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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs well as working to protect the public from infectious disease outbreaks, we are working to improve technology and recruit the workforce that the NHS needs. Figures just out…28 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Take-up of New TechnologyThe hon. Gentleman is a man after my own heart. I am sorry that I missed the ribbon cutting, as I love a good ribbon cutting, especially where the project sounds so brilliant and…28 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Take-up of New TechnologyYes, I do. It is striking how much clinicians working on the frontline are desperate for improvements in the technology they use. Our announcement over Christmas that we will have…28 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Take-up of New TechnologyUsing the best technology is good for patients, clinicians and the NHS. Work is under way to drive through the use of new technology, including electronic referrals and electronic…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPsYes. My hon. Friend has already become an incredibly strong voice for Wolverhampton, and it was a pleasure to visit Tettenhall medical practice, which has joined with other GP…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPsThat is an incredibly important point. We have a manifesto commitment to ensure that where there is new housing there is also new primary care. Just as a new housing estate will…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPsMy hon. Friend is right to ask. It is incredibly important that we get the right number of GPs, not least to reduce the amount spent on locums, who can be very expensive and often…28 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do not need to, because we are clear that there is an increase in the spending power of local authorities and in the public health grant.28 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPsWith your permission, Mr Speaker, I will answer Questions 1, 4, 6, 11 and 20 together. [Interruption.] General practice is a popular subject. We will create an extra 50 million…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPsObviously this is an incredibly important subject, and I know the frustration many families feel at not being able to access a GP appointment when they need it. We have a…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPsTax is, of course, a matter for the Treasury, and the Chancellor would not be thrilled if I announced tax policy in the middle of Health questions, tempting as that may be.…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPsPrimary care networks have been an incredibly successful innovation, covering the whole country and allowing practices to work together. Of course, the negotiations with the BMA…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPsIt is a bit of a disappointment to hear the hon. Gentleman talk down primary care. We are making record investments in primary care, we have record numbers of GPs in training, we…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPsThis is precisely why we need to recruit more GPs, in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency and across the country, and also recruit more other clinicians to general practice. [Hon.…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPsThe commitment that we have made is that we will have 6,000 more GPs and 26,000 other clinical staff in general practice. That is the commitment that we have made, and that is the…28 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPsThe hon. Gentleman makes an incredibly important point. General practice, where 90% of all NHS appointments take place, needs to reach every part of this country, including his…28 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Take-up of New TechnologyMy hon. Friend is spot on. We are driving interoperability so that the right people can see the right records at the right time. We will mandate that technology used in the NHS…28 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Take-up of New TechnologyRadiotherapy is a good example of part of the NHS that can benefit hugely from improved technology now and from the cutting-edge artificial intelligence-type technologies that are…28 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social Care (Buckinghamshire)We are driving forward the technology agenda across the NHS, as we have just been discussing. Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the many trusts being considered for…28 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social Care (Buckinghamshire)Yes, my hon. Friend is spot on. We recognise the need for a multi-year capital settlement in the NHS to support exactly that sort of planning and to modernise, and the Treasury…28 Jan 2020