Departments: Press Mr. Lansley To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many press briefings have been held by her Department since May 2005; what the subject of each press briefing was; and whether representatives of (a) the Daily Mail, (b) the Daily Express and (c) The Daily Telegraph were invited in each case. Mr. Ivan Lewis There have been 67 press briefings on a range of subjects since May 2005 and these are listed as follows. In each case, an operational note was sent to news organisations inviting them to the briefing. This includes representatives of The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and Daily Express. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Subjects | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May 2005 |Heart operations | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Launch of Care Record Guarantee | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |June 2005 |Briefing by Committee of Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Press briefing on the launch of smoking consultation | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Latest MRSA rates published | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |New NHS anti smoking ad campaign launched | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |New era for NHS ambulance services | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |July 2005 |New statutory hygiene code and Legislative proposals for Action Health on Health Care Associated Infections In England| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |New statutory hygiene code and inspection regime for NHS | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Chief Medical Officer publishes annual report | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |vCJD and blood donation | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August 2005 |Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |October 2005 |New pay agreement for cleaners, caterers, and porters | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |NHS Redress Bill | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Health Work and Wellbeing Strategy | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Revised contingency plans for pandemic flu | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Pandemic preparedness | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Your Health, Your Care, Your Say | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Health Bill | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |November 2005 |Faster drugs guidance for the NHS | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Proposals for a new role—Medical Care Practitioners (MCPs) | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |December 2005 |Publication of Chief Executives Report to the NHS | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Choice in the NHS | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |January 2006 |Community health and care services white paper | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |February 2006 |MRSA statistics | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Childhood immunisation programme | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Good Corporate Citizenship Self-assessment Model | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2006 |Mental health legislation | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Pay Awards for NHS Staff | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 2006 |New dental contract | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Older people’s National Service Framework | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Mental Health Nursing | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Small Change Big Difference | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May 2006 |Reconfiguration of Primary Care Trusts and Ambulance Trusts | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |June 2006 |Junior doctor training | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |National Programme for IT in the NHS | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Investment in the new generation of community hospitals | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Seasonal flu vaccine | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |July 2006 |Cash boost for community hospitals | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Tackling hidden waiting lists | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Review of doctors’ regulation | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Payment by Results | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Chief Medical Officer Publishes Fifth Annual Report | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August 2006 |Reform plans for pathology services | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |September 2006|New work programme to reduce the number of ineffective treatments in the NHS | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Seasonal flu vaccine | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |October 2006 |Health Challenge England | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Know Your Limits alcohol harm reduction campaign | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |NHS efficiency | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |November 2006 |Sexual health campaign | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Mental health bill | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Future regulation of health and adult social care | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |New Practice Based Commissioning Guidance | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |GP patient survey | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |December 2006 |NHS chief executive to set out blueprint for 2007-08 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Revised law on assisted reproduction | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Electronic care record | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |HOOK campaign | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |18 week target | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |January 2007 |Seasonal flu vaccination | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |February 2007 |GP services | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Children’s and maternity services | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Professional regulation white paper and response to 5th Shipman inquiry | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |White paper on regulation of health professionals—pharmacy aspects | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |New second hand smoke ad campaign | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March 2007 |NHS pay awards | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------