MP: Test should help improve survival rates The NHS is launching the world’s first trial of a revolutionary new blood test for cancer detection. The Galleri test is intended to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear, speeding up diagnosis and boosting the chances for successful treatment. John Baron MP was...
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MP: More time needed to examine proposals This evening the Government is holding a vote on the tax rises for the social care policy announced yesterday afternoon. The proposals are complex and far-reaching, and there is a lack of clarity about some important aspects of the reforms. Because he feels that more time is...
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MP: Government recognises NHS’ unique role in pandemic The Government has announced that it is accepting in full the independent pay review bodies’ recommendations to give a 3% pay rise – a real-terms increase – to over one million NHS staff. This includes doctors, paramedics and porters. For the average nurse, this will be...
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MP: survey will help shape future of women’s healthcare The Government is drawing up a Women’s Health Strategy in order to increase the health and well-being outcomes of women in England. Women, carers, clinicians and local organisations are asked to respond to the call for evidence before it closes on 13th June, which will...
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MP: Over 10 million people have received second dose At the weekend the vaccination programme passed the 10-million mark for second doses. This means that over 10 million people, including the most vulnerable to covid-19, have received their full course of vaccines. Across the country nearly 33 million people have received at least their...
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MP encourages everyone to get vaccinated Having received his notification from the NHS, John Baron MP received the first dose of his coronavirus vaccine earlier this week. John said, “I was very pleased to receive my first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab. Our vaccines are very safe and very effective, and I encourage everyone...
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MP highlights rapid testing for those going out to work Official figures show that 25,310 people in Basildon & Billericay have received a vaccine, which is just over 26% of the local population. Across the country, more than 20 million people have been jabbed, with the vaccination programme averaging more than 2.5 million doses...
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MP: Great strides towards election manifesto pledge According to new figures, applications to nursing courses have risen by a third – UCAS have almost 50,000 applications in England, a 34% increase, with more 25-34 year olds, 35s and overs, and men applying than last year. John said, “At the General Election the Conservatives promised...
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Basildon Hospital of the country’s highest-performing vaccination sites The Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, has written to John Baron MP to inform him of the good news that Basildon Hospital is one of the highest-performing vaccination sites in the country. The letter followed the Health Secretary’s...
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MP says this centre will accelerate vaccination programme Today the first NHS large vaccination centre in Essex opens, as part of the nationwide efforts to vaccinate the population against covid-19. The centre in Runwell, in Wickford, is one of the first in the East of England to help with the vaccinations of the over-80s...
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