Anne Milton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health
Anne Milton is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, her responsibilities include: sexual health, tobacco, drugs and alcohol, vaccination and immunisation, transplants, fertility, nutrition, children’s health, maternity services, nursing, health visiting, professional regulation, medical training. Read the latest news from the DH on Anne Milton below.
About Anne Milton: Educated at Haywards Heath Grammar School, Sussex. Trained as a nurse at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. Has 25 years’ NHS experience including district nursing in hospital, working in research and supporting GPs and nurses working in palliative care. Pioneered scheme to look after people sent home early from hospital. Last job in NHS was giving medical advice to councils and housing associations.
Anne became involved in politics in the early 1990s. In the past she was a union steward for the Royal College of Nursing and involved in the National Childbirth Trust after that. Before being elected as an MP in 2005, Anne was a borough councillor for five years in Surrey. Appointed Shadow Minister for Tourism in the Department of Culture, Media and Sport team November 2006. Appointed Shadow Minister for Health July 2007. In her spare time, Anne enjoys gardening, is a keen runner and avid reader, although her family are at the heart of her life.
Sunburn survey leaves men red faced
Nearly all British people are aware of the risks of skin cancer, but many still put themselves at risk by getting sunburnt. A YouGov survey commissioned by Cancer Research UK shows that 20 per cent of those surveyed find themselves… Read more →Sunburn survey leaves men red faced
Published: August 30, 2011
Driving up organ donations
More than 10,000 people in the UK currently need an organ transplant. Of these, 1000 each year will die waiting as there are not enough organs available. In the UK, 90% of people have expressed their support for organ donation,… Read more →Driving up organ donations
Published: August 1, 2011
