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HANSARD NHS England UpdateThe Government have come in with an ambitious reform agenda. As we embark on that reform, we are cutting NHS waiting lists—we have done that five months in a row. We are reforming…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateWe absolutely need to reduce the cost of agency staff in the NHS. That costs the taxpayer billions, and that money could be better spent on ensuring that we have the right staff…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Some of the best innovation and improvements for patients I have seen has been led by frontline clinical teams that have had great executive…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateI was recently in contact with Mike Nesbitt, offering some of that support and offering to work together to help improve the quality of health services in Northern Ireland,…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his perseverance in bobbing for so long; they should prescribe it on the NHS. I say to my hon. Friend that this is why I strongly believe in…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question; that was a very kind way of reminding me that I had already made such a commitment and have not followed through, so let me…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: if we just replicate NHS England as it is with all the challenges in its set-up in ICBs across the land, we will have failed. Frankly, if we…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateThe frustrating thing is that we are delivering the wrong care in the wrong place at the wrong time, which is delivering poorer outcomes for patients and poorer value for…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateWe have to deliver improved services for patients in every part of the country. Her constituency and mine, which is on the London-Essex border, will have different needs, contexts…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateWe will shortly set out our emergency care improvement plan so that we can deliver the year-on-year improvements that people deserve. The long waiting times, not just in emergency…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateThis Government committed in our manifesto to doubling the number of diagnostic scanners, and we will deliver that over the course of this Parliament. NHS charities have a…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateThe reports relate to the deficits sent into NHS England ahead of the 2025-26 financial year. Those are completely unaffordable for the NHS and completely unrealistic. Those…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend, and I echo what he said about the talents of people at NHS England. I did not take this decision with the Prime Minister lightly.…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the need to improve procurement. One thing that Attlee and Bevan could not have predicted in 1948 is that the single-payer model of the…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateI am grateful to the Liberal Democrats for those questions. Much of the change needed can be delivered without the need for primary legislation, which is a relief because, as…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateThe hon. Member is absolutely right: the estate is vast, it is underutilised, and we need to sweat our assets more effectively. We also need to reform bureaucratic processes.…13 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateI can certainly give the hon. Gentleman that assurance. We have to cut through the unnecessary red tape that ties leaders and frontline staff up in knots, and we are absolutely…13 Mar 2025HANSARDGP Contract: 2025-26 ConsultationI wrote to the House on 6 January announcing an £889 million proposed funding uplift to general practice, the largest funding uplift in years. Alongside this, I shared an overview…03 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is an issue that the Government are prioritising. The hon. Member will be aware of the commitment we made to provide 700,000 urgent dentistry appointments. We are ramping up…11 Feb 2025HANSARDGlobal Health and ImmunisationThe hon. Member raises an important point. I know that my ministerial colleagues in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are looking at the investment cases for Gavi…11 Feb 2025