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Proceeding contribution from Lord Beamish (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 24 May 2005. It occurred during Queen's speech debate on Health and Education.


Health and Education

Does my right hon. Friend agree that that system also leads to inefficiency? In my local hospital there is a brand new £97 million magnetic resonance imaging scanner, of which we are very proud. It is not being used, yet the private sector is bringing a van into the car park of a neighbouring hospital to carry out scanning. If that money was directed to the new capacity at my local hospital, it would be far more efficient than trying to generate the so-called market to which my right hon. Friend refers.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
434 c619-20 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Health services Education NHS Mental health services MRSA Standards
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk