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SB on ward at SGH with Tim Underwood
SB Ask the NHS Sept 2014
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SB cancer roundtable
SB at Winchester Hospice
SB with Alex Whitfield

Steve Brine made the future of our NHS his number one priority from day one and has focused on the issue since he was first elected as our local Member of Parliament in May 2010.

He says; "I was clear health would be my priority and stayed true to my word, immersing myself in truly understanding the issues. You have to see the health economy across the entire area, to see how that fits together in the context of the NHS for the long-term benefit of patients and tax-payers.

"I always approach the issue calmly and in measured terms, as you should expect from a responsible and experienced Member of Parliament."

Steve is clear that his focus on the NHS is about secondary (ie; hospital) care but also encompasses primary care (GP services and community pharmacy), social and community care and mental health services which he is passionate about.

Hampshire Chronicle columns

Steve has written extensively about the NHS and other health matters via his monthly column in the Hampshire Chronicle newspaper over many years. You can access them as follows; August 2017 | January 2017 | October 2016 | Sept 2016 | Sept 2015 | June 2015 | February 2015 | August 2014 | Feb 2014 | all columns before this date are found here.

Below you can access related articles and content from more than a decade of Steve's work in this area ...

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Steve Brine MP HoC May 20 2024

Infected Blood report finally published

Monday, 20 May, 2024
Winchester MP, Steve Brine, has spoken as the long-awaited Infected Blood report is published. Sir Brian Langstaff produced his findings and the parliamentary - as well as Government - response has been swift. The Prime Minister gave an apology on behalf of the nation on Monday and Cabinet Office
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Tribute to CoppaFeel founder remembers city visit

Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
Winchester MP, Steve Brine, has paid tribute to a leading breast cancer campaigner who has died aged 38. Kris Hallenga was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer a decade ago and subsequently founded the charity CoppaFeel. It seeks to teach young women (and me) about cancer - and in particular boob

MP speaks in assisted dying debate

Monday, 29 April, 2024
Members of Parliament from across the parties of the House of the Commons gathered in Westminster Hall to debate an e-petition on assisted dying. The debate was brought forward following a petition calling on the House to hold a vote on the future of assisted dying received over 200,000 signatures,

MP raises complicated hospice funding routes

Monday, 22 April, 2024
The House of Commons held a special debate on funding for hospice-provided palliative care. The debate was brought forwards by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hospices, led by Peter Gibson MP, and calls on integrated care boards (ICB’s) to urgently address funding issues. Member of Parliament

MP backs Smoking & Vapes Bill

Tuesday, 16 April, 2024
The Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee, Steve Brine MP, has backed a Bill which would make it an offence to sell tobacco products to anyone born after 1 January 2009. On Tuesday 16th April MPs voted in favour of the Smoking of Vapes Bill, bringing the UK closer to creating the fir
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National hospital, health and wellbeing conference awards takes place in Winchester

Saturday, 13 April, 2024
National charity the ‘Hospital Broadcasting Association’ brought their annual Conference and Awards to Winchester at the weekend, for the first time!
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Hampshire Chronicle - New hospital and RHCH

Thursday, 21 March, 2024
In the Summer of 2007, shortly after being selected for the new Winchester seat, I produced the first edition of my ‘Winchester Post’ constituency newspaper. The headline said my priority, if elected, would be the local NHS and I have remained true to my word. That publication (and every one since
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Ten years of stroke support group

Thursday, 29 February, 2024
Ten years ago, in 2014, the Chandler's Ford stroke support group was formed to give hope to local people. Local MP, Steve Brine, backed the group at its inception and today dropped into the Dovetail Centre to celebrate its tenth birthday.
Trinity Hospice visit, Jan 2024

Local MP at heart of national debate on assisted dying

Thursday, 29 February, 2024
Winchester & Chandler’s Ford MP, Steve Brine, has today published a major report on the subject of assisted dying.
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MP Unites with Cancer Research UK for World Cancer Day

Wednesday, 7 February, 2024
Steve Brine MP marked World Cancer Day at a special Cancer Research UK event at Westminster this week focussed on improving cancer survival in the UK.  Taking place on the 4th February each year, the awareness day is an international initiative which inspires individuals and communities to uni
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Hampshire Together

Find out more about this major programme looking at the future of health services, including at the RHCH..

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Health Select Committee

Our MP, Steve Brine, chairs the powerful Health & Social Care Select Committee in the House of Commons. You can see more here.

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BrineMinister

From June 2017 to March 2019 Steve was the Public Health Minister working at the heart of Government. See details here of his work across public health, primary care and prevention.

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Steve Brine Winchester and Chandler's Ford

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