Have you ever wondered what Roman Colchester looked like? Now you can see it in incredible detail at the Roman Circus Visitor Centre. This fantastic new exhibit opens from tomorrow and I had a sneak preview this afternoon. A huge amount of work has gone into this scale model!
This afternoon I popped into The Magnet Pub Colchester's first micro pub to discuss the recent changes to simplify the alcohol duty system. We're protecting the price of your pint at the pub and supporting businesses. Local pubs need our support.
It was fantastic to learn about and operate the Versius surgical robot system from CMR Surgical at the Royal Papworth Hospital. They were the first UK hospital to use this robot for thoracic surgery, which can improve outcomes, is less invasive, and speeds up patients' recovery times.
This afternoon I had the pleasure of meeting with the inspirational Naomi Rees-Issitt who founded the OurJay Foundation in memory of her son Jamie alongside her family and Rugby MP Mark Pawsey MP - so far the organisation have installed over 60 publicly accessible defibrillators across Rugby.
Today I visited the ED at University Hospital Coventry which is benefitting from a £15m expansion to increase capacity and improve waiting areas. Our Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan will help improve A&E performance across England, with more beds and ambulances.
This morning I visited the Oxford Community Diagnostic Centre which is a partnership between the local NHS and the independent sector. Partnerships like this, using all available system capacity, are helping to reduce the Covid backlogs and recover diagnostic services.
Today I visited The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust to see first-hand some of the fantastic work they're doing to accelerate the development of new cancer treatments.
Great to meet Ipsen Group's senior leadership team and tour their Wrexham site with Sarah Atherton MP.
I'm committed to building on the progress we've made in research and life sciences, and working with the sector to make the UK a more attractive destination for investors.
