MP: Outcomes save money and lead to better care Yesterday in the House of Commons the Health Secretary, Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, gave a Statement on Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard’s independent report on leadership in health and social care. In the Chamber, John asked, “As a former chair of the...
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John Baron MP presses Health Secretary to focus on outcomes
John Baron MP thanks Minister for supporting cancer amendments
MP: Amendments will help cancer patients and their families Yesterday the House of Commons considered Lords Amendments to the Health and Care Bill. Last November, 80 cross-party MPs supported John Baron MP’s amendment to improve cancer survival rates by prioritising cancer outcomes in the frameworks which govern the NHS. This will help save lives...
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John Baron MP welcomes funding for accessible toilets
MP: Constituents will be relieved In the first round of the Changing Places Fund, Basildon Borough Council will receive £178,520. Changing Places toilets are larger accessible facilities for people who can not use standard facilities, and are equipped with hoists, curtains and adult-sized changing benches. They can support users, their families and carers. There...
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John Baron MP: NI Rise is wrong tax at the wrong time
MP urges Government to drop April NI increases Given recent borrowing figures have shown that the public finances are in a better state than anticipated some months ago, John Baron MP is re-iterating his calls for the forthcoming increase in National Insurance to be abandoned. In September John voted against the Health & Social...
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John Baron MP encourages people to join stem cell register
MP highlights constituent’s search for donor Basildon resident Alex Nicholson, 24, urgently requires a lifesaving stem cell transplant to treat his blood cancer. Along with his mother, Debbie, Alex is working with the Leukaemia Cancer Society to raise awareness of the need for more stem cell donors. Debbie has already donated some of her...
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John Baron MP will vote against ‘vaccine passports’
MP cautions against false security of covid passes Today in the House of Commons, John Baron will vote in favour of the measures on mask-wearing, daily testing to avoid isolation if fully-jabbed and mandatory vaccinations for frontline NHS workers and staff, but will vote against covid passes. John said, “I will vote in favour...
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John Baron MP urges everyone to Get Boosted Now
MP endorses Prime Minister’s vaccine message Last night, in response to the forthcoming wave of the Omicron variant, the Prime Minister urged everyone to ‘Get Boosted Now’ with their booster dose. The target of giving every adult in England a booster dose by the end of January has been brought forward by a month,...
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John Baron MP’s NC19 cancer amendment accepted by Government
MP looking forward to discussions ahead of Lords stages John Baron MP’s amendment New Clause 19 to the Health & Care Bill, which will help to improve cancer survival rates by encouraging the NHS to diagnose cancer earlier, was accepted by the Government as the legislation completed its Commons stages. As a result of...
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John Baron MP votes against Social Care recalculation amendment
MP: Amendment was rushed and creates unfairness Yesterday John Baron MP voted against the Government’s New Clause 49 amendment to the Health and Care Bill. The amendment recalculates what contributes towards an individual’s £86,000 cap, with the local authorities’ contributions no longer counting towards this cap. The Government won the vote on the amendment...
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John Baron MP’s cancer amendment NC19 selected for debate tomorrow
MP: Amendment will help improve cancer survival rates Last week John Baron MP tabled New Clause 19 to the Health & Care Bill, which will help to improve cancer survival rates by encouraging the NHS to diagnose cancer earlier – which greatly increases the chances of successful treatment. NC19 places outcome measures (e.g. one-year...
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