Urgent question on Thursday, 10 December 2015, in the House of Commons, led by Heidi Alexander. The answering member was Jeremy Hunt.

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Urgent question on the report of the investigation into deaths at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 603 cc1140-1150
Session: 2015-16
Department: Department of Health
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Thursday, 17 December 2015
Written statements
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Heidi Alexander | 603 c1141 (Link to this contribution)
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the re...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 cc1141-2 (Link to this contribution)
The whole House will be profoundly shocked by this morning’s allegations of a failure by Southern...; Heidi Alexander | 603 cc1142-3 (Link to this contribution)
These are truly shocking revelations that, if proven, reveal deep failures at Southern Health NHS...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1143 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with what the shadow Health Secretary says. She is absolutely right in both the tone of w...; Sarah Wollaston | 603 c1144 (Link to this contribution)
The allegations in the draft report about Southern Health are deeply disturbing, and I welcome th...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1144 (Link to this contribution)
I will do that, and I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for giving me the opportunity to do so. ...; Philippa Whitford | 603 c1144 (Link to this contribution)
I echo what the Secretary of State said about family involvement, which should be routine in inve...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 cc1144-5 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is absolutely right. The 30% figure was for people with mental health conditions, n...; Jeremy Lefroy | 603 c1145 (Link to this contribution)
Behind each statistic is a person and a family, and the Secretary of State is right to say that f...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1145 (Link to this contribution)
No one knows more about the Francis report than my hon. Friend, because of the direct impact that...; Norman Lamb | 603 c1145 (Link to this contribution)
The coalition Government rightly established a public inquiry to look into the appalling care at ...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1145 (Link to this contribution)
I am happy to consider that. The right hon. Gentleman and I are completely on the same page on th...; Caroline Nokes | 603 c1145 (Link to this contribution)
Many of my constituents are service users of Southern Health, or the family members of service us...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1146 (Link to this contribution)
I can absolutely give that assurance to my hon. Friend’s constituents. I hope they will consider ...; Ben Bradshaw | 603 c1146 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for his statement and congratulate NHS England on what sounds like...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1146 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his comments. I hope I did address that by saying that the f...; Cheryl Gillan | 603 c1146 (Link to this contribution)
I, too, welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and the news that he plans to accept the recomme...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1146 (Link to this contribution)
I can of course give my right hon. Friend that assurance, but there is a note of hesitation in my...; Mark Durkan | 603 c1147 (Link to this contribution)
As well as asking the Secretary of State how the learning on this very important issue will be sh...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1147 (Link to this contribution)
I can give the hon. Gentleman that reassurance. Trusts understand that that is already happening ...; Andrew Murrison | 603 c1147 (Link to this contribution)
The disparity in excess deaths between vulnerable groups at Southern Health is truly shocking, bu...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1147 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is why Professor Sir Bruce Keogh is developing a methodo...; Diana Johnson | 603 c1147 (Link to this contribution)
Is the Secretary of State satisfied that families seeking truth and justice for their loved ones ...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1147 (Link to this contribution)
I am afraid that that probably does happen. We all, in all parts of the House, passionately belie...; Bob Blackman | 603 c1147 (Link to this contribution)
It is clear from my right hon. Friend’s statement that there is a cultural problem in Southern He...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right. It is quite heartbreaking that when these things happen we seem to end u...; Barry Sheerman | 603 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
Not many people are as grateful to the NHS as I am, having just returned to full health thanks to...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman was looked after by Guy’s and St Thomas’s, where my mother...; Andrew Turner | 603 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
Was it necessary to delay the report’s publication for two or three months—a week or two I could ...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1148 (Link to this contribution)
I hope it will be published next week. The commitment I have from NHS England is that it will be ...; Jim Cunningham | 603 c1149 (Link to this contribution)
What will the Secretary of State do about whistleblowers? As most Members know, we have had probl...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1149 (Link to this contribution)
Sir Robert Francis’s report “Freedom To Speak Up”, which I received and presented to Parliament j...; Rehman Chishti | 603 c1149 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Secretary of State’s answer to the urgent question. I speak as a Member with a hosp...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1149 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. It seems wrong to draw any crumbs of comfort from the awful t...; Liz McInnes | 603 c1149 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State has not yet mentioned the role of the medical examiner. Does this latest t...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1149 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with the hon. Lady. It was also a recommendation of the Francis report that the coalition...; David Nuttall | 603 c1149 (Link to this contribution)
People will be both saddened and dismayed that after Mid Staffs and the new CQC inspection regime...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is worth saying that the tragedy that sparked this report ...; Ruth Cadbury | 603 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
This investigation would not have happened if it had not been for the tenacity and work of Sara R...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
I think it is tragic when anyone has to resort to the courts to get justice. Sara Ryan is one of ...; Flick Drummond | 603 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Secretary of State confirm that the draft report also covers the Southern Health Foundat...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
I believe it does cover the mental health services for adults, but I will check and write to my h...; Peter Kyle | 603 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State rightly mentions the fact that the culture needs to change so that people ...; Jeremy Hunt | 603 c1150 (Link to this contribution)
I think this is now the third time I have said it, but the answer is that Connor Sparrowhawk’s tr...
Subjects: Death Learning disability Mental illness Patients Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
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