Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 27 Apr 2016
Ambulatory Care
"I am sorry to come in at the end of the debate, but I was delayed by traffic. I congratulate my colleague from Oxfordshire, the hon. Member for Henley (John Howell), on securing this important debate. Does the Minister agree that in the roll-out it is important that the ability, …..."Andrew Smith - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 20th April 2016
Asked by:
Andrew Smith (Labour - Oxford East)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with hepatitis C commenced treatment in (a) England and (b) each Operational Delivery Network area between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016.
Answered by Jane Ellison
Information on patient treatment is ordinarily documented in the detailed patient records held by service providers, and not held centrally by NHS England.
For the period 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016, based on information supplied by clinicians treating people with chronic hepatitis, NHS England estimate that 5,895 patients started treatment.
Operational Delivery Networks (ODNs) were launched in August 2015 and therefore data by ODN as requested (1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016) are not held.
Written Question
Wednesday 20th April 2016
Asked by:
Andrew Smith (Labour - Oxford East)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2016 to Question 20586, for what reasons the draft Hepatitis C Improvement Framework has been withdrawn.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The Department continues working with Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England to advance the public health ambitions set out in the initial framework to establish a strategic approach to tackle hepatitis C.
Both PHE and NHS England are fully committed to improving hepatitis C outcomes including the long-term reduction in transmission of the virus in which treatment has a potentially major role to play.
NHS England has been working on plans for access to treatment during 2016/17 and has committed to produce an operational framework for the treatment of hepatitis C during 2016/17. This will set out NHS England’s commitment to improving outcomes in hepatitis C across England.
Written Question
Wednesday 20th April 2016
Asked by:
Andrew Smith (Labour - Oxford East)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2016 to Question 20586, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England on achieving the aims of the draft Hepatitis C Improvement Framework and the decision to withdraw that draft framework.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The Department continues working with Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England to advance the public health ambitions set out in the initial framework to establish a strategic approach to tackle hepatitis C.
Both PHE and NHS England are fully committed to improving hepatitis C outcomes including the long-term reduction in transmission of the virus in which treatment has a potentially major role to play.
NHS England has been working on plans for access to treatment during 2016/17 and has committed to produce an operational framework for the treatment of hepatitis C during 2016/17. This will set out NHS England’s commitment to improving outcomes in hepatitis C across England.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 18 Apr 2016
Brain Tumours
"As the hon. Lady knows, I lost my dear wife, Val, to secondary tumours and it is a year to the day since she started to have palliative care. I very much share what the hon. Lady said about Skye’s case. Does she agree that, more generally, there is a …..."Andrew Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Mar 2016
National Minimum Wage: Care Sector
"I will try to be as quick and as brief as I can, Mr Rosindell. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) on securing this debate and on his powerful speech, which compellingly made the case for urgent Government action in this vital area. I …..."Andrew Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Mar 2016
National Minimum Wage: Care Sector
"My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. As was pointed out earlier in the debate, a high proportion of these workers are migrant workers. With the awful rhetoric directed at them from some sections of our society and political parties, do not those workers feel additionally vulnerable and scared …..."Andrew Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Mar 2016
National Minimum Wage: Care Sector
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Mar 2016
National Minimum Wage: Care Sector
"Does the Minister not agree that those efforts would be very strongly buttressed if the power were taken under section 12 of the National Minimum Wage Act for mandatory statements showing compliance?..."Andrew Smith - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 21 Mar 2016
BMA (Contract Negotiations)
"I assure my hon. Friend that Oxford is certainly not only what it was, but better than it was. Therefore, the Secretary of State really ought to understand what is going on...."Andrew Smith - View Speech
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