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Primary Care Services for Men: England and Scotland

Tuesday 15 October 2024 · 3 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Primary care is broken with fewer GPs than in 2017.
  • The rate of premature death among men in Johanna Baxter's constituency is 47.9% higher than the UK average.
  • The Labour Government aims to tackle health inequalities and improve the NHS.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Johanna Baxter Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire South
NHS
Context

Lord Darzi's NHS review highlighted that primary care is broken, with fewer GPs than in 2017. In Johanna Baxter's constituency, the rate of premature death among men is higher than the UK average.

Question

If he will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of access to primary care services for men in (a) England and (b) Scotland. Lord Darzi identified that primary care is broken with 1,600 fewer fully qualified GPs than in 2017. In my constituency, the rate of premature death among men is higher than the UK average.

Answer from Andrew Gwynne

Primary care is broken as Lord Darzi identified, with fewer GPs. The SNP Government has questions to answer regarding health inequalities affecting men in the constituency and across Scotland. A summit with Movember to discuss men's health issues is a good idea.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The comparative assessment for England and Scotland was not provided

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Q2 Johanna Baxter Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire South
NHS Mental Health
Context

The number of people who have died by suicide in Renfrewshire has increased to the highest level in 10 years, indicating a concerning trend.

Question

In my Paisley and Renfrewshire South constituency, the rate of premature death in men is 47.9% higher than the UK average. According to National Records of Scotland, the number of people who have died by suicide has increased to the highest level in 10 years. Does my hon. Friend agree that this is a damning indictment of the SNP Government's record on health? Will he commit today to holding a summit in November with Movember?

Answer from Andrew Gwynne

Those statistics are damning and shocking. Health inequalities need tackling, especially regarding the SNP Government's record on health in the constituency and Scotland. A summit with Movember is a good idea to address men's health issues.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The commitment to hold a summit was not explicitly made

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Q3 Seamus Logan SNP Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
NHS
Context

The questioner mentions funding issues raised by Front-Bench colleagues, seeking confirmation on steps to increase health spending.

Question

Will he confirm that it is the policy of his Government to take steps to increase the UK's health spending to the average of other countries in north-west Europe? That would lead to an increase of around £17 billion for the national health service and would help address some of the issues referred to by the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Johanna Baxter).

Answer from Andrew Gwynne

This Labour Government were elected to tackle health inequalities, fix our NHS, and ensure more people live longer, healthier lives. Every single Labour Government has left the country with a better NHS than they inherited.

Not addressed: The policy confirmation on increasing health spending was not given

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