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Hospital staff up for National Award 

Many congratulations to the diabetes and mental health team at West Herts Hospitals Trust & Herts Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust on being shortlisted for the prestigious Parliamentary Awards to mark the 70th birthday of the NHS. 

I nominated these teams because I have seen real improvements to services locally. These will ultimately lead to better access to care and a better quality of life for people coping with both diabetes and mental health conditions
Evening Tours of Parliament  

As always, I thoroughly enjoyed welcoming 60 local residents (including a 15-week old baby, also called Richard!) to Parliament for a tour and Q&A. 

We looked around the House of Commons and House of Lords, including St Stephen's Hall and Westminster Hall. Beforehand, we had a chat about my role as the MP and local issues. 

I organise regular tours of Parliament for Watford residents so please get in touch if you'd like to book onto the next one. 
Stem Cell Donation- You can save lives

I recently met a local family where a young boy has been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL). Despite being treated with chemotherapy since his diagnosis, his best chance of survival is a blood stem cell donation from a matching donor. However, this search is made more difficult due to his South Asian heritage; they are three times less likely to find a perfect match.That's why I want to encourage more stem cell donor registration across ethnic communities so that we can save lives. 

You can register to become a donor with the Anthony Nolan charity if you are aged between 16-30, and more information about how to do this can be found on their website: www.anthonynolan.org. 
New Data Portection regulations:

Tomorrow, new data protection regulations come into force under GDPR. If you have corresponded with me in the past and would like to know more about how your personal data is handled, please visit www.richardharrington.org.uk/privacy-notice
Out and About
Recently I have:
  • Given tours of Parliament to Bromet Primary School and St Michael's Catholic High School
  • Met with the Chief Executive of Watford General Hospital 
  • Held my usual surgeries
  • Visited Croxley Danes School to look around the temporary site
  • Met with local councillors 
  • Visited local businesses including Gama, Anytime Fitness and Slater & Gordon 
  • Met with the new headteacher at Watford Grammar School for Girls 
  • Started organising The Harrington Cup- find out more 
Kind regards,

Richard Harrington MP
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