Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Mar 2015
Kettering General Hospital
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks about our cross-party working, which our constituents throughout north Northamptonshire welcome. It has helped us in our approaches to the Minister and local health partners, and in bringing them together.
On the point about population, does the hon. Gentleman agree that …..."Andy Sawford - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Mar 2015
Kettering General Hospital
"The hon. Gentleman will have been struck, as I was, at being told that the accident and emergency department was built for 20,000 patient visits a year, given that recent figure of 84,000. I endorse his remarks about change and progress in the past few years. To what does he …..."Andy Sawford - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Mar 2015
Kettering General Hospital
"That shows what huge progress has been made. A little over 10 years ago, my granddad had a heart attack and had to wait in a bed in Kettering general for six weeks to be transferred to Glenfield hospital in Leicester for a stent. Such operations can now be done …..."Andy Sawford - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Mar 2015
Kettering General Hospital
"Does the hon. Gentleman agree about one of the things we have made progress on—particularly through the cross-party campaign and the cross-working of the organisations involved? Although there are sometimes particular interests in individual towns and communities, we have looked at the bigger picture for the whole of our area. …..."Andy Sawford - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Mar 2015
Kettering General Hospital
"I thank the Minister for generously giving way, especially as the debate was secured by the hon. Member for Kettering. The Minister makes a point about efficiencies, but will he comment on the issue of geography, which we have not really touched on? We have talked about demand, but this …..."Andy Sawford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Feb 2015
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
"The Minister might remember that I wrote to him about a local family who went through a living hell when a young girl was sent from East Northamptonshire to a hospital in Bury, where she was left for weeks; where there was conflicting advice about whether she should be there …..."Andy Sawford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2015
NHS (Government Spending)
"Does my hon. Friend agree that, as well as ensuring there are finances at national level, we must ensure they are fairly distributed across the country? NHS England has a target funding allocation for Corby, but the National Audit Office and the Public Accounts Committee say that my local health …..."Andy Sawford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Jan 2015
A and E (Major Incidents)
"The Secretary of State will be aware that there are particular issues at Kettering General hospital’s A and E unit. It has improved its performance, but it has been described, to the shock of all the MPs in the area, as the worst seen in the country. We have done …..."Andy Sawford - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 17th December 2014
Asked by:
Andy Sawford (Labour (Co-op) - Corby)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on human health of the use of lead ammunition for shooting.
Answered by Jane Ellison
In October 2012, the Food Standards Agency assessed the risk to human health from exposure to lead from lead bullets and shot used to shoot wild game animals.
The FSA concluded in its risk assessment that frequent consumption of game meat could increase exposure to lead. This increased exposure would be a concern in the case of toddlers, young children and pregnant women because of the neurotoxicity of lead to the developing brain.
This risk assessment is available on the FSA’s website:
http://www.foodbase.org.uk//admintools/reportdocuments/776-1-1354_Risk_assessment_for_lead_in_wild_game_-_Final_5_October.pdf
Written Question
Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Asked by:
Andy Sawford (Labour (Co-op) - Corby)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to improve the performance of the East Midlands Ambulance Service.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA), Care Quality Commission, clinical commissioning groups and the trust continue to work together to improve performance.
The TDA will continue to meet regularly with the trust’s leadership team to review and monitor progress, to ensure response times continue to improve.
As part of overall operational resilience planning for winter, we have provided an additional £50 million nationally to support ambulance trusts in managing extra demand.