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HANSARDReview of National Adult Screening ProgrammesI would like to inform the House that Professor Sir Mike Richards’ review of adult screening has been published today. The review was commissioned in November 2018, following two…16 Oct 2019HANSARDContinuity of Medical SuppliesThis statement provides an update on my Department’s plans to support the continuity of supply of medicines and medical products into the UK if we leave the EU without a deal on…08 Oct 2019HANSARDHealthcare Staffing LevelsThe increase in funding for mental health services, which is the largest increase as part of the overall £33.9 billion increase, goes to mental health services. Of course, the…23 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Access to DrugsOur highest priority is for patients to continue to have access to medicines and medical products in all Brexit scenarios. As a responsible Government, we will minimise any…23 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Access to DrugsYes, we secured the requirements ahead of a potential exit on 29 March, and we are doing the necessary work to ensure that capacity is available, whatever the Brexit scenario, on…23 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Access to DrugsThe assurance I can give is that, ahead of 29 March, we put in place the measures that are necessary to ensure that the hon. Gentleman’s constituent and others get the medicines…23 Jul 2019HANSARDHealthcare Staffing LevelsYes, I do. I was surprised by the recent news that I read about medical schools in Scotland being told to discriminate against medical students from elsewhere in the UK. I…23 Jul 2019HANSARDHealthcare Staffing LevelsI am always very happy to visit hospitals around the country, including St George’s. Of course, the individual management of staff is a matter for the hospital itself. I look…23 Jul 2019HANSARDHealthcare Staffing LevelsI have been working hard with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ensure that we can resolve this important issue. The hon. Gentleman will have seen the consultation document that…23 Jul 2019HANSARDHealthcare Staffing LevelsI think it is worth starting with a few facts. One fact is that I published a detailed plan yesterday, on which we are consulting, to tackle the pension issue. The other two facts…23 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course, in solving this problem, many of the changes can take place within the NHS, and we are working on that with the Treasury. I am happy to ensure that discussions take…23 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce VacanciesThe NHS is delivering healthcare services and it is paying its staff properly. It is working with local authorities to deliver the best possible health services right across the…23 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have asked the chief medical officer to review the evidence to ensure that our policy for tackling obesity is evidence-driven. Follow the evidence: that is what we do on this…23 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thought that the hon. Gentleman would welcome the prevention Green Paper, which was published yesterday. We have been working very hard to publish a huge amount of policy,…23 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsClearly, the need for join-up across Departments of Government is a vital part of this agenda, as my hon. Friend knows from her work across different Departments; the specific…23 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsTechnology and the data that show these inequalities are an important part of the answer, but of course it is much broader than that, and tackling health inequalities is an…23 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, the risk of an opioid epidemic across the UK is a serious one. We have seen that risk materialise in the United States. I was as shocked as anyone to see the recent figures…23 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have. Through Public Health England, which is the responsible agency, we have absolutely put out communications, which I heard this morning. The communications that the hon.…23 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Workforce VacanciesQuestion 10 is about workforce vacancies, and I can tell the House that one workforce vacancy has just been filled, because Boris Johnson has just been elected as the leader of…23 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis week, the Department has released a consultation on the future of clinicians’ pensions, a new five-year deal to support our approach to community pharmacy, the Government’s…23 Jul 2019