Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of pharmacies in (a) Bournemouth West constituency, (b) Dorset, (c) the South West and (d) England.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The NHS Business Services Authority publishes the consolidated pharmaceutical list every quarter, with further information available at the following link:
https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/consolidated-pharmaceutical-list
The following table shows the number of pharmacies, broken down by type, in Bournemouth West, Dorset, the South West, and England, as of 31 December 2024:
Pharmacy type | Bournemouth West | Dorset | South West | England |
Community pharmacies | 20 | 132 | 895 | 10,023 |
Distance selling pharmacies | 0 | 3 | 19 | 407 |
Locally commissioned pharmacies | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Total | 20 | 135 | 917 | 10,443 |
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve ambulance waiting times in (a) Bournemouth West constituency, (b) Dorset, (c) the South West and (d) England.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Ambulance services in Bournemouth West, Dorset, and the South West are provided by the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, with commissioning responsibility for the services being a matter for the local NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board. Specific local actions to reduce ambulance waiting times should be undertaken and agreed locally by National Health Service organisations in the best interests of the local population and patients.
At a national level, the Government and NHS England are committed to improving ambulance response times. The NHS 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance set national priorities, which include improving accident and emergency waiting times and ambulance response times compared to 2024/25.
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of cancer were diagnosed within Bournemouth West constituency in the most recent year for which data is available.
Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
There were 642 diagnoses of cancer within Bournemouth West constituency between January 2024 and December 2024. Between October 2023 and December 2024, within the Dorset Integrated Care Board (ICB), there have been 7,157 patients treated. Across this time, 69.2% of those treated were within the 62-day target. Performance as of December 2024 for Dorset ICB is 73.2% and exceeding the 70% recovery target.
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of maternity services in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The maternity services at University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) have made many improvements since the most recent Care Quality Commission inspection in 2022. Maternity is moving from St Mary’s in Poole to the Beach building at Royal Bournemouth Hospital in April. This is part of the £500 million investment across UHD’s hospitals to help improve healthcare for the residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, and beyond.
Since September 2024, the service has become Maternity and Neonatal, working as one department to ensure families in Dorset have the most joined up care. UHD has recruited all obstetric and neonatal consultant posts and continues to have excellent retention rates for midwives and neonatal nurses. UHD have also introduced more senior midwifery posts in the last two years, to ensure more senior support on the labour ward and within its audit and practice development team.
Nationally, we continue to work with the National Health Service as it delivers its three-year maternity and neonatal plan to grow our maternity workforce, develop a culture of safety, and ensure women receive safe, compassionate care. We are also looking at how we better support trusts failing on maternity care to make rapid improvements, and we are already training thousands more midwives to better support women throughout their pregnancy and beyond.
Feb. 26 2025
Source Page: Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Chair AppointmentsFound: County Council, the Welsh Local Government Ombudsman, and Hampshire County Council, before moving to Dorset
Mentions:
1: Jessica Toale (Lab - Bournemouth West) That is the Bournemouth I remember from my childhood—a town that was thriving and safe. - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Member for Bournemouth West (Jessica Toale) for securing today’s debate. - Speech Link
3: Dave Robertson (Lab - Lichfield) Friend the Member for Bournemouth West (Jessica Toale) for securing this debate. - Speech Link
4: Lloyd Hatton (Lab - South Dorset) Friend the Member for Bournemouth West (Jessica Toale), a fellow Dorset Member of Parliament, for securing - Speech Link
5: Melanie Onn (Lab - Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes) Member for Bournemouth West (Jessica Toale), on securing this important debate. - Speech Link
6: Rushanara Ali (Lab - Bethnal Green and Stepney) Member for Bournemouth West (Jessica Toale), on securing this important debate. - Speech Link
7: Vikki Slade (LD - Mid Dorset and North Poole) Member for Bournemouth West (Jessica Toale), on securing this important debate. - Speech Link
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS maternity services (a) nationally and (b) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The maternity services at University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) have made many improvements since the most recent Care Quality Commission inspection in 2022. Maternity is moving from St Mary’s in Poole to the Beach building at Royal Bournemouth Hospital in April. This is part of the £500 million investment across UHD’s hospitals to help improve healthcare for the residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, and beyond.
Since September 2024, the service has become Maternity and Neonatal, working as one department to ensure families in Dorset have the most joined up care. UHD has recruited all obstetric and neonatal consultant posts and continues to have excellent retention rates for midwives and neonatal nurses. UHD have also introduced more senior midwifery posts in the last two years, to ensure more senior support on the labour ward and within its audit and practice development team.
Nationally, we continue to work with the National Health Service as it delivers its three-year maternity and neonatal plan to grow our maternity workforce, develop a culture of safety, and ensure women receive safe, compassionate care. We are also looking at how we better support trusts failing on maternity care to make rapid improvements, and we are already training thousands more midwives to better support women throughout their pregnancy and beyond.
Written Evidence Feb. 04 2025
Inquiry: Buses connecting communitiesFound: BCC0080 - Buses connecting communities Dorset Council Written Evidence
Mentions:
1: Vikki Slade (LD - Mid Dorset and North Poole) Member’s criticism of the equipment in Bournemouth. - Speech Link
2: Jas Athwal (Lab - Ilford South) Member for Bournemouth East (Tom Hayes) on securing this debate. - Speech Link
3: Jen Craft (Lab - Thurrock) Member for Bournemouth East (Tom Hayes) on securing this debate. - Speech Link
4: Paul Holmes (Con - Hamble Valley) Member for Bournemouth East (Tom Hayes) on securing this debate. - Speech Link
5: Deirdre Costigan (Lab - Ealing Southall) Friend the Member for Bournemouth East. - Speech Link
6: Alex Norris (LAB - Nottingham North and Kimberley) Friend the Member for Bournemouth East. - Speech Link
7: Leigh Ingham (Lab - Stafford) Friend the Member for Bournemouth East. - Speech Link
Asked by: Jessica Toale (Labour - Bournemouth West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients received urgent cancer treatment within 62 days of a GP referral in Dorset integrated care board since October 2023.
Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
There were 642 diagnoses of cancer within Bournemouth West constituency between January 2024 and December 2024. Between October 2023 and December 2024, within the Dorset Integrated Care Board (ICB), there have been 7,157 patients treated. Across this time, 69.2% of those treated were within the 62-day target. Performance as of December 2024 for Dorset ICB is 73.2% and exceeding the 70% recovery target.