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Proceeding contribution from Dan Poulter (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 March 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Health and Social Care Bill.

Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) (No. 4)

I hope that the right hon. Gentleman will concede that those hospital trusts with a private patient cap that is set at perhaps 35%, such as the Royal Marsden hospital, do not necessarily use that much private work. The decision is at the hospital's discretion, so the idea that raising the cap to 49% will mean that hospital trusts will per se undertake 49% private activity has been proven to be incorrect, on the facts as they stand at the moment in hospital trusts, because those trusts, the doctors and boards work for the benefit of their patients.

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
542 c720 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Education Accountability Competition Consultants Conflict of interests Health Hospitals Health services Governing bodies Drugs Health professions Private sector General practitioners Local government NHS Medical treatments Patients Procurement Primary care trusts NHS trusts Prices Mental health services NHS foundation trusts Reform Health Professions Council Research Regulation Social services National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Training Reorganisation Civil society Local involvement networks Information Centre for Health and Social Care NHS Commissioning Board Public Health England Monitor Health and wellbeing boards Healthwatch
Legislation
Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
Link
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