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Amanda Solloway Excerpts
Tuesday 5th July 2016

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alistair Burt Portrait Alistair Burt
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Although there is a general shortage, to which my right hon. Friend referred when speaking about the work being done to recruit, retain and return GPs, bursaries are available in particularly difficult areas as incentives for people to go to such areas. NHS England concentrates on trying to ensure that under-doctored areas are properly resourced.

Amanda Solloway Portrait Amanda Solloway (Derby North) (Con)
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The recently published Mental Health Taskforce report recommended that NHS England should by 2021 support at least 30,000 more women annually with specialist mental healthcare during the perinatal period. Will my right hon. Friend assure me that the Department will be working to reach that target?