Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Nov 2015
Male Suicide and International Men’s Day
"One issue that we have not touched on much in the debate is homelessness. Men are more likely to be homeless and sleep rough: I think that 87% of rough sleepers are men. A constituent of mine, Hugo Sugg, has talked about how sleeping rough drove him to thoughts of …..."Robin Walker - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"12. What steps his Department is taking to manage and meet demand for A&E services in Worcester...."Robin Walker - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank the Minister for his reply. I warmly welcome his recent decision to approve the £4 million interim investment in A&E capacity and a new discharge suite at the Worcestershire Royal. As he knows, demand remains very high, and the number of patients being admitted to hospital is close …..."Robin Walker - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 8th July 2015
Asked by:
Robin Walker (Conservative - Worcester)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the cost effectiveness of providing 24-hour mental health support to A&E departments.
Answered by Alistair Burt
In 2014, the Royal College of Psychiatrists made an assessment of the national provision of liaison psychiatry, the services that provide mental health support to Emergency Departments. This followed a commitment that the College made in the mental health Crisis Care Concordat.
The Government’s Mandate to NHS England states that access to crisis services, for an individual must be “at all times as accessible, responsive and as high quality as other health emergency services. This includes ensuring the provision of adequate liaison psychiatry services in emergency departments.”
NHS England has adopted these aims in Putting Patients First, its business plan for 2014/15 – 2016/17, and will take them forward as part of its Parity of Esteem programme. This year, £30 million investment is to be targeted on effective models of liaison psychiatry in a greater number of acute hospitals.
Achieving better access to mental health services by 2020 set the expectation that, by 2020, all acute trusts will have in place liaison mental health services for all ages appropriate to the size, acuity and specialty of the hospital.
Written Question
Wednesday 8th July 2015
Asked by:
Robin Walker (Conservative - Worcester)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which A&E departments in (a) Worcestershire and (b) the West Midlands have 24-hour mental health support.
Answered by Alistair Burt
The information requested is not collected centrally.
Written Question
Wednesday 1st July 2015
Asked by:
Robin Walker (Conservative - Worcester)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on screening all men for prostate cancer at the age of 50; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advice on prostate cancer screening/prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing in men over the age of 50 is that a systematic population screening programme is not recommended. This recommendation is currently being reviewed as part of the UK NSC's regular review cycle and is due to be completed by November 2015. The UK NSC first reviewed the evidence for a national prostate screening programme in 1997 and again in 2010. The reviews did not show clear evidence that prostate cancer screening using the PSA test was more beneficial than harmful, and showed a risk of over-diagnosis.
The UK NSC says that PSA testing can be performed on request, and information is provided on the risks and benefits by the Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 03 Mar 2015
Children’s Palliative Care
"I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate. Acorns children’s hospice serves my constituency as it serves his. It has a fantastic hospice in Worcester. It has done some important work on transition space and supporting the many people who, because of advances in medicine, are living longer. …..."Robin Walker - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Feb 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"13. What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the most recent rates of cancer survival...."Robin Walker - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Feb 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"I welcome the Secretary of State’s answers. Improvements in radiotherapy have been a key factor in improving cancer survival rates and quality of life for patients. This month, Worcestershire is celebrating the delivery of a state-of-the-art radiotherapy centre at Worcestershire Royal hospital. I visited that £25 million oncology centre last …..."Robin Walker - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Dec 2014
A and E and Ambulance Services
"Tomorrow I will be visiting the Worcestershire Royal hospital, part of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust, in which there are 144 more nurses, midwives and health visitors as a result of investment by this Government. Hospital staff tell me that winter pressures are added to by the number of long-term …..."Robin Walker - View Speech
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