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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Nov 2016
Clinical Commissioning: North Durham

"Will the Minister focus on this specific referral system, under which, we understand, all referrals to specialists from GP practices in the CCG area are subject to private company screening and there is also a target to send back at least 50% of all referrals made?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Nov 2016
Clinical Commissioning: North Durham

"The only information that North Tyneside CCG has put into the public domain is how much money it has saved through this system. It has not made an assessment of clinical outcomes for patients at all...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2016
Community Pharmacies

"Let me begin by thanking Greg Burke of County Durham & Darlington local pharmaceutical committee for his valiant efforts in bringing the issue of cuts in community pharmacies to my attention. I also thank him for arranging my visit to Bowburn pharmacy, where I met Phyllis Whitburn, Nigel Nimmo, Len …..."
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Written Question
Schools: Nurses
Thursday 8th September 2016

Asked by: Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS workforce statistics, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the reduction in the number of school nurses since 2010.

Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford

Since April 2013, local authorities have been responsible for public health locally, including commissioning public health services for school aged children and decisions should be based around local needs.

No formal assessment has been made of recent changes to school nursing numbers by the Department or Public Health England (PHE).

PHE has professional leadership responsibility for school nursing and supports local decision making through the sharing of evidence and guidance. PHE published commissioning guidance in January 2016 and continues to work with key partners, including the Department, to develop further approaches to strengthen and support school nursing teams and local delivery.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jun 2016
Land Registry

"I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy) for securing this debate. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Colchester (Will Quince), who made a powerful speech.

It is completely clear to me that privatisation is not the way forward for the Land …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jun 2016
Land Registry

"Does my hon. Friend agree that when many of us, with a whole range of organisations and unions, including the PCS, turned up at the Department, it would have been really helpful if the Minister had come out to meet some of the people who wished to hand over that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2016
Junior Doctors’ Contract Negotiations

"Junior doctors in my constituency are only very reluctantly taking action on Wednesday. They are supported by many of my constituents, who think that it is simply a disgrace that junior doctors are being forced to take industrial action because the Government are simply failing to address the legitimate concerns …..."
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Written Question
Maternity Services
Wednesday 17th December 2014

Asked by: Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions maternity units at each (a) NHS trust and (b) NHS foundation trust were put on divert in the last 12 months.

Answered by Dan Poulter

This information is not collected centrally.

Written Question
Maternity Services
Wednesday 17th December 2014

Asked by: Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for how many days maternity units at each (a) NHS trust and (b) NHS foundation trust were put on divert in the last 12 months.

Answered by Dan Poulter

This information is not collected centrally.

Written Question
Maternity Services
Wednesday 17th December 2014

Asked by: Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many days maternity units at each (a) NHS Trust and (b) NHS Foundation were put on divert in the last 12 months.

Answered by Dan Poulter

This information is not collected centrally.