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PMQ on Wycombe hospital – what was said

by Steve Baker 9 February 2012 in Politics 3 comments

Via Hansard: Q9. [93975] Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con): On Monday I visited the offices of the Bucks Free Press to hear what my constituents have been saying about proposed changes to health services at Wycombe hospital. I can tell the Prime Minister that Labour’s tragic legacy in my constituency is […]

Today, I raised Wycombe Hospital at PMQs

by Steve Baker 8 February 2012 in Politics 1 comment

Today, I asked David Cameron about Wycombe Hospital during Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons. The context is the Better Healthcare in Bucks consultation. On a day when PMQs were dominated by health service reform, I said I had visited the offices of the Bucks Free Press on Monday to see readers’ […]

Wycombe Hospital – consultation events in February

by Steve Baker 1 February 2012 in Politics Comments are Disabled

Via Better Healthcare in Bucks » Events, the consultation events and roadshows for our local NHS services in February: Consultation event 2nd Marlow Court Gardens | 6.30pm- 9.30pm 8th Buckingham Community Centre | 6.30pm- 9.30pm Map 13th South Bucks Evreham Centre – Iver | 2pm- 5pm Map 21st Aylesbury – Oculus, Aylesbury Vale […]

Re-launch of the Royal College of Midwives Parliamentary Panel

by Steve Baker 29 November 2011 in Politics Comments are Disabled

Last Wednesday, I attended the re-launch of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Parliamentary Panel. The meeting coincided with the publishing of a report by the RCM on the State of Maternity Services in the UK. This revealed that the number of births per year increased by 22% between 2001 […]

MP Steve Baker calls for community to run hospital if NHS plans ‘don’t work’

by Steve Baker 15 October 2011 in Politics 1 comment

MP Steve Baker tonight called on the community to claim control of Wycombe Hospital if further changes brought in by the NHS “don’t work”. Chairing a meeting at Great Marlow School, he said he is “inclined to trust” health chiefs over their plans for the hospital, but urged people to […]

Vampire squid state capitalism – a debate on the Private Finance Initiative

by Steve Baker 24 June 2011 in Politics 1 comment

My colleague Jesse Norman MP has done some fantastic work towards obtaining rebates on exorbitant private finance initiative (PFI) contracts. See for example his article It is time to derail the PFI gravy train. To that end, yesterday we held a lengthy debate in Westminster Hall which you can find here. PFI really […]

CentreRight: Health Reform

by Steve Baker 19 July 2010 in Politics Comments are Disabled

Over at CentreRight, I explain why I support Andrew Lansley’s health reforms: In terms of the anxiety and concern felt by Wycombe constituents, no other issue compares to the future of our hospital and local health care. That’s why, as MP for Wycombe, the NHS is my top local priority. […]

Teck Khong: NHS reform must tackle the fundamental flaws in its management, its funding, and the maintenance of professional standards

by Steve Baker 6 July 2010 in Politics Comments are Disabled

A doctor and Conservative candidate writes on health reform and it’s very much to the point of our local experience: A renewal of the NHS must not be piecemeal or deal with the symptoms. It must tackle the fundamental flaws – in its management, its funding, and the maintenance of […]

Maternity at Wycombe Hospital

by Steve Baker 5 July 2010 in Politics Comments are Disabled

First, we found Wycombe’s midwife-led maternity unit was at risk of temporary closure: Wycombe Hospital unit could close for months. I called for radical reform: Wycombe MP calls for radical health care shake-up. Finally, the editor kindly supported this view: MP’s plan can prevent vanishing maternity. Having met Andrew Lansley MP, the Health […]

Summary of the week – 27 Jun 2010

by Steve Baker 27 June 2010 in Politics Comments are Disabled

Highlights from the past week: On Monday, I attended the beginning of Armed Forces Week in Wycombe. Budget statement on Tuesday by the Chancellor. I spoke in the debate receiving a warm reception from Prof. Kevin Dowd on the Institute for Economic Affairs’ blog. The first Cobden Centre Austrian School […]