Investing in Our NHS

I spent a very moving few hours at the Farleigh Hospice today, talking with some of people they are caring for, families, staff, volunteers and fundraisers.

I have been meeting Chelmsford GPs to understand better how they are using new triage methods to get better treatments and appointments for patients.

In July, it was a great joy for me to attend the graduation of Anglia Ruskin University’s first cohort of medical students. This is the first time that medical doctors have ever been trained in Essex. 

The Chelmsford based charity Blesma, The Limbless Veterans has been supporting servicemen who have lost limbs for over 90 years. They have nearly 3,000 members across the UK of men, and women, who have served in our armed forces and lost limbs.

It has been a busy end to the parliamentary term in Westminster.

It was a joyous start to the week to join the medical doctors graduating at the graduation ceremony in Chelmsford Cathedral on Monday 17th July.

The first ever student to graduate as a Medical Doctor in Essex doffed his mortar board and was recognised as a graduate at the ceremony in Chelmsford Cathedral on Monday 17th July 2023.

I have recently been nominated to join a Parliamentary Partnership between the UK Parliament and the European Parliament.   This brings together cross party MPs, members of the House of Lords and Members of the European Parliament.  The Partnership meets twice a year, once in London and once in B

Recently, it was the NHS’s 75th Birthday. I come from a big NHS family and a huge thank you to all who work in the NHS.

As an MP, I am often asked to help with a range of local, national and international issues.  This week all three came up.