Proceeding contribution from William Cash (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 12 October 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Health Bill [Lords].
Health Bill [Lords]
I am extremely grateful for that intervention and I hear what the right hon. Gentleman says with great interest. I had heard of that, but great ingenuity is being used by certain trusts—not just Mid Staffordshire but other trusts of which I am aware—that are using their lawyers and their medical establishment effectively to bypass and shut out consultants—in some cases, as many as 20-odd. I am concerned about that. It is no good having good intentions in an Act if the provisions can be bypassed in the way that they are being bypassed at the moment. I would have thought that it was Monitor’s job, and that of the Secretary of State, to deal with that. Will the Minister please take note and get rid of these gagging orders, ensuring that there is no way that the gagging clauses can be used to bypass whistleblowers?
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- 2008-09
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- Children Advertising Constitutions Direct payments Hospitals Health services Fees and charges Eyesight Income NHS Packaging Mental health NHS foundation trusts Private patients Standards Voucher schemes Retail trade Testing Tobacco Smoking Monitor Care Quality Commission Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
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- Health Bill (HL) 2008-09
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