Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jun 2020
Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and Reward
"I am sure we will hear much more about the work of different parts of our NHS and the support being given in different ways to the extraordinary contribution that our health and social care workers are making.
There are clearly still huge challenges ahead for our country. We remain …..."Catherine McKinnell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jun 2020
Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and Reward
"My hon. Friend anticipates my next comment, because that idea is receiving a mixed reception. One NHS worker wrote to me:
“I’ve heard whisperings of NHS staff getting medals after the pandemic. Please don’t let this happen! It’s utterly ridiculous; when we are working in understaffed and under resourced settings …..."Catherine McKinnell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jun 2020
Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and Reward
"We will see if there is the political will when the Government respond to this debate today, and afterwards as well.
One of the petitions we are considering today, with over 162,000 signatures, calls for an increase in pay for NHS healthcare workers. They are doing tough work in very …..."Catherine McKinnell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jun 2020
Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and Reward
"One petitioner summed it up by saying:
“I wish social care workers were considered as equally important as NHS staff.”
I think that that says it all.
Finally, across social care and the NHS, migrant workers are a key part of the workforce and make a huge contribution. The Prime …..."Catherine McKinnell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jun 2020
Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and Reward
"I thank everybody who has contributed to this debate. It is vital that the voice of petitioners is heard in Parliament and we have all played a part in ensuring that today. This is a very important issue, which petitioners have clearly prioritised in great numbers having experienced and witnessed …..."Catherine McKinnell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Jun 2020
Covid-19 Response
"I agree with the Secretary of State that retaining the public’s trust is absolutely crucial if we are to tackle the virus, but that trust needs to be earned and honoured. I want to put on record my constituents’ deep frustration at the Government’s response to Dominic Cummings breaking the …..."Catherine McKinnell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 May 2020
Covid-19 Response
"The number of daily new cases of coronavirus remains above 3,000 and the daily death rate higher than that of other countries, including Italy and Spain. We were slow to go into lockdown, but we now seem to be in a rush to come out, with restrictions relaxed before the …..."Catherine McKinnell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 May 2020
Covid-19 Update
"The Government chief scientific adviser said that if we could keep deaths below 20,000, we would have done well in this epidemic, yet the death toll now stands at a devastating 32,313. It is not about whether we can use international comparisons; this is the Government’s own measure, so many …..."Catherine McKinnell - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 5th May 2020
Asked by:
Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will allow non-hospice voluntary sector children’s palliative care organisations access to the funding for charities allocated by Government departments announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 April 2020.
Answered by Helen Whately
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 April 2020, included funding of up to £200 million for hospices, as part of a wider package of £750 million for the wider voluntary and charity sector. This funding is supporting hospices to increase capacity of NHS services and provide stability as the Government manages its response to COVID-19.
Of the £200 million, some of this funding has already gone to non-hospice voluntary sector children’s palliative and supportive care organisations that have the capacity (within their inpatient services or community care provision) to take pressure off the NHS in line with the funding agreement.
In addition, a further £370 million will support charities working with vulnerable people. In England, this support will be provided through the National Lottery Community Fund. We will allocate £60 million of this funding through the Barnett formula so the devolved administrations are funded to provide similar support in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This will provide support for thousands of charities on the frontline of helping vulnerable people affected by COVID-19.
Written Question
Tuesday 5th May 2020
Asked by:
Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish guidance on how children's hospices should provide care and support during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Helen Whately
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Working with key stakeholders, NHS England and NHS improvement have developed a standard operating procedure (SOP), for palliative care for children and young people in community and hospice settings during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is due to published shortly.
The SOP is aimed at supporting staff who are providing care or supporting children and young people, and their families, who have palliative and/or end of life care needs in the community, including home and hospice care. Palliative care will include some children and young people who have life-limiting long-term conditions and complex health needs. It encourages all providers of children’s palliative care (statutory and voluntary sector) to work collaboratively and flexibly across health settings to support this group of children and young people and keep them safe during the pandemic.