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HANSARDNHS Treatment Waiting TimesOnce again the hon. Gentleman does not condemn the strikes. I would gently say that while we are getting waiting lists down in England, Welsh Labour has the longest hospital waits…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat sums up the usual contradiction on privatisation between Labour Front Benchers and Back Benchers. Any service changes should be based on clear evidence that they will deliver…23 Apr 2024HANSARDNHS Treatment Waiting TimesHappy St George’s day, Mr Speaker. Cutting waiting lists is one of the Prime Minister’s top priorities. We are spending more than £8 billion on additional elective activity and…23 Apr 2024HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Oversight MechanismsThe General Medical Council has been constituted by Parliament to ensure that decisions about individual doctors are independent of both the profession and the Government of the…23 Apr 2024HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Oversight MechanismsAs the hon. Gentleman knows, the Government have committed to delivering 50 million more GP appointments and to making it easier throughout the country to see a doctor. In England…23 Apr 2024HANSARDMental Health Support for NHS StaffEvery day, NHS staff do an extraordinary job for their patients, and it is vital that the NHS supports them in maintaining their mental health. The long-term workforce plan…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is an important point. We know how vital it is to support everyone who is working so hard in our NHS to support patients. NHS England is reviewing mental health services for…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. I know the huge value of Parkinson’s nurses to local patients in my constituency. Under the NHS long-term workforce plan, backed by more…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady makes an important point. As part of the NHS long-term plan, we have an ambition to diagnose 75% of all stageable cancers at stage 1 or 2 by 2028. That means that we…23 Apr 2024HANSARDMental Health Support for NHS StaffAs an NHS community first responder who served on the frontline during the pandemic, who had to see people say goodbye to their loved ones for the last time before being admitted…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThanks in part to the sterling work of my hon. Friend, monthly average patient recruitment to commercial clinical trials is almost five times the figure it was back in June 2023.…23 Apr 2024HANSARDBowel Care: People with Spinal InjuriesI pay tribute to the hon. Lady for the work that she and the all-party parliamentary group on spinal cord injury have done on the issue. I would be more than happy to meet them.23 Apr 2024HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Oversight MechanismsThe GMC and other professional regulators have a statutory duty to investigate any concerns about the fitness to practice of one of their registrants and to take appropriate…23 Apr 2024HANSARDNHS Treatment Waiting TimesThe Prime Minister has been very clear that getting waiting lists down is one of his top priorities, but he has also been clear that performance has been disappointing. One reason…23 Apr 2024HANSARD Health Services: Cross-border Co-operationIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dame Caroline. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie) on securing this debate on cross-border…16 Apr 2024HANSARDNHS England: Financial DirectionsThe Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, my noble Friend Lord Markham, has made the following written statement: “I am revising the 2023-24 financial directions to…26 Mar 2024HANSARDAccess to Migraine TreatmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Dehenna Davison) for securing this very important…20 Mar 2024HANSARD DefibrillatorsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. I start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) on securing this…20 Mar 2024HANSARD DefibrillatorsMy right hon. Friend makes a very important point. I join him in paying tribute to that organisation. I would be happy to arrange a meeting with relevant officials in the…20 Mar 2024HANSARDAccess to Migraine TreatmentMy right hon. Friend anticipated my next point. Several hon. Members mentioned the difficulties experienced by some patients in accessing CGRP blockers. That issue was raised by…20 Mar 2024