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DHSC: ministerial meetings, October to December 2024

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Minister Date Name of Individual or Organisation Purpose of Meeting
Karin Smyth 08/10/2024 Royal College of Nursing To discuss the nursing workforce
Karin Smyth 15/10/2024 Social Partnership Forum Discussion with unions on NHS workforce
Karin Smyth 15/10/2024 Nursing and Midwidery Council Quarterly review meeting
Karin Smyth 16/10/2024 Ambulance Culture Recovery Board To discuss progress delivering the ambulance review recommendations
Karin Smyth 21/10/2024 Alan Milburn To discuss future of healthcare
Karin Smyth 23/10/2024 Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry Introductory meeting with the CEO
Karin Smyth 24/10/2024 Alan Milburn Meeting to discuss electives
Karin Smyth 28/10/2024 Alan Milburn Meeting to discuss workforce
Karin Smyth 30/10/2024 Nuffield Trust Meeting to discuss Autumn Budget
Karin Smyth 30/10/2024 Kings Fund Meeting to discuss Autumn Budget
Karin Smyth 30/10/2024 National Voices Meeting to discuss Autumn Budget
Karin Smyth 30/10/2024 Health Foundation Meeting to discuss Autumn Budget
Karin Smyth 31/10/2024 Staff Council Meeting to discuss Autumn Budget
Karin Smyth 04/11/2024 Independent Healthcare Providers Network Introductory meeting with the IHPN
Karin Smyth 04/11/2024 Unison Meeting to understand NHS workforce
Karin Smyth 18/11/2024 Royal Pharmaceutical Society Introductory meeting with the RPS
Karin Smyth 26/11/2024 Information Commissioner Introductory meeting to discuss health and data
Karin Smyth 28/11/2024 British Generic Manufacturers Association Introductory meeting with the BGMA
Karin Smyth 03/12/2024 Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry Attendance at ABPI Board meeting
Karin Smyth 03/12/2024 General Pharmaceutical Council To discuss the GPhC’s regulatory performance
Karin Smyth 04/12/2024 Social Partnership Forum Discussion with unions on NHS workforce
Karin Smyth 10/12/2024 British Medical Association To discuss pay review body process
Karin Smyth 10/12/2024 Unison To discuss pay review body process
Karin Smyth 10/12/2024 Royal College of Nursing To discuss pay review body process
Karin Smyth 16/12/2024 Paul Addison, VocL To discuss capital strategy
Karin Smyth 17/12/2024 Royal College of Nursing To discuss the nursing workforce
Gillian Merron 07/10/2024 Mind, National Centre for Children and Families, Mental Health UK, Association of Mental Health Providers, Centre for Mental Health, Money & Mental Health, City Mental Health Alliance, MQ Mental Health Research, Global Black Thrive, National Survivor User Network, Mental Health First Aid England, Rethink Mental Illness, Mental Health Innovations, Place2Be, Samaritans, Student Minds, The Mix, Young Minds, Royal College of Psychiatrists to discuss mental health
Gillian Merron 08/10/2024 Women's Health Ambassador to discuss women's health
Gillian Merron 10/10/2024 Young Minds, Centre for Mental Health, Children and Young People's Mental Health coalition, Mental Health Foundation to discuss children and young people's mental health
Gillian Merron 15/10/2024 Illumina to discuss genome sequencing
Gillian Merron 16/10/2024 Royal College of Surgeons to discuss safety in the workforce
Gillian Merron 16/10/2024 Association of Medical Research Charities to discuss research
Gillian Merron 17/10/2024 Lampard Inquiry Families to discuss the Lampard Inquiry
Gillian Merron 17/10/2024 Medical Research Council to discuss research
Gillian Merron 21/10/2024 Bliss to discuss maternity and neonatal care
Gillian Merron 22/10/2024 Lord Alton of Liverpool, Lord Kamall of Edmonton, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, PSSD Network, MHRA to discuss sexual dysfunction and antidepressants
Gillian Merron 22/10/2024 GlaxoSmithKline, Eisai, Merck & Co, UCB, Johnson & Johnson, Smith+Nephew, Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry, Association of British HealthTech Industries, British Generic Manufacturers Association, UK BioIndustry Association, Sanofi, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Wellcome Trust, Bicycle Therapeutics, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Professor Sir John Bell to discuss life sciences
Gillian Merron 23/10/2024 MSD to discuss life sciences
Gillian Merron 23/10/2024 David Clark, Lord Layard to discuss mental health care and NHS efficiency
Gillian Merron 24/10/2024 Sands Baby Loss to discuss baby loss
Gillian Merron 29/10/2024 Bill Kirkup, Ken Sutton, John Cairncross to discuss neonatal care
Gillian Merron 29/10/2024 Maternity Safety Alliance to discuss maternity and neonatal safety
Gillian Merron 30/10/2024 Parenting Mental Health to discuss mental health services
Gillian Merron 04/11/2024 Bereaved families to discuss mental health
Gillian Merron 05/11/2024 Law Commission Surrogacy Project to discuss the Law Commission's report on surrogacy
Gillian Merron 05/11/2005 NHSBT, Anthony Nolan, UK Stem Cell Strategic Forum to discuss the work of the UK Stem Cell Strategic Forum
Gillian Merron 06/11/2024 Mencap to discuss the Mental Health Bill
Gillian Merron 06/11/2024 National Autistic Society to discuss the Mental Health Bill
Gillian Merron 06/11/2024 Sir Simon Wessley to discuss the Mental Health Bill
Gillian Merron 06/11/2024 Royal College of Psychiatrists to discuss the Mental Health Bill
Gillian Merron 06/11/2024 Mind to discuss the Mental Health Bill
Gillian Merron 12/11/2024 Mind, Rethink, Centre for Mental, Royal College of Psychiatrists, NHS Confederation Mental Health Network, Mental Health Foundation, Mencap, Learning Disability England, National Autistic Society, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prison, The Howard League for Penal Reform, The Prison Reform Trust, The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody, Director for Mental Health?for CQC, Advancing Mental Health Equalities Taskforce, Local Government Association, ADASS, Young Minds, NHS Providers to discuss the Mental Health Bill
Gillian Merron 12/11/2024 Maternal Mental Health Alliance to discuss maternal mental health
Gillian Merron 12/11/2024 Biogen to discuss life sciences and mental health
Gillian Merron 14/11/2024 Zero Suicide Alliance, Harmless, Mental Health Innovations, Suicide Prevention Alliance, Papyrus, James’ Place & NSPA, Maternal Mental Health Alliance, Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, YoungMinds If U Care Share, Mental Health Foundation, Samaritans, Autistica to discuss suicide prevention
Gillian Merron 14/11/2024 Hundred Families to discuss the Mental Health Bill
Gillian Merron 19/11/2024 Wendy Chamberlain MP, PANS PANDAS UK to discuss support availble for families affect by PANS/PANDAS
Gillian Merron 19/11/2024 ABHI Board of Directors to discuss medical technology
Gillian Merron 20/11/2024 Member of the public to discuss mental health services
Gillian Merron 26/11/2024 Lord Vallance, NHSE, MHRA, NICE, Medical Research Council to discuss life science
Gillian Merron 28/11/2024 Simon Morris to discuss mental health and crisis support
Gillian Merron 04/12/2024 Board of Deputies of British Jews, Gardens of Peace Muslim Cemetery, Jewish Medical Association, Liberal Judaism, Office of the Chief Rabbi, Charedi Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, Brick Lane Funerals. to discuss death certification reform
Gillian Merron 04/12/2024 Centre for Young Lives to discuss young peoples mental health and wellbeing
Gillian Merron 05/12/2024 MIND, Baroness Keeley, Baroness Barker, Lord Scriven, Baroness Tyler to discuss the Mental Health Bill
Gillian Merron 09/12/2024 Bereaved maternity families, Donna Ockenden to discuss maternity services
Gillian Merron 10/12/2024 LGA to discuss mental health and suicide prevention
Gillian Merron 11/12/2024 Bereaved maternity families to discuss maternity services
Gillian Merron 12/12/2024 On the Road to Justice, FACSAware, INFACT National Valproate Campaign, Organisation for Anticonvulsant Syndrome, Valproate Victims, Epilepsy Action, Epilepsy Society to discuss sodium valproate and the Hughes Report
Gillian Merron 12/12/2024 Bipolar UK to discuss bipolar disorder
Gillian Merron 16/12/2024 Lampard Inquiry Families to discuss the Lampard Inquiry
Gillian Merron 17/12/2024 Mesh UK Charitable Trust, Action for Mesh Injured Patients, Raise the Limit, Sling the Mesh, Rectopexy Mesh Victims and Support to discuss pelvic mesh and the Hughes Report
Gillian Merron 18/12/2024 Endemetriosis UK to discuss endometriosis
Gillian Merron 18/12/2024 Louis Appelby to discuss suicide prevention
Gillian Merron 18/12/2024 Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk, Jack Abbott MP, constituents to discuss mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk
Andrew Gwynne 08/10/2024 Local Government Association Community Wellbeing Board To discuss local government's contribution to public health.
Andrew Gwynne 08/10/2024 Dame Carol Black To discuss drugs policy.
Andrew Gwynne 09/10/2024 Department for Business and Trade, Department for Science Innovation and Technology, Moderna To discuss the Moderna Strategic Partnership
Andrew Gwynne 10/10/2024 Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council. To discuss Walley's Quarry
Andrew Gwynne 16/10/2024 Moderna To discuss the Moderna Strategic Partnership
Andrew Gwynne 17/10/2024 Coventry University, Cardiff University, University College London, University of Leeds, University of Leicester, University of Glasgow, Imperial College London, Cardiff University, UK Research & Innovation, University of Oxford, University of Leicester, Kings College London, National Institute for Health and Care Research. To discuss long COVID research
Andrew Gwynne 23/10/2024 Walking and Cycling Association roundtable - Department for Transport (Minister Lightwood), CMO, Simon Boardman, Cycling UK, Bikeability Trust, British Cycling, Cycling Association, Living Streets, Sustans, The Ramblers To discuss improving active travel infrastructure
Andrew Gwynne 23/10/2024 Siobhain McDonagh MP and University College London To discuss glioblastoma
Andrew Gwynne 24/10/2024 Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, Merck Sharp & Dohme, BioIndustry Association, GSK, Pfizer, Sanofi, Seqirus, Johnson & Johnson, Department for Business and Trade, Department for Science Innovation and Technology To discuss the Pandemic Accord.
Andrew Gwynne 04/11/2024 Local Government Association To discuss the Tobacco & Vapes Bill.
Andrew Gwynne 04/11/2024 Action on Smoking and Health, Asthma and Lung UK, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK To discuss the Tobacco & Vapes Bill.
Andrew Gwynne 21/11/2024 The Brain Tumour Charity, Brain Tumour Research, OurBrainBank To discuss brain tumour research and treatment
Andrew Gwynne 25/11/2024 Action on Smoking and Health, Asthma and Lung UK, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Mental Health Foundation, Age UK, Children’s Commissioner, NHSE, Association of Directors of Public Health, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal College of Physicians Royal Society for Public Health, Local Government Association, Kings Fund, Health Foundation, Trading Standards, National Trading Standards, University College London To discuss the Tobacco & Vapes Bill.
Andrew Gwynne 25/11/2024 Action on Smoking Coalition Meeting. To discuss harm caused by tobacco.
Andrew Gwynne 27/11/2024 Dennis Campbell, Health Policy Editor for the Guardian and the Observer. To discuss public health.
Andrew Gwynne 27/11/2024 Sarah Boothby To discuss myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Andrew Gwynne 04/12/2024 Natasha Allergy Research Foundation To discuss allergies
Andrew Gwynne 09/12/2024 Dr Cordelle Ofori, James Mallion Helen Gollins To discuss public health in Greater Manchester
Andrew Gwynne 10/12/2024 United States Chamber of Commerce, Abbott, Becton Dickinson, Boston Scientific, Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer, PhRMA, Zimmer Biomet, Brown-Forman, Transunion, Office for Life Sciences To discuss opportunities to support Health and Growth Missions
Andrew Gwynne 10/12/2024 Local Government Association, Association of Directors of Public Health To discuss public health policy.
Andrew Gwynne 16/12/2024 Chartered Institute of Housing To discuss housing and public health
Andrew Gwynne 16/12/2024 Dr Ed Day To discuss drugs policy.
Wes Streeting 03/10/2024 Eli Lilly To discuss life sciences and innovation
Wes Streeting 04/10/2024 Sir Julian Hartley To discuss the Care Quality Commission
Wes Streeting 08/10/2024 NHS Confederation To discuss reform and neighbourhood health
Wes Streeting 08/10/2024 Royal College of Nursing To discuss the nursing workforce
Wes Streeting 08/10/2024 Mayor of Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board, Greater Manchester Combined Authority To discuss reform, neighbourhood health and prevention
Wes Streeting 16/10/2024 Bill Gates To discuss research, innovation and global health
Wes Streeting 17/10/2025 Lampard Inquiry families To discuss the Lampard Inquiry
Wes Streeting 17/10/2025 Thinks Insight To demo the Change.NHS.uk portal for the 10 Year Health Plan
Wes Streeting 22/10/2024 GlaxoSmithKline, UCB, Bicycle Therapeutics, AstraZeneca To discuss life sciences and the UK's investment environment
Wes Streeting 22/10/2024 Bioindustry Association, British Generics, Association of British HealthTech Industries, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry To discuss life sciences and the UK's investment environment
Wes Streeting 22/10/2024 GlaxoSmithKline To discuss medical research
Wes Streeting 22/10/2024 GlaxoSmithKline, Eisai, Merck & Co, UCB, Johnson & Johnson, Smith+Nephew, Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry, Association of British HealthTech Industries, British Generic Manufacturers Association, UK BioIndustry Association, Sanofi, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Wellcome Trust, Bicycle Therapeutics, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Professor Sir John Bell To discuss life sciences at the Life Sciences Council
Wes Streeting 22/10/2024 Sanofi To discuss life sciences and the UK's investment environment
Wes Streeting 22/10/2024 NHS Confederation, Alan Milburn To discuss the 10 year health plan
Wes Streeting 23/10/2024 NHS Race and Health Observatory To discuss the 10 year health plan
Wes Streeting 24/10/2024 Wellcome Trust To discuss medical research
Wes Streeting 24/10/2024 Breast Cancer Now, METUP UK To discuss breast cancer treatment
Wes Streeting 24/10/2024 Darlington Nurses To discuss NHS accommodation policies
Wes Streeting 28/10/2024 Gillian Leng To discuss leading a review into Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates
Wes Streeting 30/10/2024 GMB Union To discuss workforce issues and the Budget
Wes Streeting 30/10/2024 Royal College of Nursing To discuss the nursing workforce and the Budget
Wes Streeting 30/10/2024 Unison To discuss workforce issues and the Budget
Wes Streeting 30/10/2024 NHS Providers To discuss the NHS and the Budget
Wes Streeting 30/10/2024 NHS Confederation To discuss the NHS and the Budget
Wes Streeting 30/10/2024 Care Provider Alliance To discuss adult social care and the Budget
Wes Streeting 30/10/2024 Age UK To discuss adult social care and the Budget
Wes Streeting 30/10/2024 Association of Directors of Adult Social Services To discuss adult social care and the Budget
Wes Streeting 31/10/2024 Transgender young people To discuss gender identity services
Wes Streeting 04/11/2024 Unison To discuss workforce issues
Wes Streeting 04/11/2024 Unison, GMB, Unite, LGA, ADASS, Care England, National Care Forum, Skills for Care, Care Provider Alliance, Care Association Alliance To discuss fair pay agreements
Wes Streeting 05/11/2024 AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo To discuss life sciences and medicines access
Wes Streeting 12/11/2024 Maternal Mental Health Alliance To discuss maternal mental health
Wes Streeting 14/11/2024 Gerald Chan To discuss life sciences and MedTech
Wes Streeting 14/11/2024 Rosalind Ranson To discuss patient safety and whistleblowing policy
Wes Streeting 19/11/2024 British Medical Association To discuss the general practice workforce
Wes Streeting 19/11/2024 NHS Confederation, Tom Kibasi, Penny Dash, Lord Ara Darzi, Mark Britnell To discuss the 10 year health plan
Wes Streeting 20/11/2024 Member of the public To discuss mental health services
Wes Streeting 20/11/2024 Apple To discuss tech for health
Wes Streeting 21/11/2024 10 Year Health Plan Partners Council To discuss the 10 year health plan
Wes Streeting 26/11/2024 General Stan McChrystal To discuss leadership
Wes Streeting 27/11/2024 Lesley Regan To discuss women's health
Wes Streeting 27/11/2024 Institute of Civil Engineers, Infrastructure and Projects Autority, National Infrastructre Commission, KPMG, Google Cloud, Balfour Beatty, Skanska UK, Sir Robert McAlpine, Future HealthSpaces, Jacobs, Laing O'Rourke, Mace, Atkins Realis To discuss the New Hospital Programme
Wes Streeting 27/11/2024 Sky News To discuss current affairs
Wes Streeting 28/11/2024 Movember, Arsenal, Premier League, Blue Ribbon, National Academy for Social Prescribing, Prostate Cancer UK, Royal Society for Public Health, Global Action on Men's Health, University of the West of England, University of York, African Advocacy Foundation, British Heart Foundation, CALM, Fatherhood Institute, Health Watch, James' Place, Men and Boys Coalition, the Mankind Initiative, Mental Health Foundation, National Voices, Rugby League Cares, UK Men's Sheds Association, the Men's Health Forum To discuss the men's health strategy
Wes Streeting 02/12/2024 Oxford Health Trust To discuss workforce issues
Wes Streeting 02/12/2024 Zaheer Ahmed, Soniya Ahmed To discuss patient safety and the care of Yusuf Mahmud Nazir
Wes Streeting 02/12/2024 Health Foundation, North West London ICB, Imperial College, Office for Value for Money, Bank of England To discuss finance
Wes Streeting 02/12/2024 Grenfell United To discuss health support for the Grenfell community
Wes Streeting 03/12/2024 Guy Strafford To discuss artificial intelligence and data
Wes Streeting 03/12/2024 British Medical Journal To discuss the NHS BMJ Commission
Wes Streeting 05/12/2024 British Medical Association To discuss the medical workforce
Wes Streeting 09/12/2024 Donna Ockenden To discuss maternity policy
Wes Streeting 09/12/2024 Bereaved families To discuss maternity policy
Wes Streeting 10/12/2024 Board of Deputies of British Jews To discuss antisemitism in the NHS
Wes Streeting 10/12/2024 Angela Rippon and the Sport and Recreation Alliance To discuss non-medical intervention through dance
Wes Streeting 11/12/2024 Bereaved families To discuss maternity policy
Wes Streeting 12/12/2024 Bereaved family To discuss primary care and cancer
Wes Streeting 16/02/2024 Lampard Inquiry families To discuss the Lampard Inquiry
Wes Streeting 16/12/2024 Project Pure Hope To discuss Gaza medevac
Wes Streeting 17/12/2024 Royal College of Nursing To discuss the nursing workforce
Wes Streeting 19/12/2024 Lord Ara Darzi, Tom Kibasi, NHS Confederation To discuss the 10 year health plan
Stephen Kinnock 02/10/2024 Professor Pat McGorry To discuss children and young people's mental health.
Stephen Kinnock 08/10/2024 Independent Care Group To discuss adult social care.
Stephen Kinnock 09/10/2024 British Medical Association General Practice Committee To discuss general practice.
Stephen Kinnock 17/10/2024 Resuscitation Council To discuss CPR training and participate in a training session.
Stephen Kinnock 22/10/2024 Carers UK To discuss unpaid carers.
Stephen Kinnock 29/10/2024 Nuffield Trust To discuss general practice.
Stephen Kinnock 30/10/2024 British Medical Association General Practice Committee To discuss the budget in relation to their sector.
Stephen Kinnock 30/10/2024 British Dental Association To discuss the budget in relation to their sector.
Stephen Kinnock 30/10/2024 Community Pharmacy England To discuss the budget in relation to their sector.
Stephen Kinnock 01/11/2024 Keith Cunliffe To discuss adult social care.
Stephen Kinnock 04/11/2024 The Optometric Fees Negotiating Committee To discuss optometry fees.
Stephen Kinnock 04/11/2024 British Dental Association To discuss dentistry contract reform.
Stephen Kinnock 04/11/2024 Unison, Trade Union Congress, GMB, UNITE, Local Government Association, ADASS, Care England, National Care Association, Homecare Association, National Care Forum, Skills for Care, Care Provider alliance, Care Association Alliance. First meeting of the Fair Pay Agreement Working Group.
Stephen Kinnock 05/11/2024 Alison Holt, BBC To discuss adult social care.
Stephen Kinnock 06/11/2024 World Economic Forum To discuss health and social care.
Stephen Kinnock 06/11/2024 Association of Optometrists, Fight for Sight, Macular Society, Royal National Institute of Blind People, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Roche, MandF Health Communications Introductory meeting with The Eyes Have It Partnership.
Stephen Kinnock 12/11/2024 Mind, Rethink, Centre for Mental, Royal College of Psychiatrists,   NHS Confederation Mental Health Network, Mental Health Foundation, Mencap, Learning Disability England, National Autistic Society, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prison, The Howard League for Penal Reform, The Prison Reform Trust, The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody, Director for Mental Health?for CQC, Advancing Mental Health Equalities Taskforce, Local Government Association, ADASS, Young Minds, NHS Providers To discuss the Mental Health Bill 
Stephen Kinnock 19/11/2024 British Medical Association To discuss the general practice workforce
Stephen Kinnock 27/11/2024 Unison, GMB To discuss Fair Pay Agreements.
Stephen Kinnock 03/12/2024 Community Trade Union To discuss dental nurses and social care.
Stephen Kinnock 10/12/2024 National Autistic Society, Autism Alliance, Autistica, Ambitious about Autism, Council for Disabled Children, National Network of Parent Carer Forums, FLARE Group, Local Government Association, Surrey Heartlands ICB To listen to the views of stakeholders.
Stephen Kinnock 16/12/2024 National Autism Society To discuss the needs of autistic people and the challenges they face.
Stephen Kinnock 18/12/2024 Paula and Tom McGowan To discuss the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training.
Stephen Kinnock 19/12/2024 British Medical Association General Practice Committee To discuss the GP contract.