Fighting for a health centre for Witham
During the recent Department for Health & Social Care oral parliamentary question session in the House of Commons, Priti pressed the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care for a new healthcare centre in Witham Town to ensure more resources are provided to meet local health needs across …
Priti and mental health charity have a meeting of minds
Witham MP, Priti Patel, recently met with mental health charity Mind and their team in the Mid and North Essex branch, based in Maldon, to discuss their work in helping those in need of mental health support. During the meeting, Priti met Ms Ginny Idehen, the Chief Executive Officer of …
Priti supports World Diabetes Day
Witham MP Priti Patel was pleased to this month mark World Diabetes Day. On the 13th November, Priti met with campaigners and health professionals to discuss support for people living with diabetes. Priti said: “It is essential that we work together across government and the NHS to raise awareness of …
Meeting Mid & South Essex Cancer Stewards
Priti recently visited Broomfield Hospital to meet with the cancer stewards to discuss their achievements and future plans for tackling cancer across Mid and South Essex. During her visit, she met with Leigh Belcher (Lead Cancer Stewards) and a number of her colleagues who are part of the Mid & …
Priti to Chancellor – scrap immoral VAT on life saving defibrillators
Witham MP Priti Patel recently met with representatives from the Scrap the Heart Restart Tax campaign in Parliament in support of the campaign to scrap VAT on defibrillators. Priti spoke with Jack Hurley whose life was saved by a defibrillator when he suffered cardiac arrest while playing football. Jack and …
Supporting World Mental Health Day
Witham MP Priti Patel visited The Lakes mental health unit at Colchester Hospital to meet with staff and leadership of the Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust. During the visit, which coincided with World Mental Health Day, Priti met with staff on two wards who work on the urgent care pathway …
Update meetings with local GP surgeries
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, recently visited both the Coggeshall Surgery and Douglas Grove Surgery in Witham where she met with practice managers, GP partners and staff to discuss the current provision of healthcare services locally in the community, and some of the current challenges that are …
Announcement of new chair for Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, has welcomed the announcement of the new Chair of the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry, Baroness Kate Lampard. Baroness Lampard will bring certainty and her experience in leading such inquiries will bring comfort to the many families which have been affected and …
Witham MP presses Health Secretary for update on the statutory inquiry into mental health services in Essex
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, has written to the Health Secretary, the Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, for an update on the inquiry into mental health services in Essex, following the announcement that it would be moving to a statutory footing. The independent inquiry into mental health …
Priti welcomes Essex mental health statutory inquiry decision
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel, has welcomed the decision taken by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to put the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry onto a statutory footing. The announcement was made in a statement in the House of Commons this week (28 June 2023) …