Proceeding contribution from Simon Burns (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 3 July 2007. It occurred during Opposition day on Access to NHS Services.
Access to NHS Services
Will the Secretary of State help me? My local hospital has experienced a degree of financial pain after reaching the targets laid down by the Government on treatment times. Now, an independent treatment centre is going to be placed within eight miles of its location. The hospital trust, the consultants and the staff are fearful that in some of the specialties in which they meet all their targets, patients will be diverted away from the local hospital to the ITC, which over a three-year period will cause significant financial problems for the trust and the loss of staff, who may move to the ITC because that is where the work is going. Why will that necessarily be good for efficiency and for my constituents?
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- 2006-07
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- Staff Dental services Closures Construction Community hospitals Hospitals Finance Hearing aids General practitioners NHS Primary care Primary care trusts Working hours Standards Reform Accident and emergency departments Maternity services Waiting lists NHS Direct Patient choice schemes
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