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SB on ward at SGH with Tim Underwood
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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 ...

News

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First steps as government seed funding for RHCH comes through

Monday, 3 February, 2020
Our local health Trust has now received confirmation of guidelines and initial seed funding to support the rebuild of RHCH, and has announced plans to bring together a team to begin the work. It is also asking members of the public for their priorities on local healthcare via a survey (see link bel
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MP sees orthopaedic changes first hand

Friday, 17 January, 2020
Steve Brine made his first visit of the new Parliament to RHCH on Friday 17th January to fulfil a promise to visit the orthopaedic wards. The Winchester MP talked to staff and saw for himself how recently-enacted changes are settling down. He visited a handful of wards and the fracture clinic with
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Steve Brine on NHS Pension proposals in Queen’s Speech debate

Thursday, 16 January, 2020
Steve Brine urged doctors’ leaders to recognise a “compromise when they see one” in the House of Commons on Thursday 16th January. The Winchester MP reminded the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock MP, of the ‘robust’ discussion that took place at Winchester hospital back in the autumn over the tax issu
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The importance of Health Visitors

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
Steve Brine spoke in a debate in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 23rd October on the shortage of health visitors in England. Health visitors work with parents and children from mid-pregnancy until school entry, to give every child the best start in life. They are all nurses or midwives
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Steve’s #PriorityNHS praised in Parliament

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
Steve Brine’s near decade of work in the local NHS was praised in Parliament on Wednesday 23rd October. The Winchester & Chandler’s Ford MP’s #PriorityNHS agenda was commended by Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock MP, when Steve intervened on his address to the House, as part of the wi
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Steve and Health Minister pay a visit to Royal Hampshire County Hospital

Monday, 7 October, 2019
Steve Brine brought health minister Caroline Dinenage to the Royal Hampshire County Hospital today (Monday 7 October) to see the impact that central funding is having for the benefit of patients. The Minister of State for Care, and Gosport MP, visited several departments across the hospit
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Steve Brine welcomes major RHCH investment

Monday, 30 September, 2019
Steve Brine told the House of Commons on Monday 30th September that Winchester loves its hospital and constituents are really pleased at the half a billion pounds cash boost for RHCH. Speaking at the Statement on the Health Infrastructure Plan, the Winchester MP, who has made health his number one
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Huge vote of confidence in RHCH

Sunday, 29 September, 2019
Steve Brine says a half-billion pound cash boost for Winchester hospital shows the NHS has great faith in the future of the much-loved Romsey Road site. The Health Secretary today announced seed funding would be made available to enable a £550m rebuild of the Royal Hampshire County Hospital.
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Stars come out for Winchester’s first Starlit Trail  

Monday, 23 September, 2019
Almost 200 people took part in Winchester’s first ever Starlit Trail organised by Wessex Cancer Trust and are well on their way to raising £15,000 to help local families with cancer. Winchester MP and former cancer minister, Steve Brine, welcomed walkers to the Guildhall and spoke about why it is s
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MP to join new HIV Commission

Monday, 22 July, 2019
A new independent commission which aims end HIV transmissions in England within the next 10 years has been launched today (22nd July 2019) and Winchester MP Steve Brine will be among its members. The HIV Commission has been created by the UK’s leading HIV charities, Terrence Higgins Trust and the N
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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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