This story was first published in digitalhealth.net
Hunt wins health role in select committee ballot
Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been elected to head a committee of MPs who will scrutinise the performance of the NHS and government health policy.
Having secured £20 billion in NHS investment and become the longest serving Health Secretary in 2018, Hunt was promoted to Foreign Secretary following Boris Johnson’s resignation from the role, as part of Theresa May’s government.
Hunt said he was ‘honoured’ to be elected as chair of the Health Select Committee and he will now be pressing the government to move quickly to build a cross-party consensus for a funding settlement for care for the elderly.
There is a select committee for each governmental department, with chairs of the committees elected by MPs at the start of each Parliament. Other former cabinet minsters Greg Clark and Karen Bradley were also successful in being elected as chairs of committees, running the science and procedure committees respectively.
The Health Select Committee was previously chaired by Sarah Wollaston, the Liberal Democrat MP who lost her seat in the 2019 General Election.
Latest News
16/02/2024 - 12:56
Hammersmith and Fulham Council has created a new alliance intended to clean dirty air and improve residents' health.
16/02/2024 - 10:44
Two million more GP appointments a month are being delivered for patients compared to the same month before the pandemic as part of the NHS primary care access recovery plan according to new NHS data.
15/02/2024 - 10:26
The Welsh Government has provided innovation funding of £380,000 to support two projects utilising technology in domiciliary care.
15/02/2024 - 10:13
The new Scottish health secretary has met with frontline staff at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
14/02/2024 - 10:27
The North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) has appointed three new Executive Directors to the Trust Board.
Product Features
UK Building Regulations highlight toxic gas and smoke from layers of paint built up over multiple redecorations as a major cause of permanent ill health or death in a building fire.
Their concern rose with discovery the flame retardant paints most widely used paint along escape routes have been ones which to this day counter-productively use emission of heavy toxic gas to smother flames which rapidly spread along walls if layers of paint delaminate in a fire.
Supplier Profiles
Northwich’s Victoria Infirmary (VIN) Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has enabled more patients
Adveco, the commercial hot water specialist, announces the launch of live metering of domestic ho
Latest Features
Sarah Greenslade, public affairs and communications officer at the British Parking Association looks at some of the problems and innovations in healthcare parking
It’s easy to assume that the comms team is there to handle press enquiries and the occasional social media storm – but the reality is that strategic communications can make a measurable impact across the entire organisation, from operational to financial, when done properly
