Proceeding contribution from Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 March 2010. It occurred during Opposition day on Health Care in London.

Health Care in London

Not quite yet. I am only 30 seconds into my speech. Our criticism is of the way in which the NHS makes decisions and the fact that they are taken by bodies that are completely unaccountable to the people they serve. The Minister made two assertions in his speech. The first was that these decisions are local decisions. Who are these local decisions taken by? They are taken by people who have no legitimacy; they have been appointed nationally, so there is no accountability to the communities—

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 507 c180-1
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
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Health Care in London

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