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Proceeding contribution from Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 13 December 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Health and Social Care Bill.

Health and Social Care Bill

I am very grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way. I made clear in my remarks that I believe one should start by specifying quality—that would include her point about best practice—and then allow the market to bid against that. Where potential suppliers, whether NHS or otherwise, can come in below the existing price—call it the tariff price or what you will—that will be a spur to everybody else to consider whether they can deliver that quality—I stress ““that quality””—better, more effectively and more cheaply. That mechanism will be totally absent in the National Health Service if the Bill is not changed in the way that I have suggested or something equivalent.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
733 c1224 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Children Compensation Accountability Disadvantaged Competition Health Health services Fees and charges Licensing Education Human rights EU law Insolvency Innovation Homelessness Home care services Private sector NHS Older people Procurement Mergers Negligence NHS foundation trusts Standards Special educational needs Training Regulation Reform Social services Monitor Treatment centres Sexual and reproductive health NHS Commissioning Board Healthwatch England Cooperation and Competition Panel
Legislation
Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
Link
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