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DHSC's ministerial meetings, January to March 2020
Updated 24 October 2022
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hancock | 07/01/2020 | Royal College of Nursing | To update the Royal College of Nursing on the government manifesto commitment of emplying 50,000 more nurses |
| Matt Hancock | 09/01/2020 | General Medical Council | Reform to registration processes |
| Matt Hancock | 14/01/2020 | Local Government Association | To discuss Social Care |
| Matt Hancock | 15/01/2020 | Timpson | To discuss workforce culture and leadership |
| Matt Hancock | 15/01/2020 | Methods | To discuss tech, digital and data in the NHS |
| Matt Hancock | 17/01/2020 | Oxford University | To discuss vaccine development |
| Matt Hancock | 21/01/2020 | British Medical Association Junior Doctors | Introduction meeting with new Chair of the Association |
| Matt Hancock | 22/01/2020 | Bridgemere and Circle Group | NHS use of private sector capacity |
| Matt Hancock | 23/01/2020 | Prime Minister, Health and Social Care Sustainability Research Centre, Age UK | Social Care Reform |
| Matt Hancock | 23/01/2020 | Chilren's Commissioner | To discuss social media harms, mental health and learning disabilities |
| Matt Hancock | 23/01/2020 | Royal College of General Practioners | Introduction meeting with new Chair of the College |
| Matt Hancock | 27/01/2020 | Nursing & Midwifery Council | To discuss reform of midwife registration |
| Matt Hancock | 04/02/2020 | NHS Providers | Discuss the government's commitment to build 40 New Hospitals |
| Matt Hancock | 05/02/2020 | Academy of Medical Royal Colleges | Discuss Manifesto commitments on workforce, and patient safety investigations |
| Matt Hancock | 11/02/2020 | Prime Minister, Health and Social Care Sustainability Research Centre, Age UK | Social Care Reform |
| Matt Hancock | 02/03/2020 | Medicinal Cannabis meeting (GW Pharma, Association of Specialist Company Chemists Association, National Pharmacy Association,Sapphire Clinics, Tilray, Centre for Medicinal Cannabis, Canopy Growth/Spectrum, Canopy Growth/Spectrum, EMMAC, Epilepsy Action, End Our Pain, Grow Biotech | Meeting with key stakeholders to discuss medicinal cannabis and ways to reduce the cost of prescriptions. |
| Matt Hancock | 02/03/2020 | GW Pharma, Association of Specialist Company Chemists Association, National Pharmacy Association,Sapphire Clinics, Tilray, Centre for Medicinal Cannabis, Canopy Growth/Spectrum, Canopy Growth/Spectrum, EMMAC, Epilepsy Action, End Our Pain, Grow Biotech | To discuss medicinal cannabis and prescription costs |
| Matt Hancock | 11/03/2020 | Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Palantir, IQVIA, Uber, Facebook, Benevolent, Babylon, Improbable, Oxford Nanopore, Kainos, Local Globe, Entrepreneur First, EF, EE, Livi, Tech Nation, TechUK, PUBLIC, Deliveroo, Faculty. | Roundtable on Covid-19 to discuss how the tech sector can support the Covid-19 response. |
| Matt Hancock | 17/03/2020 | Wellcome Trust, Alliance Boots, Roche, Thermofisher, Thriva, 23 and me, Medsci, Altona Diagnostics, Randox, Qiagen, Luminec Corp, Amazon, Serco, Brunel University, Babylon Health, TDL Pathology | To discuss mass testing for COVID |
| Matt Hancock | 18/03/2020 | Family members of a deceased individual | Meeting to disucss ambulance waiting times |
| Matt Hancock | 25/03/2020 | Local Government Association | To discuss covid response |
| Nicola Blackwood | 07/01/2020 | President, Global Affairs of GlaxoSmithKline | Meeting to discuss EU Relationship Group |
| Nicola Blackwood | 08/01/2020 | GSK (GlaxoSmithKline), AZ (AstraZeneca), ABPI (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry), BIA (BioIndustry Association), Heptares, ABHI (Association of British HealthTech Industries), CRUK (Cancer Research UK), Philips, ABPI (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry), GSK (GlaxoSmithKline), OLS (Office for Life Sciences), HMRC (HM Revenue and Customs), AZ (AstraZeneca) | EU Relationship Group (EURG) roundtable meeting to discuss Life Sciences and EU Exit. |
| Nicola Blackwood | 15/01/2020 | Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry | Introductory meeting with the new Chief Executive to discuss EU Exit and working together. |
| Nicola Blackwood | 21/01/2020 | Oxford University | To discuss Professor John Bell role as government life sciences champion |
| Nicola Blackwood | 23/01/2020 | Apple | Meeting to discuss regulatory challenges to innovation and paticularly how they impact the Apple Watch (PJ) |
| Nicola Blackwood | 28/01/2020 | Mologic | Meeting to discuss Innovation in digital health |
| Nicola Blackwood | 30/01/2020 | Pfizer | Meeting to discuss access to medicines |
| Nicola Blackwood | 03/02/2020 | ABPI (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, BIA (BioIndustry Association), Bayer UK& Ireland, Roche, GSK (GlaxoSmithKline), DHSC (Department of Health and Social Care), OLS (Office for Life Sciences) , NHSE (NHS England), NICE (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence), MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency), Alzheimers Research UK, CRUK (Cancer Research UK) | Roundtable meeting to disucss Patient access to Medicines Partnership |
| Nicola Blackwood | 04/02/2020 | EU Relationship Group (EURG), GSK (GlaxoSmithKline), AZ (AstraZeneca), ABPI (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry), BIA (BioIndustry Association), Heptares, ABHI (Association of British HealthTech Industries), CRUK (Cancer Research UK), Philips, ABPI (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry), GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) OLS (Office for Life Sciences) | Roundtable meeting to discuss Life Sciences and EU Exit. |
| Nicola Blackwood | 12/02/2020 | CRUK | Meeting to discuss research and clinical trials |
| James Bethell | 16/03/2020 | Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry | To discuss Covid-19 and what could be done to build up diagnostics industry in the UK |
| James Bethell | 18/03/2020 | Thermofisher | Covid-19 Mapping Session |
| James Bethell | 18/03/2020 | Deloitte | To discuss testing (Covid-19) |
| James Bethell | 18/03/2020 | Cabinet Office, Thermofisher, Randox, Oxford University, Wellcome Trust, Amazon. | To discuss testing delivery |
| James Bethell | 18/03/2020 | Sir John Bell, Amazon, PHE, MHRA, Wellcome Trust, NHSX | To discuss home testing for Covid-19 |
| James Bethell | 19/03/2020 | UnifAI Technology | To discuss testing (Covid-19) |
| James Bethell | 19/03/2020 | Association of British HealthTech Industries | Introductory call to discuss Testing (Covid-19) |
| James Bethell | 19/03/2020 | McKinsey & Company | To discuss testing (Covid-19) |
| James Bethell | 23/03/2020 | Amazon UK | To discuss testing (Covid-19) |
| James Bethell | 25/03/2020 | Deloitte LLP | To discuss testing (Covid-19) |
| James Bethell | 27/03/2020 | Astra Zeneca | To discuss testing (Covid-19) |
| James Bethell | 27/03/2020 | R&D Procurement of GlaxoSmithKline | To discuss testing (Covid-19) |
| James Bethell | 27/03/2020 | GSK | To discuss testing (Covid-19) |
| James Bethell | 28/03/2020 | Chinese delegation | Meeting to enhance diplomatic relations and thank them for their donation - FCO recommendation |
| James Bethell | 30/03/2020 | Social Enterprise UK | To discuss COVID-19 support for NHS related businesses |
| James Bethell | 30/03/2020 | British Business Bank | To discuss investment in life science |
| James Bethell | 31/03/2020 | Life Sciences Industrial Strategy Implementation Board (LSISIB) (Innovate UK Medical Research Council, Biobank, NHS Digital, NICE, DIT (Department For International Trade), BIA (BioIndustry Association), ABPI ((Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry), ABHI (Association of British HealthTech Industries), AstraZeneca, J&J (Johnson & Johnson Innovation), MSD, Phillips, UCB , GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) | Meeting to discuss life sciences industrial strategy, this meeting focused on governements repsonse to COVID-19 and asks of industry |
| James Bethell | 31/03/2020 | AstraZeneca | To discuss building up domestic testing capacity (Covid-19) |
| James Bethell | 31/03/2020 | Imperial College London | To discuss virology and serology |
| Nadine Dorries | 09/01/2020 | MIND | Discuss the Government's Priorities for Mental Health in 2020 |
| Nadine Dorries | 09/01/2020 | MH Act Review | Discuss next steps for the Publication of the Mental Health Act White Paper |
| Nadine Dorries | 15/01/2020 | National Suicide Prevention Strategy Lead for England | Discuss the Government's Priorities for Mental Health in 2020 - pre meet ahead of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy Advisory Group Meeting the following week. |
| Nadine Dorries | 15/01/2020 | Samiritans | Discuss Suicide Prevention |
| Nadine Dorries | 15/01/2020 | Support After Suicide Partnership | Discuss Suicide Prevention and support |
| Nadine Dorries | 21/01/2020 | National Suicide Prevention Strategy Lead for England | Discuss Mental Health, pre-meet before NSPSAG |
| Nadine Dorries | 21/01/2020 | National Suicide Prevention Strategic Advisory Group (NSPSAG) | Discuss Mental Health, meeting co-chaired with Professor Louis Appleby |
| Nadine Dorries | 29/01/2020 | National Guardian's Office | Discuss Patient Safety and Freedom to Speak Up Agenda |
| Nadine Dorries | 29/01/2020 | Independent Healthcare Provider Network | To discuss the Paterson Inquiry |
| Nadine Dorries | 03/02/2020 | Rt Rvd Graham James | Discuss the Paterson Inquiry |
| Nadine Dorries | 05/02/2020 | Sir Robert Francis QC | Discuss patient experience, complaints and whistleblowing in the health service |
| Nadine Dorries | 12/02/2020 | Behavioural Insights Team | Discuss Behavioural Insights and impacts on Mental Health |
| Nadine Dorries | 23/02/2020 | YoungMinds | Discuss Children and Young People's Mental Health, specifically on cross-government work to place more Mental Health support in schools |
| Nadine Dorries | 03/03/2020 | MIND | Discuss Mental Health in the workplace, cross-government work on Mental Health, the NHS People Plan and the Mental Health Act Review. |
| Nadine Dorries | 03/03/2020 | Mental Health Policy Group (comprised of the following six MH organisations: Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Network, Mind, Rethink Mental Illness and the Royal College of Psychiatrists) | Meeting to discuss Mental Health, specifically the Minister's priorities on Mental Health, the NHS Long Term Plan and the affects it will have on Capital Funding & Workforce, the Mental Health Act Review and the Social Care and Prevention Green Papers |
| Nadine Dorries | 03/03/2020 | Rethink Mental Illness | Meeting to discuss Mental Health Rehabilitation Services |
| Jo Churchill | 08/01/2020 | NHSE, Royal College General Practicioners, General Practitioners Committee, British Medical Association, CQC, The Forge Medical Group,Operose Health, The Willow Group | To discuss primary care priorities. |
| Jo Churchill | 13/01/2020 | Royal College of General Practitioners | To discuss manifesto commitments for general practice. |
| Jo Churchill | 21/01/2020 | Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust | To discuss Cervical Cancer Awareness Week and raising awareness of importance of cervical screening. |
| Jo Churchill | 22/01/2020 | Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | Meeting to discuss the Hospital Food Review |
| Jo Churchill | 22/01/2020 | Action on Smoking & Health, RCP, CRUK, Fresh North East, GMHSC Partnership | To discuss Government’s Smokefree 2030 ambition. |
| Jo Churchill | 29/01/2020 | Mutual Ventures | To discuss primary care networks. |
| Jo Churchill | 06/02/2020 | APPG on Children, Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer CLIC Sargent Teenage Cancer Trust | Annual General Meeting to discuss early diagnosis of cancer in children, teenagers and young adults. |
| Jo Churchill | 10/02/2020 | Obesity Health Alliance Lead, Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation | Obesity Health Alliance Steering Group meeting |
| Jo Churchill | 11/02/2020 | Jamie Oliver, Bite Back | To discuss food products and childrens health. |
| Jo Churchill | 25/02/2020 | Institue of Health Equity | The Marmot Review launch event |
| Jo Churchill | 25/02/2020 | Grahame Morris MP, Tim Farron MP, APPG | To discuss provision of NHS radiotherapy services |
| Jo Churchill | 26/02/2020 | Kate Green MP and constituent | To discuss dental treatment for cancer patients |
| Jo Churchill | 03/03/2020 | Breast Cancer Now | To discuss secondary breast cancer report and petition. |
| Jo Churchill | 03/03/2020 | The Parent - Infant Foundation, Institute of Health Visiting | To discuss Healthy Child Programme |
| Jo Churchill | 04/03/2020 | Phil Shelley and Prue Leith | To discuss Hospital Food Review. |
| Jo Churchill | 04/03/2020 | Rohde Public Policy Group | Parliamentary roundtable on healthy ageing |
| Jo Churchill | 18/03/2020 | PSNC | Call to discuss update on community pharmacy services |
| Jo Churchill | 27/03/2020 | NHSE, Care Quality Comission, British Medical Association, Royal College of General Practitioners, British Dental Association, Queen’s Nursing Institute, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, Royal College of Nursing, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee | Discussion with key stakeholders on coronavirus services and impacts. |
| Caroline Dinenage | 21/01/2020 | Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | To discuss work on women's health and the ‘better for women’ report |
| Caroline Dinenage | 29/01/2020 | Matt Western MP, Care Companion, Warwickshire County Council, Global Initiative Ltd | To discuss the work of care companion with local communities |
| Helen Whately | 02/03/2020 | Bexley LA and David Evennett MP | To discuss solutions to social care costs |
| Helen Whately | 03/03/2020 | British Medical Association | To discuss the Budget and pension reform |
| Helen Whately | 04/03/2020 | British Medical Association | To discussion the Budget and potential pension reform |
| Helen Whately | 04/03/2020 | Public Health England, Alzhemimers Research UK, NHSE, Race Equality Foundation, Alzhemimer's Society, Skills for Care, 3 Nations Dementia Working Group, Dementia Envoy, Royal College of General Practitioners, Local Government Association, Medical Research Council, Carers UK, National Institute for Health Research, Dementia Industry Group, National Dementia Action Alliance, Health Education England, Age UK, Hospice UK, Association of Directors Adult Social Services, NHSI, Care England, Dementia Friendly Communities Champions Group, Stroke Association | Roundtable to receive a progress update and discuss development of a new Dementia Strategy |
| Helen Whately | 09/03/2020 | Healthwatch | Introductory meeting to discuss Healthwatch's role and observations. |
| Helen Whately | 11/03/2020 | British Medical Association | To brief the British Medical Association about the pension changes that would be announced at Budget |
| Helen Whately | 11/03/2020 | Academy of Medical Royal Colleges | To brief the Academy about the pension changes that would be announced at Budget |
| Helen Whately | 12/03/2020 | Roundtable with Social Care Providers | To discuss social care provision |
| Helen Whately | 19/03/2020 | LGA, ADASS, Homecare Association, Care England and National Care Association | To discuss impact of Covid-19 on social care providers and carers |
| Helen Whately | 23/03/2020 | National Care Association | To discuss impact of Covid-19 on social care providers and carers |
| Helen Whately | 24/03/2020 | Skills for Care | To discuss social care workforce concerns |
| Helen Whately | 25/03/2020 | Royal College of Nursing | To discuss NHS workforce |
| Helen Whately | 25/03/2020 | Carers UK, Age UK | To discuss social care |
| Helen Whately | 26/03/2020 | HC-ONE | To discuss a teleconference with social care representatives |
| Helen Whately | 26/03/2020 | Oxfordshire County Council, Central Bedfordshire County Council, Norfolk County Council, Homecare Association, Care England, Care Provider alliance, National Care Association, Hertfordshire County Council, arc UK | To discuss the impact of Covid-19 on social care providers and carers |
| Helen Whately | 27/03/2020 | British Medical Association | To discuss the government's response to Covid-19 |
| Helen Whately | 27/03/2020 | Nursing and Midwifery Council | To discuss the NHS workforce and COVID 19 |
| Ed Argar | 08/01/2020 | NHS Wales | To meet one of the candidiates for NHS Pay Review Body before the final appointment was made. |
| Ed Argar | 09/01/2020 | UK Statistic Authority & NH Trust | To meet one of the candidates for NHS Pay Review Body before an appointment was made. |
| Ed Argar | 21/01/2020 | The King's Fund | An introductory meeting with the Chief Exec to discuss workforce, including GPs and nurses, reform, including ICS/PCN, finance and capital. |
| Ed Argar | 03/02/2020 | The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges | A meeting with the Chair and Chief Exec to discuss the People Plan. |
| Ed Argar | 05/02/2020 | NHS Providers | A meeting with the Chief Exec to discuss NHS pensions, workforce, infrastructure. |
| Ed Argar | 10/02/2020 | Supply Chain Coordination Limited | An introductory meeting with the Chief Exec |
| Ed Argar | 11/02/2020 | General Medical Council | A meeting with the Chief Exec to discuss streamlining the registration process for doctors from overseas and discuss professional regulation reform. |
| Ed Argar | 11/02/2020 | Nursing and Midwifery Council | A meeting with the Chair and Chief Exec to discuss streamlining professional regulation and supporting clinicians through Fitness to Practice processes. |
| Ed Argar | 13/02/2020 | British Medical Council | A meeting with the Chief Exec to discuss pension taxation |
| Ed Argar | 25/02/2020 | Nicholas Boys Smith | To discuss ideas on building aesthetically pleasing hospitals as part of the HIP programme. |
| Ed Argar | 04/03/2020 | Heatherwick Studio | To discuss hospital building and the HIP programme. |
| Ed Argar | 25/03/2020 | Heatherwick Studio | To disucss discuss ideas on building aesthetically pleasing hospitals as part of the HIP programme. |
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