MP praises charity and young patients John Baron MP joined more than 20 MPs and Peers, and around 200 guests, at the House of Commons for CLIC Sargent’s Parliamentary reception last Wednesday. Others attending the event included CLIC Sargent Patrons Alice Beer, Kai Owen, Duncan Pow and Joanna Taylor. The reception was hosted...
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MP: the new focus on outcomes remains the big idea Today John Baron MP was a guest speaker at the National Cancer Intelligence Network’s annual conference. Over 500 people were in attendance drawn from across the NHS, cancer charities, Government officials, patients and other stakeholders. John’s key message was that the twists...
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MP raises the issue of commissioning integrated services At Health questions this week, John Baron MP question Paul Bustow MP, Minister for Care Services, on the issue of commissioning integrated cancer services, such as radiotherapy which take place across consortia boundaries. It is vital that sufficient safeguards are in place to ensure effective...
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MP says East of England does better than most but there is still further to go John Baron MP is supporting a campaign by the national charity Beating Bowel Cancer by calling for everyone in the area to learn the symptoms of the UK’s second biggest cancer killer. New figures released by Beating...
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Secretary of State’s speech last night promises to extend funding As Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer, John Baron MP has been campaigning in Parliament for the Government to extend its guaranteed funding for Cancer networks beyond 2012 so that their expertise will remain in place until the transition period...
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MP again presses Secretary of State over funding query in House of Commons During the NHS Reform Debate in the House of Commons late yesterday, John Baron MP pressed the Rt. Hon. Andrew Lansley MP over a key concern many in the cancer community have about the potential...
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MP urges Government to extend funding guarantee to help GPs commission services During Health Questions in the House of Commons, John Baron MP pressed the Rt. Hon. Paul Burstow MP, Minister of State in the Department of Health, as to how the Government was going to ensure that GP consortia will be given...
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MP supports launch of Testing Choice campaign As Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer, John Baron MP recently showed his support for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The annual awareness campaign is organised by the Prostate Cancer Charity, who for the past month have been mobilising people across the county, urging them...
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MP says important work must continue Yesterday in the House of Commons, during an Opposition Day Debate on the Health Service, John Baron MP defended the need to reform the NHS and urged The Rt. Hon. Andrew Lansley MP, the Health Secretary, to continue valuable work regarding the collection of cancer data. John...
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MP highlights how radiotherapy is a cornerstone of cancer treatment yet people are still missing out. John Baron MP voiced his support for action on radiotherapy at an awareness-raising Cancer Research UK event in Parliament recently. He highlighted how radiotherapy has a bigger impact on curing cancers each year than all the new...
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