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Written Question
General Practitioners
Tuesday 8th October 2024

Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to free up more GP appointments.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

We know that patients are finding it harder than ever to see a general practitioner (GP), and we are committed to fixing this crisis in GPs.

Our plan to do so will require both investment and reform. Firstly, we will increase the proportion of funding for GPs in primary care, starting with a commitment to recruit over 1,000 newly qualified GPs through an £82 million boost to the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme. This will increase the number of GP appointments delivered, secure the future pipeline of GPs, and will take pressure off those currently working in the system.

Additionally, we will train thousands more GPs across the country, beginning with the training places set out in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, which will be key in increasing GP capacity.

Written Question
Health Services
Tuesday 8th October 2024

Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure there is adequate healthcare provision for (a) existing and (b) new populations in (i) towns and (ii) rural areas.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department supports statutory integrated care systems (ICSs) in delivering National Health Services across England. ICSs are partnerships of organisations which come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services, to improve the lives of the people who live and work in their area. This includes considering adequate healthcare provision for populations in towns and rural areas, and working collaboratively to plan for population change.

The organisations within an ICS include the NHS, local government, social care providers, charities, and other organisations working together to provide more joined up care for people, and to improve the outcomes for their populations.

Written Question
Dental Services
Tuesday 8th October 2024

Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of NHS dental appointments.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and to recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to NHS dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Nov 2022
Pulmonary Embolisms: Diagnosis

"I commend the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes) on securing this debate. She is quite right to bring this issue before the House, as pulmonary embolisms are not widely known about and are extremely challenging to diagnose. When diagnosed and treated, the survival rate is very …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Social Care

"I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashford (Damian Green) on securing this debate. I thank him for all the work he does as Chair of the all-party parliamentary group on adult social care and for his long-standing dedication to the social care sector—not least by calling debates …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Nov 2022
Huntington’s Disease

"I congratulate the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) on securing this debate on Huntington’s disease, and on shining a light on this condition, which we all recognise has a truly devastating impact on those affected by it and their loved ones. I also thank the hon. Member …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Nov 2022
Huntington’s Disease

"The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. As the right hon. Member for Leeds Central said, some people choose not to find out whether they carry the gene. Let me look into the hon. Gentleman’s question. I am happy to write to him with an answer.

Research is the key …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

"I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing this important debate, and for his work as chair of the APPG on pancreatic cancer. He is right: we should talk about pancreatic cancer; we should talk about how to improve survival rates and diagnosis rates; and we should …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

"I absolutely hear the hon. Gentleman’s request, which is for match funding for the funding contributed by Pancreatic Cancer UK. I will say two things about that. Another function of the NIHR is to support research where the funding comes from other organisations; it already does that. In fact, it …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Nov 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"When a patient no longer needs acute hospital care, they are usually better off outside hospital and that frees up their bed for somebody else. Delayed discharges are nothing new, but they have been getting worse in part because of the shortage of social care. That is why the Government …..."
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