Written Question
Tuesday 9th May 2023
Asked by:
Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus and Perthshire Glens)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2023 to Question 904619 on Prescription Drugs, how much money the Government raises net from the approximately 10 per cent of prescriptions which are charged at the point of use after the actual cost of processing prescription charges has been deducted.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
- Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
The revenue generated from prescription charges in 2021/22 was £652 million. Processing costs are not separately identified as a matter of routine as these costs are incorporated into broader transaction processing costs between the NHS Business Services Authority and community pharmacy, therefore the net income after processing costs is not held centrally.
Written Question
Tuesday 25th April 2023
Asked by:
Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus and Perthshire Glens)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
What steps he is taking to help ensure the affordability of prescription medicines.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
- Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
About nine out of ten prescription items are free on the NHS in England due to a range of prescription charge exemptions. These cover children, pregnant women, those over 60, people on certain income related benefits or whose partner is in receipt of those benefits – as well as those with specific medical conditions.
On top of that, people on a low income can apply for support through the NHS Low Income Scheme, and all patients can also buy a pre-payment certificate which covers all the items they need for just over £2 per week.
Written Question
Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Asked by:
Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus and Perthshire Glens)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the UK's population has been diagnosed with a terminal illness in each of the last ten years
Answered by Helen Whately
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
There are no centrally recorded statistics on the proportion of the population diagnosed with a terminal illness in the United Kingdom in the last 10 years.
Written Question
Thursday 1st December 2022
Asked by:
Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus and Perthshire Glens)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she will respond to the correspondence of 17 January 2022 from the hon. Member for Angus on Guillain-Barré Syndrome, case reference DD5474.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
We have not received the hon. Member’s correspondence.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2022
Irish Diaspora in Britain
"Happy St Patrick’s day to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, to colleagues across the Chamber and to friends of Ireland around the world. I give a big thank you to the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd) for securing this debate. Anyone questioning the potency of outward-looking, culturally rich states with, …..."Dave Doogan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"The role of community pharmacies across Angus and Scotland during the pandemic cannot be underestimated. The way they were able to alleviate pressure on clinical services and the wider NHS must be noted. That is why the Scottish Government have introduced their NHS Pharmacy First Scotland service, backed by £7.5 …..."Dave Doogan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Covid-19 Update
"As we go into another winter, placing the welfare of our communities in the hands of health and social care staff, will the Secretary of State reflect on the fact that in England the 3% NHS pay rise does not marry up well with the 4% backdated pay rise in …..."Dave Doogan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Jul 2021
Covid-19: Contracts and Public Inquiry
"If you type the words “covid contract” into Google, the first suggested return is “corruption”, so this Government are fooling nobody. There is no denying that the pandemic was unprecedented. There is no denying that every single Government across the globe have made mistakes, even in countries regarded as having …..."Dave Doogan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Jul 2021
Covid-19: Contracts and Public Inquiry
"Let me share with the hon. Lady my appreciation that the vaccine roll-out has been a tremendous success. I am not certain that any of my colleagues said that it was not a tremendous success. Does she agree, however, that it is the one thing that this Government got right …..."Dave Doogan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jun 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps his Department is taking to bring forward proposals on social care reform. ..."Dave Doogan - View Speech
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