Research Briefing
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy
This briefing provides an overview of the proposed Soft Drinks Industry Levy, and a background on sugar and health.
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Research Briefing
Accident and Emergency Statistics: Demand, Performance and Pressure
England's A&E attendances in 2016 were 5.2% higher than in 2015. In 2016 16.2% of patients spent over 4 hours in major A&E departments, compared with 4.8% five years ago. This briefing gives stats on A&E demand, performance and pressure for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Debate Pack
Rollout of superfast broadband to rural communities
MPs will debate the rollout of superfast broadband to rural communities in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 21 February 2017 from 2.30 to 4.00pm. The debate will be led by Alistair Carmichael MP. This House of Commons Library debate pack provides some background information, statistics, press and parliamentary coverage and suggested further reading.
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Research Briefing
Community pharmacy funding
This briefing paper outlines the new funding settlement for NHS contractors providing services under the community pharmacy contractual framework, announced on 20 October 2016. Compared to 2015/16 levels, the funding settlement includes a reduction of 4% in 2016/17 and a further 3.4% in 2017/18.
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Debate Pack
NHS and Social Care Funding
MPs will debate NHS and Social Care Funding on Wednesday 11 January. This will be an be an opposition day debate. This page provides links to relevant library briefing papers and other reports.
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Debate Pack
Cancer Strategy one year on
On Thursday 8 December MPs will take part in a general debate in the House of Commons Chamber on Cancer Strategy one year on. This House of Commons Library briefing provides a background summary, statistics and press and parliamentary coverage of the issues..
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Debate Pack
Reducing health inequality
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in the Commons Chamber on Thursday 24 November 2016 on the motion: ‘That this House calls on the Government to introduce and support effective policy measures to reduce health inequality’ The subject for this debate has been selected by the Backbench Business Committee. The debate will be opened by Dr Sarah Wollaston MP.
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Debate Pack
International Men’s Day
On Thursday 17 November MPs will take part in a debate on International Men's Day. The debate will be opened by Philip Davies MP. This House of Commons Library briefing provides background and statistics as well as press and parliamentary coverage.
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Debate Pack
Community pharmacies
On 20 October 2016, the Government announced a new funding settlement for contractors providing NHS pharmaceutical services under the community pharmacy contractual framework. Compared to 2015/16 levels, the funding settlement includes a reduction of 4% in 2016/17 and a further 3.4% in 2017/18. This briefing includes constituency data on pharmacies, including a list of those expected to be eligible for the Pharmacy Access Scheme. There will be an Opposition Day debate on community pharmacies on Wednesday 2 November 2016 in the Commons chamber.
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Research Briefing
Medicine statistics: GP prescribing by constituency, 2015
Prescribing rates for medicines and drugs vary substantially across the country. These rates provide a useful measure of the burden of illness and disease across the country. This briefing provides 2015 data on prescriptions by GPs in the UK, with local-area data for individual drugs covering each constituency in England.
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