Labour MP for Bury North. Minister for Health at the DHSC. Sport and music nut. Personal views.

Bury, England
Bury North is my family’s home town I want for your family everything I want for mine Across our town we play by the rules to make ends meet We know its tough We know many more have it even tougher Our country is going backwards After 14 years of this Tory government, what works? What’s got better? Families are struggling with the cost of living crisis Ordinary working people, hammered with the highest taxes in 80 years Public Services have become Public Struggles The NHS is in crisis, waiting times are up, getting a GP appointment gets harder People are hard up, fed up but we mustn’t give up My faith in our town remains We need an MP that unites One that champions you and our town More money in your pocket Public services back on their feet, fit for the future Our schools need investment, and a plan for every child Children with special educational needs need specialism and real educational care Bury businesses need backing not burdening, whether they’re start up or scale-up The green jobs of the future must come to Bury first We must take back our streets from anti-social behaviour and crime Labour has changed and is ready to change Britain To make everyday life better for everyone To raise the floor on which we all stand You know I am on your side Together, we: Saved the walk-in centre; Funded our Hospice; Got the country behind saving Bury FC I’ve secured life-saving drugs for Bury families on the NHS; Championed local jobs; And I’m still fighting the inequalities in education Let’s move forward after these damaging Tory years Bury and Britain needs change, not more of the same It’s a clear choice between a changed Labour Party and the same old Tories We can build a better future It’s time for a fresh start Bury and Britain needs change I am change Bury North can trust And I am determined to deliver it, so that everyone of us can thrive. #ChangeYouCanTrust
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Cutting edge healthcare at the heart of the community. Walton, Chesterfield has a newly-expanded Community Diagnostic Centre complete with specialist services and technology. Here's @JamesFrith with his top four reasons why the new expansion is great for Walton.
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Great to see @JamesFrith MP, our new cancer minister, highlight our work with @LymphomaAction and @MyelomaUK on diagnostic pathways to help more blood cancer patients receive a diagnosis within 28 days of referral. 🩸 You can read his written response here: theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id…
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It’s estimated that one in five women in the UK will experience a miscarriage in their lifetime. But if you lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks, there is currently no legal right to bereavement leave. I don’t think that’s right. Losing a pregnancy can be devastating. You and your partner shouldn’t have to worry about going straight back to work. So we’re changing the law. From April, women and their partners will be entitled to two weeks off after any pregnancy loss. And we’re making wider changes, with new rights to time off when you lose someone you love. When you’re grieving, you deserve the time and space to do that.
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I look forward to working with the reformed National Cancer Board, whose first meeting is today. Building on the progress the Government has made - together we'll improve early diagnosis, treatment, quality of life, and make further advances on the more then 100 commitments made in the National Cancer Plan.
We’re reforming the National Cancer Board to drive forward progress on cancer care. The Board will oversee progress on the National Cancer Plan and help identify where further action is needed to give every patient the best possible care. Learn more: gov.uk/government/news/exper…
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Replying to @JamesFrith
Thank you @JamesFrith .It’s been a day full of mixed emotions
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Today is a moment of real hope for women living with advanced breast cancer, and their families. Access to Enhertu wouldn't have been possible without our changes, which are helping patients get more cutting-edge treatments.
From today, around 1,000 patients with advanced breast cancer will be able to get the life-changing drug Enhertu on the NHS. This follows changes we've made in how new treatments are assessed, so more people can benefit from them. More: nice.org.uk/news/articles/ni…
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Pleased to meet with new dental Minister @JamesFrith MP, alongside @theBDA’s @EddieCrouch and @martinwoodrow69 I’ve worked for 40 years on the frontline in NHS dentistry. I believe it’s a service worth saving. We’ve agreed to work together to achieve that.
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Heart disease and stroke still cut too many lives short. Good to join @TheBHF and partners last week to mark the first new Modern Service Framework under our 10 Year Health Plan. Better prevention. Earlier diagnosis. Better care, closer to home. And a clear goal to cut early deaths from heart disease and stroke by 25% over the next decade. This is how we move from the ‘we dream’ to the ‘we do.’
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I hope we can all now come together to radically improve end of life care
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We’re partnering on the @premierleague’s Together Against Suicide initiative. @jamesfrith visited @arsenal to meet @samaritans volunteers and find out more about the suicide prevention support available for fans on Premier League matchdays.
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If @DHSCgovuk want to talk facts on the ‘transformation’ of NHS dentistry here’s a few: ❌Unmet need for care stands at over 13m ❌Govt has not committed a penny of new investment to the rebuild ❌ As @NuffieldTrust research shows the exodus from the NHS is still in motion…
In Coventry, @JamesFrith sees how NHS dentistry is being transformed through investment, innovation and expanded capacity, helping more people get the dental care they need closer to home. Here's what we're doing to improve things across the country 👇
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British founders tell me it's too hard to buy from govt, too hard to scale in Britain. Today, we are moving fast to fix it 🇬🇧 The Chancellor, @JohnHealey_MP, has announced @UKSovereignAI’s £100m rapid AI R&D procurement. If you're a founder in Britain, come build -- we will be on your side, and we will move quickly. We are starting by asking our founders to take on four national challenges: an NHS with more time for patient care; defence that keeps Britain safe; compute that means British AI strength; and ideas that keep our country cyber resilient.
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🚨 This is a world’s first - First brain surgery ever performed with a live AI assistant A 48-year-old man walked into theatre at Queen Square with a pituitary tumour that was stealing his sight. He walked out able to see again. 👉🏻The difference this time: AI was watching the live endoscopic feed in real time, monitoring pre-op scans and highlighting the optic nerves, blood vessels and other structures packed millimetres apart at the base of the skull. One millimetre the wrong way and you get blindness, stroke or worse. The surgeon stayed in full control. The AI just made a “visjble” difference. That’s the first live AI-assisted neurosurgery of its kind. Developed at @uclh, trained on hundreds of previous operations, running on hardware built for real-time medical video. The system runs on an @nvidia Clara IGX platform designed to support real-time AI in medical device settings 🏥 Patient Rhys Hibbert volunteered to be first. His peripheral vision had collapsed to the point he needed walking sticks. Days later he was describing a “360-degree panoramic view” he hadn’t had in over a year. How this could evolve? This is still one model looking at one video stream.The logical next step isn’t a smarter single model. It’s a small team of specialised agents sitting alongside the surgeon: - One watching anatomy and instruments - One tracking heart rate, BP, oxygen, end-tidal CO2, temperature - One watching blood loss and tissue colour change - One watching EEG / depth of anaesthesia - One modelling instrument–tissue interaction and force - Others watching for early signs of swelling, bleeding or impending visual-pathway compromise Ten Agentic AI streams could continuously predict of what is about to go right and what is about to go wrong, seconds before a human would notice. The surgeon still decides. I think this is a game changer. The multi-agent monitoring layer is the obvious next trial. Fantastic stuff @JamesFrith @hani_marcus @SophiaBano @NVIDIAAI Congratulations!! $NVDA $DELL
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From today, @NHSEngland is inviting women who have fallen behind on their cervical screening to order a HPV self-testing kit. The free kits can be used at home, making it easier for more women to complete potentially lifesaving checks to help prevent cervical cancer. england.nhs.uk/2026/08/nhs-r…
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Really enjoyed being on the Any Questions? panel in Bakewell last night! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0030c…
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I enjoyed my first run out for @BBCAnyQuestions last night in Bakewell. You can listen again at 13.10 today on Sounds or now here 👉🏼 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0030c…
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.@JamesFrith visited @Ldn_Ambulance where instant access to life-saving patient information means they can respond to emergencies more swiftly and safely. Through the single patient record, we'll expand this approach across the NHS, to give faster, safer, joined-up care.
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Introducing our new Minister for Health Innovation @JamesFrith and the key priorities he'll be working on: ➡️ the NHS App, tech and data ➡️ the Men's Health Strategy ➡️ NHS dental care ➡️ the National Cancer Plan
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