Department of Health and Social Care Oral Questions Tuesday, 23 April, 2024 I'm passionate about ensuring the UK's Life Sciences Sector flourishes. Today I asked Minister of State for Health (and my successor) for a progress update on commercial clinical trial recruitment. I was delighted to hear that monthly average recruitment into commercial clinical trials is nearly 5 times the figure it was in June 2023. Great progress but more work to do to ensure the UK is the #1... Articles
Ministerial visits in Oxford 14th February 2023 Today I met with researchers and surgeons at Intuitive Surgical's Oxford site, where they’re building robotic tools to help surgeons carry out complex... Articles
Unity Primary Academy's Miyawaki Forest 10th February 2023 Fantastic to be at Unity Primary Academy for the official launch of their Miyawaki forest. It is a real honour that Colchester is now the home to the very first... Articles
Health Urgent Question 7th February 2023 Responding to the Health Urgent Question on behalf of HM Government this week. Articles
Visit to Darent Valley Hospital 6th February 2023 Today I visited Darent Valley Hospital and met with staff who are working hard to tackle the backlogs caused by the pandemic. Our elective recovery plan is... Articles
West Herts NHS Trust Emergency Department in Watford 30th January 2023 On the day we launch our Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan, Dean Russell MP and I met with staff at West Herts NHS Trust Emergency Department and Ridge... Articles
Gray Dawes Group 27th January 2023 Great to have a catch-up with Suzanne and Clive from the British Travel Association at the Gray Dawes Group, a travel management company which has its HQ in... Articles
Kendall Church of England Primary School Q&A 27th January 2023 A pleasure to visit Kendall CofE Primary School in Colchester for a Q&A with Year 6 following their visit to Parliament in November. It was great to hear about... Articles
Rowlands Pharmacy 20th January 2023 Community pharmacy is playing an increasingly important role in ensuring people in Colchester have convenient walk-in access to the healthcare support and... Articles
£19.66m awarded to Colchester 19th January 2023 I am delighted that, with the support from the Leader of Essex County Council, Cllr Kevin Bentley and the former Leader of The City of Colchester Council, Paul... Articles