Proceeding contribution from Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 March 2010. It occurred during Opposition day on Health Care in London.

Health Care in London

Will my hon. Friend bear in mind the fact that we have had exactly this problem in north-east London, where there is a shortfall in spending between the north-west and the north-east? The drive to close Whipps Cross is mainly down to the zealotry of officials, now released from secrecy, and people not telling the truth about it. They talk about pushing stuff out into the community, but in our area there has been a 10 per cent. fall in the number of health visitors, and the caseloads in relation to children under five are at least double that recommended by Lord Laming. It is an utter disaster, but we cannot get those people to face up to that.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 507 c167;507 c166-7
Session: 2009-10
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Disadvantaged Cost effectiveness Closures Hospitals Health services Expenditure Greater London General practitioners NHS Management Standards Reorganisation Accident and emergency departments Per capita costs Health centres Treatment centres London Strategic Health Authority Olympic Games 2012
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Health Care in London

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