Campaigning for Better Healthcare

I enjoyed visiting Gohil's Pharmacy in Sleaford recently where I met pharmacy owner Andrea Modamudamburiand and Tracey Latham-Green, Chief Officer of Community Pharmacy Lincolnshire.

It was great to speak to Minister Maria Caulfield last week together with fellow Lincolnshire MPs to continue to raise our constituents' concerns about provision for NHS dental services in our county.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Derek Laird, Chief Executive of Thames Ambulance Service Limited (TASL), to discuss the importance of the non-emergency transport in the local area.

The Government have announced that they will be investing an additional £8.9 million to urgently give more people access to high quality dental care in the Midlands.

I had a productive meeting with the Vice Chancellor of Lincoln University, Professor Juster today.

As constituents are aware, the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has, like a number of other Trusts across the country, declared an ‘internal critical incident’ and is facing pressures primarily as a result of high levels of staff absences and challenges in relation to the Omicron variant.

It is great news that the Department of Health and Social Care has announced significant investment in Lincolnshire hospitals which my constituents in Sleaford and North Hykeham rely on.

Today, I raised my constituents' difficulties in accessing NHS dental services with the Prime Minister in PMQs, and asked him for support with my campaign for a Lincolnshire dental school.

I had a productive meeting with the Minister for Patient Safety and Primary Care, Maria Caulfield yesterday.

I had the pleasure of chairing the Westminster Health Forum this week which focussed on the next steps for improving child health including integrated service delivery, priorities for mental health, and tackling health inequalities.