Nearly 4,000 people with sickle cell disease could benefit from the new treatment voxelotor.

Access to this important new treatment for NHS patients will be accelerated through the Innovative Medicines Fund – enabling NHS patients to access life changing drugs earlier.

Thank you to everyone who voted and supported me across Lancashire, but today wasn’t our day.

I am proud of my record as Commissioner, but could not have done it without the work of so many amazing Officers and staff in the Constabulary, whose bravery and service is inspiring.

Today I was re-elected in Waterside and Horsfield. Thank you to everyone who supported me

Cliviger with Worsthorne (Burnley) council election result:

CON: 54.7% (+17.5)
GRN: 32.9% (-14.2)
LAB: 9.2% (+1.7)
LDEM: 3.2% (+0.7)

Conservative GAIN from Green.

sotn.newstatesman.com/2024/05/britai…

Boulsworth & Foulridge results:
S COCKBURN-PRICE Conservative - 1254 ELECTED

Turnout 31.64%
Rejected ballot papers 17
pendle.gov.uk/results2024
#pendleresults

Vivary Bridge results:

R O’CONNOR Conservative - 458 ELECTED
Turnout 21.91%
Rejected ballot papers4
pendle.gov.uk/results2024
#pendleresults

It’s polling day 🗳️

If you haven’t seen my outdoor posters in different parts of Lancashire - look out for our polling day campaign vehicles today.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me and the Lancashire team. It’s been genuinely humbling.

One last push everyone 💪🏻

Experiencing sight loss can be devastating, and it is becoming more and more common.

Regular eye tests are one of the best ways to protect eyesight – I had my eye test this morning and I encourage everyone to book.

Today Prostate Cancer UK launches a £42 million screening trial to find the best way to screen men for prostate cancer.

'We’re backing groundbreaking trials like this to improve processes and save thousands more lives.' - Health Minister Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson MP

Details: prostatecanceruk.org/research/trans…

Fantastic to see more people surviving cancer in the UK than ever, which is partly down to early diagnosis. We’re backing ground-breaking trials like @prostateUK to improve processes and save thousands more lives.

telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/0…

Positive numbers 👍. Our GPs do a fantastic job and are the critical underpinning of all primary care.

Our Director of Policy Owen Jackson attended a roundtable on workforce yesterday with Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson MP - great to hear consensus on what's needed for effective workforce planning to deliver world-class cancer care.

Read more on how we can create a cancer workforce fit for the…

Thank you for meeting with us Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson MP and to British Heart Foundation for organising.

We're looking forward to our continued work together to address gaps in the stroke workforce!

Great to host Minister for Health & Secondary Care Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson MP British Heart Foundation yesterday, talking long term NHS workforce planning with Cancer Research UK, Macmillan Cancer Support, @asthmalungUK, Stroke Association, Royal College of Physicians - we need a strong cardiac workforce to address the growing heart care…

🙏 Department of Health and Social Care Min. Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson MP & Professor Chris Whitty Chris Whitty!

Strong 🇬🇧 support for
- World Health Organization (WHO)+global health
- Our work in Ukraine
- #PandemicAgreement

Strong 🇬🇧/World Health Organization (WHO)_Europe collaboration on
- AMR
- National Medicines Platform
- Healthy Ageing
- Tobacco Control
- Climate & Health

Thank you to Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson MP for meeting with The Migraine Trust, Dehenna Davison MP and National Migraine Centre today

It was great to discuss many of the issues we identified in our report migrainetrust.org/heading and how we can work together to improve care for people with migraine

Great to attend the horticultural show this afternoon with Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson MP

University of Worcester inaugurates state-of-the-art medical school, renamed after UK's first female physician, and opened by Chancellor Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester. bbc.in/442LwFl