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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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MP holds second ASKtheNHS meeting

Saturday, 20 September, 2014
Steve Brine held his second ASKtheNHS public meeting at the United Church in Jewry Street on Saturday 20th September.The focus of this meeting was specifically on the future of local obstetric and maternity care, which could be set for changes if a new acute care hospital is built for the Hampshire

MP visits transformed RHCH

Friday, 9 May, 2014
Steve Brine met with RHCH Chief Executive Mary Edwards following the public meeting he held back in March, to discuss future plans and to look at the transformed frontage of our hospital.   Top of the agenda was the consultation phase in respect of the new Critical Treatment Centre.

Steve chairs packed NHS meeting in Winchester

Thursday, 27 March, 2014
Winchester & Chandler's Ford MP Steve Brine chaired a packed public meeting in the city this evening (27th March 2014) about the future of hospital services for Winchester.   Local NHS bosses outlined plans for a possible reconfiguration of services across Winchester and Basingstoke ahead

Steve Brine speaks as new birthing suites opened

Monday, 20 January, 2014
Steve Brine visited the Royal Hampshire County Hospital on Friday 17th January as Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust officially opened two new birthing suites.   The two suites, named Water Meadow and Willow, were first used in the summer of 2013.

Launch of major health survey

Tuesday, 14 January, 2014
MP Steve Brine has launched a major survey about the local NHS to mark the start of 2014.   The MP for Winchester & Chandler's Ford has produced his Health Check Survey which covers general health policy, hospital as well as primary care and asks for views about the future of hospital ser

MP discusses 'quiet cancer epidemic' with Southampton surgeon

Monday, 16 September, 2013
Steve Brine discussed how the UK can tackle the "quiet epidemic" of oesophageal cancer with a leading Southampton surgeon on Monday 16th September.   The Winchester & Chandler's Ford MP met Mr Tim Underwood, who is based at Southampton General Hospital, who said cases of the cancer – whic
RHCH scanner June 2013

Steve opens new hospital scanners after fire

Friday, 14 June, 2013
The MRI and CT scanners at Royal Hampshire County Hospital were officially reopened on Friday 14th June, as Steve Brine was joined by two special guests to do the honours. Kitty Martin and Daisy Cole, both from The Westgate School, witnessed the fire that gutted the unit back in December

Opening of new outpatient department at RHCH

Friday, 3 May, 2013
Winchester MP Steve Brine was present at the opening of the new outpatient department at Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester on Friday 3rd May.   The new department first opened its doors in the New Year, and all outpatient clinics as well as Audiology and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)

Lifesaving Hampshire Hospital Volunteers Meet International Development Minister

Tuesday, 5 February, 2013
Healthcare staff at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital demonstrated how they have helped reduce child mortality rates in South Sudan when they met International Development Minister, Lynne Featherstone today.   Volunteer doctors, nurses and midwives from the hospital have been training healt

MP welcomes new Outpatient Department at RHCH

Friday, 21 December, 2012
Steve Brine has welcomed the new outpatient department at Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, which will open its doors to patients on Wednesday 2nd January 2013. All outpatient clinics as well as Audiology and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinics will move to the new department on B-Level
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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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