The newly appointed Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock, has accepted an invitation from local MPs to visit their local NHS and Social Care teams in East Sussex.

Local MPs, Huw Merriman and Amber Rudd have welcomed the today’s news (6 June 2018) that East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is no longer in special measures.

Bexhill and Battle MP, Huw Merriman, has helped Alzheimer’s Society to launch their new report, Dementia – the true cost as part of their Fix Dementia Care campaign.

I believe that we have to add extra funding and reform to the NHS. I am no fan of increased taxes; but, in House of Commons yesterday, I called for income tax to be raised to fund services that may be being abused.

Today in Parliament, when debating the NHS I talked positively about what the last Labour Government and current Conservative Government have done.

Speaking this week in Parliament, local MP Huw Merriman welcomed the offer of a 6% per cent pay rise over the next three years for NHS staff and called for an increase in pay for teachers in East Sussex.

Today in the chamber, the Secretary of State for Health welcomed Huw's question about treating those who work in the health service with respect and deference. You can watch Huw's question here: https://goo.gl/NsePh6 and read below. 

Huw: 

Today in the chamber, Huw asked a question to the Secretary of State for Health about the possibility of political parties working together to ensure meaningful reform to the Health and Social Care system.

In the chamber today, Huw asked a question in the debate on the Mental Health Act: Care Quality Commission.

Today Huw met with Emma Friedmann of campaign group FACSaware and his constituent, Carol Short, to discuss the epilepsy drug Sodium Valproate ahead of the Ministerial Statement on the Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review.