MP challenges regional variation in cataract surgery As Vice Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Visual Impairment, John Baron MP recently hosted a Parliamentary reception on behalf of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). At the reception, the RNIB launched a new report revealing regional variations in access to cataract...
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MP and Hospital host event on 28th June to boost earlier diagnosis Today John Baron MP and Basildon Hospital hosted a Cancer Summit, bringing together GPs, consultants and cancer specialists. There was a strong response from the local NHS, with the summit approaching capacity. The purpose of the Summit was to promote awareness of...
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MP raises concerns over the ending of Cancer Drugs Fund Earlier this week, John Baron MP sponsored and spoke at a reception in Parliament organised by the Rarer Cancers Foundation. The Foundation offers advice and support to families and patients with rare or less common cancers, and aims to raise awareness and provide information...
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MP and hospital asks GPs and medical professionals to mark 28th June Today John Baron MP took part in a photoshoot to promote a local Cancer Summit. The summit was suggested by John in his role as Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer. It will be hosted and organised by Basildon Hospital...
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MP expresses confidence in new management Responding to news of a review into Basildon Hospital’s mortality rates by Sir Bruce Keogh, John Baron MP said, “I fully support any review into the hospital by the NHS. These figures are concerning, and the safety and treatment of patients is of paramount importance. Having met the...
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MP reiterates calls for cancer survival rates to be included in the NHS Commissioning Outcomes Framework Yesterday in the House of Commons, during a Government statement, John Baron MP asked the Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP about earlier diagnosis for cancer patients. The statement was on the first mandate...
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Constituent was one of those who nominated MP for award Earlier this week, John Baron MP was awarded the annual Breakthrough Breast Cancer Patsy Calton Award. The award was given to John both for his efforts to raise the profile of cancer nationally in Parliament and for his work in his constituency to promote...
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MP underlines importance of incentivising earlier diagnosis The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (APPGC), of which John is Chairman, is concerned that the Government may be about to make a major error regarding the incentivisation of earlier diagnosis, which is key to improving cancer survival rates. Late diagnosis makes for poor survival. In July...
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MP criticises NICE recommendations Yesterday the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) published its recommendations for which indicators should be included in the Commissioning Outcomes Frameworks (COF). The COF will be used to hold Clinical Commissioning Groups (which are replacing Primary Care Trusts) to account and will, therefore, do much to set health priorities...
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MP calls for one- and five-year survival rates to be included in NHS Commissioning Outcomes Framework Today during Health Questions in the House of Commons, John Baron MP asked the Minister of State for Cancer Services, Paul Burstow MP, about the inclusion of one-and five-year cancer survival rates inside the NHS Commissioning Outcomes Framework,...
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