"Thank you. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart.
I want to try to get back to most colleagues. I thank the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Marie Goldman) for securing this debate, and all Members who have spoken about the experiences of patients, because this is …..." Karin Smyth - View Speech
"I will move through some of these points for the moment. For providers with the most entrenched financial, operational, leadership and structural challenges that impact patient care—that is what these trusts are about—we are taking a more holistic approach to that enhanced support because, as the shadow Minister asked, how …..." Karin Smyth - View Speech
"On 22 September, the NHS England executive formally decided three changes to integrated care board boundaries. These have been approved by Ministers and will take place on 1 April 2027:
An area of Buckinghamshire, covering Newton Longville, will transfer from Central East ICB to Thames Valley ICB which covers the …..." Karin Smyth - View Speech
"I would like to inform the House of several updates from the Department of Health and Social Care, following developments and announcements over the conference recess.
Adult Social Care
The Government are delivering a package of reforms to fulfil the Prime Minister’s commitment to improve the strength and capability of …..." Karin Smyth - View Speech
"We have now laid before Parliament the Medical Training (Prioritisation for Specialty Training Programmes) Regulations 2026. These regulations specify categories of person who will be prioritised for interviews and offers for UK medical specialty training programmes from 2027 onwards.
The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 introduced a system of prioritisation …..." Karin Smyth - View Speech
"As the hon. and learned Gentleman knows—we have spent many long hours in this place discussing the arrangements with regard to our leaving the European Union—there are different regulations, as a result of Brexit, between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. As is currently the case, due to the Windsor framework, …..." Karin Smyth - View Speech
"I know that many hon. Members want to talk about the provisions in the Bill covering many important issues. I will therefore speak briefly about two Government amendments relating to medical device licensing and information sharing.
I will first address new clause 94 regarding medical devices licensing, and consequential amendments …..." Karin Smyth - View Speech
"We have genuinely had a wide-ranging and thoughtful debate, and I want to try to address all the points that have been raised. I think there is broad agreement across the House on the goals that we are seeking to achieve with the Bill: safer care, better outcomes and a …..." Karin Smyth - View Speech