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Proceeding contribution from Andy Burnham (Labour) 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 am not going to debate that now. The right hon. Gentleman is going to have to defend himself on whether he has his facts right. I do not think that he has. We need to put firmly on the record that there are real flaws in the Liberal Democrats' proposal. They say that it is a safeguard to state, ““The governors will decide and it is better done at a local level,”” but the governors are going to be under pressure from the management of the hospital because of the pressure on the hospital's finances. If they make a decision that is in the interests of that hospital, it does not mean that it is in the interests of everybody and of NHS patients.

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
542 c722 
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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