Debate Pack
This document contains press coverage, parliamentary material, reports and Library briefings relevant to the Westminster Hall debate, Contracts and conditions in the NHS, scheduled for Monday 14 September at 4.30 pm.
Debate Pack
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on hospital services in South Manchester from 2015.
Debate Pack
Debate pack prepared in advance of Westminster Hall debate on 15 July 2015, initiated by Mike Gapes MP, entitled 'The future of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust'.
Research Briefing
This briefing provides an overview of changes to the health and care professional regulator fees.
Debate Pack
This page contains background information for the Westminster Hall debate, Operational productivity in NHS providers, on Wednesday 1 July 2015, including a Library summary, parliamentary questions and press material.
Debate Pack
This page contains background information for the Opposition Day Debate on A&E services scheduled for Wednesday 24 June 2015.
Research Briefing
This book examines the key issues facing the House of Commons over the course of the 2015 Parliament - from the public finances to the UK’s membership of the EU and from school places for children to climate change.
Research Briefing
This note sets out the financial support available to students in England starting undergraduate and graduate degrees in medicine in 2014/15 and 2015/16.
Research Briefing
How long do patients wait for hospital treatment after referral by a GP? Under the NHS Constitution for England, patients have a legal right to start consultant-led treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from referral for non-urgent conditions. This note presents data, charts and maps on the number of people treated, waiting times by NHS area team and NHS provider, and data on individual treatment specialisms.
Research Briefing
How long do patients wait for cancer diagnosis and treatment? This note outlines NHS performance trends relating to cancer testing, treatment and care. In 2014 there were 1.5m urgent GP referrals with suspected cancer. This is 53% higher than in 2010. 272,000 patients began treatment for cancer, up 12% on 2010. Of these, 129,000 had previously been urgently referred by their GP, up 25% on 2010.
Research Briefing
The Government announced on 21 January 2015 that they will bring forward legislation on standardised packaging on tobacco products. The intention, subject to the agreement of Parliament, is that the Regulations be made before Parliament dissolves for the election. This follows a 2012 public consultation, an independent public health review and a further consultation on
Research Briefing
This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides information on the Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Bill, which received its Second Reading on 7 November 2014. It is a Private Members Bill containing measures intended to improve patient safety. It was introduced by Jeremy Lefroy MP, who came fifth in the Private Members’ Bill ballot.
Research Briefing
This Library briefing paper provides information on the National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill, which received its Second Reading on 21 November 2014. The Bill seeks to make changes to a number of provisions in the Health and Social Care Act 2012 relating to: ministerial responsibility for the NHS, competition and procurement policy, and the limits set on NHS hospitals' private income. The Bill also includes measures intended to exempt the NHS from the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Treaty.
Research Briefing
There is a perception that pressure on accident and emergency departments has grown to unprecedented levels. Recent events at Colchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where patients have been asked not to attend A&E except for serious and life-threatening conditions, have brought this issue into focus. Additionally, there are reports that all three major hospitals
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