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Ministerial statement on Monday, 30 January 2006, in the House of Commons, led by Patricia Hewitt.

Health and Social Care Services

Statement on health and social care services.

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
442 c21-38 
Session
2005-06
Department
Department of Health
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Related items
Health and Social Care Services
Monday, 27 February 2006
Written questions
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c36 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend raises an enormously important point that underlines the importance of designing serv...
Sharon Hodgson | 442 c36 (Link to this contribution) I, too, welcome the patient-centred approach to health care and the much-needed focus on prevention....
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Patricia Hewitt | 442 c36 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman will, I know, welcome the fact that there are more than 1,800 more nurses and mor...
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 442 c36 (Link to this contribution) The Government were elected on a manifesto promising encouragement of community hospitals in our nat...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c36 (Link to this contribution) I very much welcome my hon. Friend’s comments. He is, I think, the only general practitioner in the ...
Howard Stoate | 442 c35 (Link to this contribution) I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, particularly her aim to create a primary care-led, preve...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c35 (Link to this contribution) As we say in the White Paper, there are two different systems of funding, which can sometimes cause ...
Paul Burstow | 442 c35 (Link to this contribution) What steps does the Secretary of State plan to take to end the confusion that exists between NHS and...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c35 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend has made an important point. I am delighted to congratulate the link line on its exce...
Pat McFadden | 442 c35 (Link to this contribution) How will the Secretary of State’s proposals affect the voluntary sector, especially services such as...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c34 (Link to this contribution) I think that it was absolutely right to remove the ring fence. Local responsibility and local accoun...
Simon Burns | 442 c34 (Link to this contribution) I welcome any further moves to build on the work of this Government and the last Conservative Govern...
Lord Young of Cookham | 442 c33 (Link to this contribution) Members on both sides of the House will commend the Secretary of State’s statement that we need to d...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c33 (Link to this contribution) Those financial pressures come from the fact that in a few areas of the country, there has been over...
Michael Meacher | 442 c33 (Link to this contribution) While the general thrust of my right hon. Friend’s proposals is extremely welcome and clearly right,...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c33 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend raises an enormously important point. We are all awaiting with great interest t...
James Gray | 442 c33-4 (Link to this contribution) Will the Secretary of State give some attention to a case in point, my constituency, where community...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c34 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman rightly reflects the fact that parts of Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire have ...
Joan Humble | 442 c34 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the key role for social services and social care in the White Paper, but will my right hon...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c34 (Link to this contribution) I certainly will. My hon. Friend has made an extremely important point. We want to avoid the short-t...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c32-3 (Link to this contribution) I entirely agree with my right hon. Friend. I am particularly proud that, over the next two years, a...
Kevin Barron | 442 c32 (Link to this contribution) Does my right hon. Friend agree that after 50 years of the NHS being seen as just waiting for people...
Speaker | 442 c32 (Link to this contribution) Order. I have asked for brief questions.
Lord Lansley | 442 c24-7 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving me two-hour advance notice of the statement and a...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c27-9 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the hon. Gentleman’s support, albeit rather grudging support, for many of our proposals in...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c21-4 (Link to this contribution) Today, we publish a White Paper outlining the Government’s proposals for further improvements to hea...
Speaker | 442 c32 (Link to this contribution) Order. I note that the Front-Bench spokesmen have taken more than 40 minutes. I note, too, that many...
Kevin Barron | 442 c32 (Link to this contribution) I very much welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement in terms of strengthening primary care and part...
Sandra Gidley | 442 c29-31 (Link to this contribution) I, too, would like to thank the Secretary of State for giving us advance notice of her statement. I ...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c31-2 (Link to this contribution) I was going to thank the hon. Lady for the welcome she gave to at least some of our proposals. She w...
Charlotte Atkins | 442 c37 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the statement, but does my right hon. Friend agree that the best primary care trusts, such...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c37 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman raises an important point. Of course we need to do more to train and recruit peop...
Richard Taylor | 442 c37 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the emphasis on mental well-being and the greater use of psychological therapies, but I am...
Michael Jabez Foster | 442 c38 (Link to this contribution) How will my right hon. Friend ensure that the target intentions that she mentioned affect Hastings, ...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c37-8 (Link to this contribution) As the hon. Gentleman knows, there are financial problems in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. There h...
Mike Penning | 442 c37 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State talked about fully engaging the local community. In my constituency, tens of ...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c37 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The work that her primary care trust and many others are doing i...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c38 (Link to this contribution) I am happy to make it clear that in the first instance the NHS life check will not be carried out by...
Patricia Hewitt | 442 c38 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point. When we set out the criteria for PCTs that were looking at ...
Vincent Cable | 442 c38 (Link to this contribution) Will the Secretary of State confirm that the Government’s health checks do not involve checks by doc...
Subjects
Access Disability Community hospitals Hospitals Health services Finance General practitioners NHS Older people Primary care trusts Social services Reorganisation
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