Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 19 January 2010, in the House of Commons, led by Paul Rowen. The answering member was Ann Keen.

Musculoskeletal Conditions

Westminster hall adjournment debate on musculoskeletal conditions.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 504 c1-21WH
Session: 2009-10
Department: Department of Health
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2010-0246
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Richard Taylor | 504 c7-8WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr. Streeter. I am grateful to the hon. Member fo...; Graham Stringer | 504 c5-7WH (Link to this contribution) Good morning, Mr. Streeter. We occasionally see each other's post because our names begin with the s...; Paul Rowen | 504 c3-5WH (Link to this contribution) I agree entirely with my hon. Friend. I requested this debate because we could do a lot with the ava...; Andrew George | 504 c2WH (Link to this contribution) I declare an interest, having suffered for 35 years with ankylosing spondylitis, a condition that my...; Paul Rowen | 504 c2WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making that point. I was about to come to the effect on soci...; Bob Spink | 504 c1-2WH (Link to this contribution) I declare an interest in that my family is affected by rheumatoid arthritis. Does the hon. Gentleman...; Paul Rowen | 504 c1WH (Link to this contribution) Good morning, Mr. Streeter. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time. I ...; Paul Rowen | 504 c10WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman accept that with more than 40,000 appeals against assessments, and given tha...; Richard Taylor | 504 c9-10WH (Link to this contribution) I am glad to see the Minister shaking her head because physios and occupational therapists are alway...; John Pugh | 504 c10WH (Link to this contribution) The situation is even worse than the hon. Gentleman suspects. People in my area were called for inte...; Richard Taylor | 504 c10WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that intervention, because I did not realise that that was the number. I am encour...; Richard Taylor | 504 c10WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that. I must finish, so I shall summarise my points. A prior...; Andrew George | 504 c8WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman hits the nail on the head—early diagnosis is a significant issue. I mentioned tha...; Richard Taylor | 504 c8WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Ankylosing spondylitis is a very specific and inter...; John Pugh | 504 c8WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman says that there is a simple blood test to establish whether people have rheumatoi...; Richard Taylor | 504 c8-9WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I actually said that there was a simple test to det...; Ann Keen | 504 c9WH (Link to this contribution) indicated dissent.; Ann Keen | 504 c18-20WH (Link to this contribution) I hope that I will demonstrate that as I progress. If my response is not sufficient, perhaps I could...; John Pugh | 504 c10-3WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Streeter. I think that this is the first time...; Anne Milton | 504 c13-6WH (Link to this contribution) May I say what a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Streeter? I apologise for my l...; Ann Keen | 504 c18WH (Link to this contribution) I hope that I will go on to demonstrate that, because we have published examples of good and innovat...; John Pugh | 504 c18WH (Link to this contribution) The Minister is talking primarily about differentials in therapy or treatment—or whatever—and the va...; Ann Keen | 504 c16-7WH (Link to this contribution) I want to begin by congratulating the hon. Member for Rochdale (Paul Rowen) on securing the debate. ...; John Pugh | 504 c18WH (Link to this contribution) I think that the Minister said before that diagnosis of some of these conditions is quite a complex ...; Ann Keen | 504 c20-1WH (Link to this contribution) That is a skilled way of using my words slightly differently. I laid my cards on the table and said ...; Graham Stringer | 504 c20WH (Link to this contribution) I am listening carefully to what my hon. Friend is saying. I realise that, unfortunately, she cannot...; Ann Keen | 504 c20WH (Link to this contribution) I agree. Because those conditions are not perceived as life threatening, they are not considered ser...; Anne Milton | 504 c20WH (Link to this contribution) I appreciate that everybody wants a clinical lead, but does the Minister agree that drawing media at...
Subjects: Health services Finance Diseases Medical treatments Research Arthritis Musculoskeletal disorders Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
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Musculoskeletal Conditions

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