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HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyIt is true that the backlog caused by covid is having an impact on gynae procedures. The roll-out of our community diagnostic centres will help significantly with that because GPs…08 Jun 2022HANSARDMenopausal Women in the Prison EstateI can reassure the hon. Lady that Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service is working with NHS England to improve the treatment and support available to women in the prison…08 Jun 2022HANSARDMenopausal Women in the Prison EstateI thank the co-chair of the menopause taskforce. We discussed this in our taskforce meeting yesterday, and we have agreed to invite Ministers from the Justice team to work on this…08 Jun 2022HANSARDGPs and Primary Care (North East Bedfordshire)I am not sure when my hon. Friend’s meeting is—I think it is fairly soon.07 Jun 2022HANSARDGPs and Primary Care (North East Bedfordshire)It is in July. We can certainly look at that, because we need to look at the lessons learned if we are to make progress going forward. The Housing Minister is keen to address this…07 Jun 2022HANSARDGPs and Primary Care (North East Bedfordshire)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller) for securing the debate and raising…07 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Pharmacy (Preparation and Dispensing Errors - Hospital and Other Pharmacy Services) Order 2022
Draft Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022I thank Opposition Members for their support for both orders. I will touch on a couple of points that the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Enfield North, raised. I want to…06 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Pharmacy (Preparation and Dispensing Errors - Hospital and Other Pharmacy Services) Order 2022
Draft Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. The draft order, which was laid before Parliament on 28 April, extends across the United Kingdom. Both orders have…06 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Pharmacy (Preparation and Dispensing Errors - Hospital and Other Pharmacy Services) Order 2022
Draft Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Pharmacy (Preparation and Dispensing Errors – Hospital and Other Pharmacy Services) Order 2022.06 Jun 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceThe hon. Lady shares my concerns about what underpins all these issues. From Mid Staffs to the Ockenden review, the fundamental issues in events that have happened under a number…23 May 2022HANSARDIntroduction of Additional Blood Donor TestingI would like to inform the House that the Government have accepted the advice of the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) and will be introducing…23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceLet me reassure the hon. Lady. The CQC has been heavily involved in this case. I met representatives this morning to hear from them, and will be following that up. Moreover, an…23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceI reassure the hon. Gentleman that the police have investigated and that they did not find evidence of that. As I have said at the Dispatch Box, I will look into specific cases to…23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceAs I have said to other hon. Members, mistakes are always going to happen; that is human nature. The difference is that we are trying to introduce a culture of openness and…23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceI can reassure the hon. Gentleman that NHS England is doing work on workforce planning, which is crucial to ensuring that we have not just the right number of staff, but the right…23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceFirst responders do have an important role but they are not a substitute for paramedics. We have 3,000 paramedic graduates trained nationally per annum and we have increased our…23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceI am very sorry to hear that and I apologise to Mrs Brocklehurst. That is not an acceptable event to have happened, and I can only imagine the pain that she was going through. I…23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceAs I said to the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham), I am happy, as the Minister for patient safety, to meet to discuss any safety concerns and issues following the…23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceIn my role as patient safety Minister, I am happy to look at any patient safety concerns. The Minister for Health, my hon. Friend the Member for Charnwood (Edward Argar), who is…23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceI hear my right hon. Friend’s concerns. I am happy to look at his concerns for his own particular ambulance service and discuss them further.23 May 2022