"It is a genuine pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq, and to join you again in Parliament. We worked together before and it is an honour to be here today.
As is customary, I would like to thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this …..." James Frith - View Speech
"I hope that my further remarks will address that very point; I am happy to pick it up with the hon. Member in due course if they do not satisfy.
ICBs will use national modern service frameworks set by the Government and guidance to create the right services for their …..." James Frith - View Speech
"I concur fully with my hon. Friend’s point. I noted his earlier remark about the commissioning of outcomes, and I think that one of the developing themes adjoining my own thinking and my brief is the need to get better at commissioning outcomes, considering whole populations, communities and places, and …..." James Frith - View Speech
"That is a very fair and right challenge. This is not about endorsing patchwork provision; it is about understanding that, whether because of the physiological, social, environmental or behavioural differences that exist, care is not evenly distributed. We should have standards that we expect nationally, but we should also commission …..." James Frith - View Speech
"The hon. Member is absolutely right. We have to keep ICBs and their commissioning powers accountable to local jurisdictions. I will say a bit more on that in due course, but we are on the same page.
To facilitate faster assessments we also need to speed up and make earlier …..." James Frith - View Speech
"I will take any excuse I can to come to Northern Ireland, and I hope my private office has noted that.
In closing, our approach to improving the treatment of vascular diseases is closely aligned with the reforms in the APPG report and the APPG’s ambitions. I know that, of …..." James Frith - View Speech
"In the humblest of terms, I would be very happy to visit and speak to my Scottish counterparts to ensure that they take that opportunity, and that any development, whether on compatibility, operability, the learnings from the NHS app in how we then develop NHS Online—that sounds a bit too …..." James Frith - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention; I hope I will cover and do justice to those important points.
NHS pathways also give providers call-level CPR data to support local reviews and improve quality, as well as reviewing data and emerging evidence to see where we must do better. …..." James Frith - View Speech
"I never fail to be impressed by the sheer determination of humans who have endured the worst of losses to turn such loss into a positive contribution. Without hesitation, I pay tribute to Mia’s family for their fundraising efforts.
Done properly, innovation can support more joined-up care and personalised services, …..." James Frith - View Speech
"I am honoured to be standing at the Dispatch Box as the new Minister for Health Innovation. Let me start by thanking NHS staff for their heroic shifts over the summer months. I also thank the hon. Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Greg Smith) for bringing this debate forward and speaking …..." James Frith - View Speech