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Proceeding contribution from Howard Stoate (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 3 July 2007. It occurred during Opposition day on Access to NHS Services.


Access to NHS Services

Does the hon. Gentleman share my view that it is far better to have planned reconfiguration of services resulting from a proper discussion on where is the best place to provide them, rather than adopting a practice-based commissioning approach—under which some hospitals might end up doing things that were not necessary and others would inevitably wither on the vine—in a completely unstructured fashion, with almost no control for local people? Surely that would be the greater evil by far.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
462 c861 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Dental services Closures Construction Community hospitals Hospitals Finance Hearing aids General practitioners NHS Primary care Primary care trusts Staff Maternity services Waiting lists Standards Working hours Reform NHS Direct Accident and emergency departments Patient choice schemes
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk