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John Baron MP presses for cancer reform in Health Debate

17th November 2010
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MP welcomes increased focus on outcomes and raises questions over GP commissioning   Today in the House of Commons during a Debate on the Government’s proposals for the NHS, John Baron MP welcomed the Government’s White Paper ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’ which proposes that the NHS focuses more on measuring outcomes and...
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John Baron MP questions Health Secretary on NHS White Paper

14th September 2010
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MP applauds Government’s decision to include one year cancer survival indicator Recently in the House of Commons, John Baron MP questioned the Health Secretary on the new NHS White Paper, which plans to close Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and move their commissioning powers over to GP consortia. John asked:...
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John Baron MP questions Government over age discrimination in NHS cancer services, and Avastin

8th September 2010
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During Health Questions in the House of Commons yesterday, John Baron MP questioned both the Rt. Hon. Andrew Lansley CBE MP and Paul Burstow MP about the future of cancer services for the elderly. He also asked what measures could be introduced to reverse NICE’s recent...
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John Baron MP urges NHS to improve mental health services for children with autism

12th July 2010
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  MP supports National Autistic Society’s campaign  John Baron MP has warned that thousands of children with autism in England are needlessly facing a future of mental health problems, because the NHS is struggling to help them. He is backing a new campaign by the National Autistic Society (NAS), You Need to Know, which...
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