Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Nov 2021
Health and Care Bill
"I am particularly concerned about the workforce situation in primary care. In my constituency, the practices are reporting back not only on an acute shortage of locums, but on their ability to recruit new GPs. One reason is that, 10,15, 20 years ago, there was inadequate planning for the future …..."Lord Grayling - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"20. What steps he is taking to tackle staff shortages in the social care sector. ..."Lord Grayling - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"There is a particular challenge in a county such as Surrey that has a rapidly ageing demographic, high housing costs, and where the cost of living is high generally. Could I urge the Minister and the Secretary of State to ensure that they consider all possible avenues to assist with …..."Lord Grayling - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Nov 2021
Health and Care Bill
"I support what my hon. Friend is saying. It would be crazy to exclude primary care because it is effectively a private healthcare business, and therefore what he is saying is enormously important. In support of my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Sir Charles Walker), I believe it would …..."Lord Grayling - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 3rd November 2021
Asked by:
Lord Grayling (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Government will not recognise covid-19 vaccine records from Sri Lanka.
Answered by Maggie Throup
We are taking a phased approach to our inbound vaccination programme with other countries and territories, building on the success of the pilot with the United States and Europe. Vaccine certification between countries and territories varies and we are ensuring that certificates and apps meet our minimum requirements on content and that carriers are clear about the certification we will accept. Sri Lanka’s vaccine certification will be considered in the future expansion of the policy.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Oct 2021
NHS England Funding: Announcement to Media
"It is certainly true that vast numbers of NHS staff have done an amazing job in the last 18 months in my constituency and elsewhere, and in secondary and primary care. It is right that we are committing these extra resources to help them to get the job done, and …..."Lord Grayling - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Oct 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"May I add weight to what my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Aaron Bell) said earlier? I have a similar situation in my constituency at the Chalk Pit in Epsom. It is really important that we strengthen the public heath duties of the Environment Agency. Will the Secretary of …..."Lord Grayling - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 28th July 2021
Asked by:
Lord Grayling (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the level of inpatient hospitalisations of people reported to be infected with the covid-19 virus who had been identified as having had that virus prior to submitting themselves for admission to hospital.
Answered by Jo Churchill
Public Health England (PHE) has made no specific assessment.
However, data on the number of people who are hospitalised due to COVID-19 is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-hospital-activity/
Written Question
Friday 11th June 2021
Asked by:
Lord Grayling (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new GPs have entered primary care in the last two years.
Answered by Jo Churchill
As of March 2021, there were 536 more full time equivalent doctors working in general practice compared to March 2019.
NHS England and NHS Improvement and Health Education England are working with the profession to increase the general practice workforce in England. This includes measures to boost recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession and encourage them to return to practice. A record 3,793 doctors accepted a place in general practitioner (GP) specialty training in 2020/21, against a target of 3,500. From 2021, the Government has committed to increasing the number of GP training places to 4,000 a year.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jun 2021
Covid-19 Update
"My right hon. Friend should take great credit, as should his team, for the progress of the vaccination programme, and I congratulate him on it. Is it true that the Joint Biosecurity Centre said that Malta could be put on the green list?..."Lord Grayling - View Speech
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