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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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A visit to Nuffield Wessex Hospital in Chandler's Ford

Friday, 22 July, 2011
Local MP Steve Brine dropped in to see the team at Nuffield Wessex Hospital on Winchester Road on Friday 22nd July. Steve spoke at length with General Manager Simon Shepherd on a number of issues, including Government health reforms and Nuffield's work as part of the local health economy. Steve wa

MP discusses merger and new stroke unit at RHCH

Friday, 8 July, 2011
Steve Brine visited staff at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital on 8th July to discuss a wide range of topics with CEO Dr Chris Gordon. As well as discussing the ongoing merger plans, Steve visited the new £250,000 Hyper Acute Stroke Unit which has just been unveiled. Since the meeting,

Downing Street, Have a Heart: 232k-signature petition delivered

Thursday, 23 June, 2011
Winchester & Chandler's Ford MP Steve Brine joined local campaigners from across the south in delivering a whopping petition to David Cameron.   On a very wet Wednesday 22nd June, and led by youngsters Aaron Porter and Oliver Diaper, they wheeled 232,733 signatures asking the PM to step i

'Good news' on mixed-sex wards

Tuesday, 24 May, 2011
Winchester MP Steve Brine has welcomed news that the Royal Hampshire County Hospital is taking major steps to get rid of mixed-sex wards, after the Government pledged to stop the practice where it has no clinical justification.   Last year there were over 450 cases of patients being put in mi

Winchester Hospital Radio interview MP

Friday, 13 May, 2011
Steve Brine hosted Anna and Nigel from Winchester Hospital Radio as they took part in a series of pre-recorded interviews ready for Volunteering Week.   The session took place on Friday 13th May after Steve had hosted his regularly packed Friday constituency surgery. Steve said: "I'm always

Inside help for Hospital's outside space

Sunday, 17 April, 2011
Inmates from Winchester Prison have helped the Royal Hampshire County Hospital turn a patch of unused ground into a beautiful garden.   This transformation is the latest success in the partnership between the prison and the hospital.

Steve meets local Parkinsons group in King's Worthy

Tuesday, 12 April, 2011
Winchester MP Steve Brine recently met up with the local Parkinsons branch as they held one of their meetings at Tubbs Hall in King's Worthy on Tuesday 12th April.   Steve, who is Vice-Chair of the All-Party Group for Parkinsons, discussed a range of issues, including access to services and t

Steve welcomes Hospital Broadcasting Week

Tuesday, 29 March, 2011
Winchester MP, and former broadcaster, Steve Brine is delighted that Winchester Hospital Radio is celebrating Hospital Radio Week, running from 26th March until 2nd April.   Winchester Hospital Radio (WHR) is a registered charity (No.

New breast cancer service at Winchester Hospital

Thursday, 17 February, 2011
Steve Brine has welcomed news that a new service benefitting breast cancer patients has arrived at RHCH, already a world-wide centre of excellence for breast surgery. The new One Step Nucleic acid Amplification (OSNA) can detect if cancer cells have spread to the lymph nodes in the armpit, and can

Steve thanks hospital staff

Monday, 20 December, 2010
Winchester MP Steve Brine used a keynote speech to staff at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital to back plans for a possible future merger with Basingstoke.   Mr Brine was invited to address the final ‘Talking Point’ meeting of the year (on 17 December 2010) at which he thanked staff for thei
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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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