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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Murphy (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 6 May 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Health and Social Care Bill.

Health and Social Care Bill

I could not resist adding my name to this wonderfully brave amendment which would, at a stroke, give strategic health authorities a backstop when they are beleaguered by local politics and would like to intervene more than they feel able to do for all kinds of local reasons. If you had the commission coming in and saying, ““Well, it has got to happen””, it would be wonderful if PCTs thought they might lose their ability to carry on purchasing lousy services and that something might happen if they did not improve. I am very attracted to the amendment but I am not optimistic that the Government would be entirely happy with it. It would have a wonderful impact on the providers and purchasers if, through the Bill, the commission had strong intervention powers in trusts and foundation trusts. This kind of intervention power on the commissioning side would be a miracle.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
701 c135-6GC 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disclosure of information Dental services Care homes Appeals Catering Health Hospitals Health services Finance Human rights Inspections Enforcement Disease control Infectious diseases Health authorities Health education Discrimination General practitioners Learning disability General Social Care Council Private sector NHS Older people Primary care trusts Nutrition Mental health services Midwives MRSA Registration Standards Training Screening Regulation Social services Voluntary work Social workers Healthcare Commission Clostridium Commission for Social Care Inspection Care Quality Commission Care Standards Tribunal
Legislation
Health and Social Care Bill 2007-08
Link
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