First up today is Home Office Questions at 2.30 in the Commons. We are also passing the Mesothelioma Bill through the House of Commons as well. I have represented those who have suffered from the affects of this terrible disease arising out of asbestos poisoning, and am pleased it is the Coalition government that is passing this into law. I am also looking forward to welcoming the Norethumberland team behind local business, Jaspers Dog Treats, who are down in the House of Commons this afternoon for the Ready For Business Awards, of which I will blog more later.
On Tuesday I am also meeting my clinical commissioning group leader and the head of the ambulance trust for meetings, whilst on Thursday we have the Autumn Statement. I have made the case to the Chancellor on several issues in meetings I have had with him, in particular the cost of fuel.
Aside from all this I have several key constituency casework meetings, and a load of Home Office work to do.
Monday, 2 December 2013
Sunday, 1 December 2013
2014 filling up already - put June 8th for Party in Ponteland Park in your diary
Also booked up is the Prudhoe summer fair the previous weekend on June 1st.
This job is the best [and sometimes the worst] I have ever come across for diary planning. I have now got a whole series of summer 2014 commitments that I have accepted. I always say to anyone who wants me to come along to events please contact us early as I lose all control over my diary a minimum of 3 months in advance. For example, most of my summer 2014 is already booked up. However, I am particularly pleased to plug the summer 2014 Part in Ponteland Park, which I love going to, and will be opening next summer. Put it in your diary. I attach below what they have sent me:
"This will be the twelfth year that the Churches Together in Ponteland have run the Party in the Park. It will be held on Sunday June 8th 2014. This is a family fun day when many of the residents of Ponteland turn out and enjoy themselves. Many local charities and organisations are represented at the event.
We very much hope you can attend the event again and this year we would like to invite you to open the proceedings at 2pm."
This job is the best [and sometimes the worst] I have ever come across for diary planning. I have now got a whole series of summer 2014 commitments that I have accepted. I always say to anyone who wants me to come along to events please contact us early as I lose all control over my diary a minimum of 3 months in advance. For example, most of my summer 2014 is already booked up. However, I am particularly pleased to plug the summer 2014 Part in Ponteland Park, which I love going to, and will be opening next summer. Put it in your diary. I attach below what they have sent me:
"This will be the twelfth year that the Churches Together in Ponteland have run the Party in the Park. It will be held on Sunday June 8th 2014. This is a family fun day when many of the residents of Ponteland turn out and enjoy themselves. Many local charities and organisations are represented at the event.
We very much hope you can attend the event again and this year we would like to invite you to open the proceedings at 2pm."
G8 to discuss care of Dementia as UK dementia map also launched
David Cameron will next month host a summit of ministers from the G8 nations to discuss dementia care. It is hoped that this event will see the start of a drive to change attitudes towards the condition.
We want to tackle the stigma that still surrounds this disease — and make dementia a “normal” disease we talk about, cope with and confront openly.
On Thursday parliament held a brief debate on dementia. Due to other commitments I was not able to speak but noted the recent comments of Jeremy Hunt, who said:
“With advances in medical science, the commitment of governments across the world and a willingness from everyone to change attitudes, we truly can be the generation that beats dementia.”
My conservative colleague Tracey Crouch, spoke in the debate, saying that improving the treatment of sufferers needs “a change in the language that we use when talking about care”.
She said: “If we talked about weekly art lessons, which have been proved to provide an improvement in cognitive function, as a therapy rather than an activity then we could hope to see a change in attitude towards research in this area.”
This week the Health Secretary also launched a dementia map identifying the differences in diagnosis across the country:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10482464/Dementia-map-how-diagnosis-rates-vary-across-England.html
Locally in Tynedale we have outstanding dementia care but over the next year we should be seeing how we can do better.
We want to tackle the stigma that still surrounds this disease — and make dementia a “normal” disease we talk about, cope with and confront openly.
On Thursday parliament held a brief debate on dementia. Due to other commitments I was not able to speak but noted the recent comments of Jeremy Hunt, who said:
“With advances in medical science, the commitment of governments across the world and a willingness from everyone to change attitudes, we truly can be the generation that beats dementia.”
My conservative colleague Tracey Crouch, spoke in the debate, saying that improving the treatment of sufferers needs “a change in the language that we use when talking about care”.
She said: “If we talked about weekly art lessons, which have been proved to provide an improvement in cognitive function, as a therapy rather than an activity then we could hope to see a change in attitude towards research in this area.”
This week the Health Secretary also launched a dementia map identifying the differences in diagnosis across the country:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10482464/Dementia-map-how-diagnosis-rates-vary-across-England.html
Locally in Tynedale we have outstanding dementia care but over the next year we should be seeing how we can do better.
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