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Proceeding contribution from Earl Howe (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 23 November 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on NHS Redress Bill [HL].


NHS Redress Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister very much for his reply. The only point that I pick up is the question of the director charged with driving the process forward. Yes, non-executive directors are perfectly capable of leading the process of change; I have seen that happen in the commercial world. But I have also found that non-executives are not capable of managing the process day-to-day. Their available time is simply not sufficiently to do that. There is a fine line between setting a direction and interfering in management. So, on balance, I would be inclined to say that a process as important as this should be the task of an executive director to look after and manage. However, this has been an instructive exchange. Clause 10 agreed to. Clause 11 [Scheme authority]:


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
675 c414-5GC 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Complaints Compensation Civil proceedings Hospitals Legal representation NHS Patients Payments Negligence Solicitors Time limits Torts Patient advice and liaison services Health Service Commissioner NHS Litigation Authority Independent complaints advocacy services
Legislation
NHS Redress Bill (HL) 2005-06
Link
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