"2. What recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on tackling health and care workforce shortages in rural areas. ..." Anne Marie Morris - View Speech
"In Devon, workforce shortages are acute. One in 10 nursing places remains unfilled, one in eight mental health roles across the south-west is vacant, and there are no dental practices taking on new NHS patients. That gap is too big to be bridged through current training and recruitment plans. Will …..." Anne Marie Morris - View Speech
That this House has considered rural healthcare provision.
It is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott. I have already provided the Minister with a copy of the report by the all-party parliamentary group on rural health and care, which followed a three-year …..." Anne Marie Morris - View Speech
"More than that, we need to look at the different pathways in rural communities for heart, cancer and stroke treatment. I agree with the hon. Gentleman, but there is a lot more than just cancer, and the rural pathway to care has to be reviewed to see what is realistic …..." Anne Marie Morris - View Speech
"That is an exceptionally fine point. I have no issue with it because we have a similar problem in Devon. The solution is not just about more recruitment and doing things in the same way, because the people to be recruited do not exist. We need to look at doing …..." Anne Marie Morris - View Speech
"I absolutely agree, and it is an excellent suggestion. In a similar vein, when we are asking primary care networks and others to deal with the backlog, it is important that we try to give them much more freedom in how they address the problem. I talk to many of …..." Anne Marie Morris - View Speech
Care, as we all know, is one of the biggest challenges. If we fix care, we will fix the backlog, so we also need to look at how we train and professionalise not care on its own, but care with health. We …..." Anne Marie Morris - View Speech
"That is an excellent suggestion. There is quite a lot for the Minister to take away and think about.
Having gone through the alphabet, I think there are a number of things that we need the Minister and his team to do, including recognising that rural really is different and …..." Anne Marie Morris - View Speech
"The Minister will be aware that I have highlighted the challenge for rural areas in developing a workforce plan on a number of occasions. Indeed, the last report from the all-party parliamentary group on rural health and social care made 10 recommendations, including for how we might address workforce planning …..." Anne Marie Morris - View Speech
"I will try to be brief, Sir Edward. The hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) has raised a first-class, crucial issue. Clearly we cannot predict the future, but we can prepare for it. Traditional crisis management and risk management list the possible things that might happen and look …..." Anne Marie Morris - View Speech