Here is the big thing that the conservatives want to do in the run up to a General Election next year. They think the conservative electorate that will lead to them winning the General Election, instead what you have is a few announcements, some of which are important to individual people but havent really quite got the tory party on the front foot. The speeches we see over the next wee while will be significant, particularly the Health Secretary given the challenges that the Health Sector is facing. More broadly getting they will have their work cut out. Do getting they will have their work cut out. ,. , getting they will have their work cut out. P,. Getting they will have their work cut out. ,. ,. ,. , , getting they will have their work cut out. ,. , ,. , getting they will have their work cut out. , ,. ,. , cut out. Do we have a sense of what Steve Barclay cut out. Do we have a sense of what Steve Barclay is cut out. Do we have a sense of what Steve Barclay is going cut out. Do we have a sense of what Steve Barclay is going to cut out. Do we have a sense of what Steve Barclay is going to say cut out. Do we have a sense of what Steve Barclay is going to say in cut out. Do we have a sense of what Steve Barclay is going to say in his l Steve Barclay is going to say in his speech. This will be taking place in the backdrop of the ongoing strikes. Its a really awkward backdrop for Stephen Barclay. Constantly talked about bringing down Waiting Lists, trying to improve some of more significant Waiting Lists you get in the nhs and thats been made Harder Ljy The Nhs and thats been made harder by the fact that the strikes are taking place and i think it will address that and want to address the broader questions of nhs funding. I suspect there will be a lot of politics in there. One theme people will have picked up on in the speeches weve been carrying on the bbc in the last few days is that the speeches follow a bit of a pattern, here is what we have done as a government and here is what we want to do and here is the political attack on the labour party on the thing we dont think the Opposition Party will do so we will hear a lot more of that over the next few wiles, especially in Stephen Barclay� s beach but it all comes down to the question of probably in the last conference before a General Election, can the conservatives give themselves the Rocket Boosters they really need to take off and bring out some of the gaps in the polls closer together. Out some of the gaps in the polls closer together. Weve heard lots of different opinion closer together. Weve heard lots of different opinion in closer together. Weve heard lots of different opinion in the closer together. Weve heard lots of different opinion in the tory closer together. Weve heard lots of different opinion in the tory party i different opinion in the tory party about what to do about raising taxes and disagreement within the party about what to do about the all important hs2 line but is there agreement when it comes to Health Policy . Agreement when it comes to health oli . � ,. ,. , policy . Broadly the nhs is going to be an important policy . Broadly the nhs is going to be an important quarter policy . Broadly the nhs is going to be an important quarter stone policy . Broadly the nhs is going to be an important quarter stone of i policy . Broadly the nhs is going to l be an important quarter stone of any Health Policy and there is often there is debate about funding and if you can keep putting money into the Health Service and whether the private sector has more of a role to play and that comes up, more broadly, its pretty obvious theyre going to putting money into the nhs and they wont budge on pay when it comes to getJunior Doctors of the picket lines and there is a sense that parts of the Health Service at the moment feel stuck. Stephen barclay has negotiated with some of the Health Unions and here he is now on the stage. B5 the Health Unions and here he is now on the stage on the stage. As health and social Care Secretary on the stage. As health and social Care Secretary what on the stage. As health and social Care Secretary what drives on the stage. As health and social Care Secretary what drives me on the stage. As health and social Care Secretary what drives me is l Care Secretary what drives me is getting people the care they need more quickly. Boosting capacity, expanding our workforce and embracing technology that will help them tackle Waiting Lists. But today i also want to tell you about the long term decisions we are taking to support the nhs, to give patients more control and choice and to take on those like the militant Union Leaders supporting them on the picket line who want to block the changes. We are creating 10,000 hospital at home places for patients to receive care in their own home. And we are making the biggest ever increase in social care funding with a Record Uplift in the autumn Statement Last year. But, conference, as conservatives what matters to me most is not inputs, but the outcomes for patients. And we are making sure we are making significant progress with the help of new technology. Take strokes. We are using ai with the help of new technology. Take strokes. We are using al to speed up brain scans meaning thousands of patients have fully recovered who may not have. And by the end of the year this technology will be available in all stroke units in england. And we are also upgrading the nhs to offer patients a choice of up to five Different Health care providers, including independent providers following gp referrals, which the Patients Association can reduce weights by up to three months. But i also know it can sometimes take too long to roll out new innovations nationally, even when they have been proven to work in local pilots. So today, conference i am announcing the creation of a £30 million fund to speed up the adoption of tech in the nhs. Clearthis speed up the adoption of tech in the nhs. Clear this will enable clinicians to adopt Proven Technology that can improve patient care, and these could include new tools to detect cancer sooner and help people receive treatment in their own home, or increase productivity to tackle Waiting Lists. Projects will be delivered in this financial year, giving benefits to patients as quickly as possible. And we are focused on getting the latest technology into the hands of doctors and nurses and that is the mission i share with my fantastic Ministerial Team all supported by our brilliant pps team and our fabulous whips. Applause but conference, i want to be clear, we want to give patients more choice and control over their care, and we can only do that with long term thinking. Take our long term Workforce Plan, the largest expansion in training in the History Of The Nhs, the first time in the History Of The Nhs that a government has been willing to set out a plan for the next 15 years for recruiting and training doctors, nurses, paramedics and other vital staff. And to show we are delivering on the plan, im delighted to announce today we are making additional medical School Places available at universities for next september. Most of these places will be targeted towards three new medical schools with further in the North West University of central lancashire. This is alongside our new pilot for medical degree apprenticeships and a new route into medicine for young people earning to train to become a doctor, but who wants to take a vocational route . Because our party because a party of real opportunity for anyone, no matter where you come from. And our conference, our plan, is notjust about more staff but its about using the powerful moment for reform and brexit freedoms, shorter degrees, new roles and more ways onto the nhs career ladder. Better for patients and the taxpayer. My own background in the private sector taught me that organisations run more efficiently when they look at outcomes not the inputs. Being focused on the end point means you cut down on waste. And thats why i brought in the former Chief Executive of Marks Spencer to scrutinise our departments spending. With a budget of £190 billion, liz was opportunities to get more resource from the back room to the front line. When i was appointed i put an immediate Recruitment Freeze in place which reduce Department Head count by a six. And thats more money on the front line in the back office . Applause. To deliver the long term change the nhs needs, we need a relentless focus on Patient Outcomes which means prioritising front line resources. It does not mean spending huge sums of Taxpayer Money on diversity consultants, or hiring Bloated Internal bloated diversity and inclusion teams and it doesnt mean ignoring patient voices, especially womens voices when it comes to the importance of biological sex in health care. If we do not get this right now, the long term consequences could be very serious for the protection of women and future generations and, conference and we know what a woman is and i know the vast majority of nhs staff and patients do as well. And thats why audit the reversible changes to the website that changed terminology for women including Cervical Cancer and stop the nhs ordering staff to declare pronouns to each new patient, and thats why today i am going further. By announcing that we will change the nhs constitute following a consultation later this year to make sure we respect the privacy, dignity and safety of all patients that recognise the importance of different biological needs and protect the rights of women. If all of that seems like simple common sense, thats because it is. And yet every step of the way we have faced opposition from the usual suspects. When we were simply trying to do the best for patients. You probably saw some of them on your way in this morning. The militant bma leadership whose strikes have resulted in countless cancelled appointments and pose a serious threat to the nhss recovery from the pandemic. The consultants and Junior Doctors committee are relentlessly demanding massive pay rises even if it means diverting resources from patients, and despite Junior Doctors having already received a pay rise of up to 10. 3 . But it does not end there. They are even threatening to take the government to court over our plans to let patients see their own test results, on their own phones, rather than taking a gp appointment. This clearly shows that the bma leadership is not on the side of change and they are not on the side of patients. Applause. And then theres labour. Keir starmer� s mps continue to join the bma on the picket line. You only have to look at his own plans for the nhs to see that labour will always bottle it and take the easy way out. But his own proposals published there was nothing on reform, no new roles, just more of the same. He Shadow Health team went even back our roll out of new obesity drugs on the nhs by a primary care. Game changing new treatments that could give people struggling to lose weight a real helping hand. Labour dont want to embrace innovation and instead the left like to lecture people on what they eat and drink. And look at labour run london. Khan has banned wimbledon adverts on the underground, why . Because photos of strawberries and cream breach Health Advertising rules set by city hall. And in wales labour has banned the meal deals that include a sandwich with a bag of crisps at a time when families are concerned about the cost of living. Keir starmer says that wales is the blueprint for what labour can do in england. But their record on health makes for grim reading. As a result of labours short term thinking, patients in wales are twice as likely to be waiting for treatment than in england. No wonder that the number of patients in wales escaping to seek treatment in england has increased by 40 in two years. So the next time you hear labour telling people they have easy answers to the challenges the whole system faces, remind them that labour is letting people down in wales. Applause. Conference, its only by taking on those who resist change that we can make sure the nhs is there for us and our loved ones in the future. So lets stand up to militant bma leadership that does not accept the need for reform. Lets challenge the ideologues who silenced the voice of women, and lets be very clear that we will not take lectures from a labour party that has utterly failed patients in wales. Conference, we will achieve it by coming together as conservatives, showing our values and vision and drive to deliver nhs that gives people more choice, more control, and above all, puts patients first. Applause. Applause. That was Steve Barclay, the Health Secretary giving his speech at the tory party conference, starting with discussion of putting the latest technology into the hands of doctors and nurses but then not very long after talking about the militant bma leadership Standing Firm on Standing Firm on the governments position on the strike and we will now cross to Michelle Donnellan, the Technology Secretary who is starting her speak. First ever Secretary Of State for science, innovation and technology. The department that is working with industry and research to create the opportunities of tomorrow. I want to start by thanking my amazing Ministerial Team, start by thanking my amazing ministerialteam, our start by thanking my amazing Ministerial Team, our ever zestful science superpower george freeman, the Tireless Tech Titan the paul scully, the baron of broadband, john whittingdale, and our in house entrepreneur, and of course my brilliant pps, paul bristow. Applause. Brilliant pps, paul bristow. Applause brilliant pps, paul bristow. Applause. ~ ~ , applause. When the Prime Minister created The Department, applause. When the Prime Minister created The Department, some created The Department, some questioned why The Department was a priority but they werent saying that when our Tech Sector Worth over one worth over 1 trillion was under threat in memory, when the uk arm of Silicon Valley stood on the brink of collapse, putting thousands of british Tech Businesses and jobs in danger, but in the space ofjust three days my department helped secure the sale of the bank, saving those businesses and protecting those businesses and protecting those jobs. Those businesses and protecting thosejobs. An conference, we have continued to prove them wrong. We are utilising science, technology and innovation to help us all live longer, healthier, easier, happier lives with the people we love. In the last eight months over 2 million homes have been connected to gigabit broadband and by the time ive finished his speech, 71 more will have. Over53,000 finished his speech, 71 more will have. Over 53,000 people have got newjobs in 31 new 31,000 new british Tech Businesses and we have agreed a disc a bespoke new deal tojoin arise and agreed a disc a bespoke new deal to join arise and we will protect a0 million children because of the Online Safety bill. These are the only changes that have happened. We have crowned our new king, labour have crowned our new king, labour have appointed another Shadow Cabinet and i welcomed my baby boy in may. Cabinet and i welcomed my baby boy in ma. � ~ , cabinet and i welcomed my baby boy in may and cabinet and i welc