Every parliamentary written question tabled by Neil Hudson this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What steps his Department is taking to increase the number of GP surgeries in Epping Forest constituency.
The Government wants everyone to be able to access a primary care professional when they need to. NHS England has overall responsibility for ensuring that there are sufficient primary medical services to meet the reasonable requirements of patients throug...
What steps his Department is taking to improve access to primary care in Epping Forest constituency.
We know that patients are finding it harder than ever to see a general practitioner (GP) and access other primary care services, and we are committed to fixing the crisis in GPs.Our plan to increase the number of GP appointments delivered will require bot...
What steps his Department is taking to help improve access to GP appointments in (a) Epping Forest constituency and (b) England.
We know that patients across the country are finding it harder than ever to see a general practitioner (GP), and we are committed to fixing the crisis in GPs. Our plan to restore GPs will require both investment and reform. We will increase the proportion...
Whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of removing the cap on adult social care costs on the cost of adult social care.
We inherited a commitment to implement charging reform in October 2025, which included the cap on care costs. The full policy would have cost government an additional £4bn by 2030 on adult social care spend per year.Public finances are in their worst posi...
What steps he is taking to help facilitate access to to Omnipod 5 insulin pumps for people with type 1 diabetes.
Omnipod 5 is one of several insulin pumps that are available through the Insulin Pumps, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Closed Loop Insulin Delivery Systems and Associated Products Framework hosted by NHS Supply Chain. NICE Technology Appraisal TA943 recom...
Whether his Department will continue the (a) Hospital Rebuilding Programme and (b) implementation of Community Diagnostic Centres.
The Government recognises that strategic, value for money investments in capital projects are critical to providing good quality care. Specific commitments regarding the future of existing capital programmes are subject to the next Spending Review, with timescales for this not yet confirmed.My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has asked for an urgent report on the degree to which the New Hospital Programme is funded, and a realistic timetable for delivery. He will consider this carefully then report back to patients, clinicians, and local communities to confirm any revision to the schedule.The National Health Service is committed to rolling out additional diagnostic tests and scans from a network of 160 Community Diagnostic Centres across the country by March 2025, as part of the NHS’s Elective Recovery Plan published in 2022.It is unacceptable that some patients have been waiting over six weeks for a diagnostic test. The Government will support the NHS in increasing diagnostic capacity, to meet the demand for diagnostic services, as a priority. Specific programmes of funding to support this are subject to the upcoming Spending Review.
Whether the Community Diagnostic Centre at St Margaret’s Hospital, Epping will go ahead as planned.
West Essex Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is not yet fully open and is planned to be completed by summer 2025. Currently, St Margaret’s Hospital is being funded to deliver additional out of hours and weekend activity while work on completion of the CDC continues.