistrict HospitalsLord Darzi’s report concluded that the health service is in a critical condition across the country. District hospitals have a vital role to play in meeting the needs of their…15 Oct 2024HANSARDPrimary Care Services for Men: England and ScotlandThis Labour Government were elected to tackle health inequalities, fix our NHS and ensure that more people live longer, healthier lives. That will require a concerted Government…15 Oct 2024HANSARDDistrict HospitalsI have every sympathy with the case that the hon. Gentleman has put forward. This Government want to see a shift of health services from hospital to community, from analogue to…15 Oct 2024HANSARDDistrict HospitalsMy hon. Friend is a doughty fighter for her constituents. I am aware that the decision she mentions is an interim measure made by the critical care network, the Lancashire and…15 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with my hon. Friend, which is why we have set a goal for fewer lives being lost to cardiovascular disease. We will make it easier for people to have checks in the comfort…15 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for her work in this area and for setting out eloquently her own personal experiences. Of course this Government will do more to raise awareness…15 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is incredibly knowledgeable about public health matters both at national and local level. Lord Darzi’s investigation into the NHS set out the impact of past…15 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are committed to expanding community diagnostic capacity to build an NHS that is fit for the future. However, we are clear that independent sector providers have a role to play…15 Oct 2024HANSARDDistrict HospitalsThe review will be completed when all the information has been analysed. The hon. Lady should not just be a little more patient; she should be a little more apologetic for the…15 Oct 2024HANSARDPost-sepsis SyndromeGiven the national standards and framework that have been put in place in this regard, I hope very much that the NHS will be able to do precisely what the hon. Gentleman wants it…15 Oct 2024HANSARDPost-sepsis SyndromeI pay tribute to John Snow and, indeed, my hon. Friend’s constituents, who have rallied around him at his time of need. This matter highlights the need to have better joined-up…15 Oct 2024HANSARDMental Health SupportThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. That will be one of the big challenges with the prevention agenda more generally, because often the investment we have to make today…10 Oct 2024HANSARDMental Health SupportI am reluctant to commit Ministers to roundtables when I am covering another portfolio, because then they will do the same when they cover me in Westminster Hall debates, but I…10 Oct 2024HANSARDMental Health SupportMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. At the heart of the health mission that the Labour Government want to see is the shift from hospital to community, from analogue to digital and…10 Oct 2024HANSARDMental Health SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd, and it is also a pleasure to respond to this debate on World Mental Health Day. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Sepsis AwarenessIt is good to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I start by welcoming new Members to this House. I know it has been three months since the general election, but this…09 Oct 2024HANSARDAnnual Capital Investment for Research CallMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women’s Health and Mental Health (Baroness Merron) has made the following statement: Today I am…07 Oct 2024