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Proceeding contribution from Alan Johnson (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 October 2007. It occurred during Urgent question on Clostridium Difficile.


Clostridium Difficile

That is an important point that we need to look at. If the hon. Gentleman remembers, the document on the constitutional changes that the Prime Minister announced shortly after taking over had a clause on how we make such appointments. We should not take them back to the centre, but we need to ensure proper accountability throughout the system. In particular and as the hon. Gentleman suggests, we should be spotting these issues much earlier and getting rid of incompetent chief executives or chairpersons who, fortunately, are in the minority, rather than waiting for a report such as this, by which time, frankly, most of the damage has been done.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
464 c570-1 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Accountability Hospitals Disease control Hygiene Clostridium Disclosure of information Finance Infectious diseases NHS MRSA Standards Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Link
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