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SB on ward at SGH with Tim Underwood
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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 supports calls to improve diabetes care

Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
Steve Brine MP has shown his support for people living with diabetes by speaking at a reception in Parliament hosted by Diabetes UK.

MP welcomes new primary care plan

Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
Steve Brine MP has welcomed the Government's Primary Care Recovery Plan, during a statement by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the House of Commons. The Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee questioned the timing of the investment asking : "How quickly can the te

NHS dentistry top priority says Steve Brine

Thursday, 27 April, 2023
The Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee has once again called on the Government and NHS England to act urgently to resolve the crisis in NHS dentistry. During a Backbench Business debate in the House of Commons, Steve Brine MP recognised the importance of urgency in responding to t

MP questions strike impact on A&E recovery plan

Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
The Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee has questioned the impact strikes are having on the Government's Urgent and Emergency Care Plan and the wider NHS network. During a session of Oral Questions to the Department for Health and Social Care, the Winchester and Chandler's Ford MP

MP presses Government on infected blood

Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
The Government has given it's latest update on the infected blood inquiry, during a statement to the House of Commons. The Inquiry was setup to examine why men, women and children in the UK were given infected blood and/or infected blood products; the impact on their families; how the authorities (

MP presses Secretary of State as junior doctors strike drags on

Monday, 17 April, 2023
The Government has responded to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons on the junior doctors’ strikes and what steps they are taking to prevent further strike action in the NHS. Coming off the back of 3 days of industrial action by junior doctors following the Easter bank holiday weekend and th
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MPs leads campaigners at Downing Street to hand in petition

Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
Around 80 representatives from dozens of cancer charities and a selection of MPs, including the Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee Steve Brine MP, gathered outside Parliament with a unified message for the Prime Minister: it’s time to address the cancer emergency in Engla
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MP supports hepatitis C testing at Trinity Winchester

Friday, 17 March, 2023
On Friday March 17th, Steve Brine MP visited the Trinity Winchester homeless centre to meet with Hampshire Council health officials and charity workers, who are leading efforts to find and treat people affected by hepatitis C in Winchester. Trinity Winchester addresses the effects of homelessness t
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MP marks Brain Awareness Week by lending support

Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
To mark Brain Awareness Week, March 13-19,  Steve Brine MP joined a group of UK research institutions and charities at the House of Commons to discuss the challenges of fast-forwarding new treatments for neurological diseases.
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Breaking ground at the new St Clements practice in Winchester

Monday, 13 March, 2023
Construction work has now begun for the much-anticipated new St Clements GP surgery in Winchester. The multi-million-pound building is being built on the car park site on the corner of Friarsgate and Upper Brook Street, replacing the current St Clement surgery on Tanner Street.
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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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