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Barry Sheerman

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Leaving the EU: Workers’ Rights
Tuesday 29th October 2019

(5 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jo Churchill Portrait Jo Churchill
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The Government are very open to such an approach. Genomics is transformative, and the early detection of disease means that we can treat patients from birth better and more efficiently.

Barry Sheerman Portrait Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op)
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Surely all this must be put in the context of the Topol review, with so much innovation and not just in genomics? There is so much innovation going on in the health service, but we have to make sure that there are well-managed and efficient hospital trusts running these programmes. Many are not like Huddersfield and are not up to speed, and we have to get hospitals up to speed in using the new technologies.

Jo Churchill Portrait Jo Churchill
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I totally agree with the hon. Gentleman, and my constituency neighbour, the Secretary of State, is totally on this programme.

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