Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence motion agreed to. Motion that the Committee sit in private until witnesses called, agreed to. Declarations of interest made from the Committee. Examination of witnesses.

Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence motion agreed to. Motion that the Committee sit in private until witnesses called, agreed to. Declarations of interest made from the Committee. Examination of witnesses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to announce the new membership of the National Quality Board.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to announce the new membership of the National Quality Board.

I would like to update the House on Dr Penny Dash’s report on patient safety across the health and care landscape in England.

In September, Dr Dash completed her review of the Care Quality Commission. Her work was thoughtful and thorough, and shed a huge amount of light on how the...

I would like to update the House on Dr Penny Dash’s report on patient safety across the health and care landscape in England.

In September, Dr Dash completed her review of the Care Quality Commission. Her work was thoughtful and thorough, and shed a huge amount of light on how the...

My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Wes Streeting MP) made the following Statement:

I would like to update the House on Dr Penny Dash’s report on patient safety across the health and care landscape in England.

In September, Dr Dash completed her review of the...

My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Wes Streeting MP) made the following Statement:

I would like to update the House on Dr Penny Dash’s report on patient safety across the health and care landscape in England.

In September, Dr Dash completed her review of the...

Letter dated 15/12/2016 from Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen to Baroness Jolly regarding questions following the statement on the Care Quality Commission review: deaths in the NHS. 2p.

Letter dated 15/12/2016 from Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen to Baroness Jolly regarding questions following the statement on the Care Quality Commission review: deaths in the NHS. 2p.

I seek the indulgence of the House while I raise a personal issue. This Thursday I should have been attending the inquest into my father’s death, which I anticipate will conclude that his death was avoidable. An hour ago I was notified that one of the key witnesses will not...

I seek the indulgence of the House while I raise a personal issue. This Thursday I should have been attending the inquest into my father’s death, which I anticipate will conclude that his death was avoidable. An hour ago I was notified that one of the key witnesses will not...

My hon. Friend makes a very good point. We are making sure that all A&Es have liaison psychiatry services by the end of this Parliament. The critical issue is that someone with a severe mental health problem or learning disability who turns up in an A&E has special needs, and...

My hon. Friend makes a very good point. We are making sure that all A&Es have liaison psychiatry services by the end of this Parliament. The critical issue is that someone with a severe mental health problem or learning disability who turns up in an A&E has special needs, and...

I thank the noble Lord for his question. We must also recognise that most healthcare professionals in this country are doing a fantastic job. Of course, every such incident is appalling and must be looked into, but when I was a nurse, every nurse, doctor and healthcare professional I came...

I thank the noble Lord for his question. We must also recognise that most healthcare professionals in this country are doing a fantastic job. Of course, every such incident is appalling and must be looked into, but when I was a nurse, every nurse, doctor and healthcare professional I came...

Statement on the Care Quality Commission investigation into lessons that needed to be learned following the tragic death of Connor Sparrowhawk in 2013 at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Statement on the Care Quality Commission investigation into lessons that needed to be learned following the tragic death of Connor Sparrowhawk in 2013 at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Lords statement on the Care Quality Commission investigation into lessons that needed to be learned following the tragic death of Connor Sparrowhawk in 2013 at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Lords statement on the Care Quality Commission investigation into lessons that needed to be learned following the tragic death of Connor Sparrowhawk in 2013 at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement given in the other place by Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for the Department of Health. The Statement is as follows:

“On 12 April this year, I asked the CQC to conduct an investigation into lessons that...

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement given in the other place by Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for the Department of Health. The Statement is as follows:

“On 12 April this year, I asked the CQC to conduct an investigation into lessons that...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement and take this opportunity to offer my condolences to the noble Lord, Lord Prior, on the death of his father.

The circumstances of Connor Sparrowhawk’s death were shocking and I pay tribute to his family, who fought so hard for justice...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement and take this opportunity to offer my condolences to the noble Lord, Lord Prior, on the death of his father.

The circumstances of Connor Sparrowhawk’s death were shocking and I pay tribute to his family, who fought so hard for justice...

My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for repeating the Statement and echo the condolences offered by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath. I declare my interests as set out in the register. I am chair of a learning disabilities charity caring for adults across England.

We welcome the...

My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for repeating the Statement and echo the condolences offered by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath. I declare my interests as set out in the register. I am chair of a learning disabilities charity caring for adults across England.

We welcome the...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for the questions that have been raised. I particularly thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for mentioning the sad death of my noble friend Lord Prior’s father. It is sad that I should have to be standing here instead of my noble friend on...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for the questions that have been raised. I particularly thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for mentioning the sad death of my noble friend Lord Prior’s father. It is sad that I should have to be standing here instead of my noble friend on...

My Lords, I, too, commend Dr Ryan—Connor’s mother—for her persistence. The truth is that if we could get this right for people with learning disabilities, we would get it right for everyone else. Could the Minister confirm that the national mortality review for learning disability will now be permanent, just...

My Lords, I, too, commend Dr Ryan—Connor’s mother—for her persistence. The truth is that if we could get this right for people with learning disabilities, we would get it right for everyone else. Could the Minister confirm that the national mortality review for learning disability will now be permanent, just...

I remember the noble Baroness mentioning this once before in a debate, and I think I said then that there were absolutely no plans for this review to stop. It will certainly be carrying on. We have to ensure that all investigations for mental health patients are of a much...

I remember the noble Baroness mentioning this once before in a debate, and I think I said then that there were absolutely no plans for this review to stop. It will certainly be carrying on. We have to ensure that all investigations for mental health patients are of a much...

My Lords, changing culture is very important but culture is about having very good leadership. We need clear and greater leadership in our NHS at both clinical and management level. I am pleased to hear that the Minister has said there is going to be some emphasis in that area....

My Lords, changing culture is very important but culture is about having very good leadership. We need clear and greater leadership in our NHS at both clinical and management level. I am pleased to hear that the Minister has said there is going to be some emphasis in that area....

I thank my noble friend for that question. Yes, national data are important, but we also have to remember that data can vary terrifically from region to region. Of course, collecting data is absolutely vital, and there will be national data, but we also need to ensure that the data...

I thank my noble friend for that question. Yes, national data are important, but we also have to remember that data can vary terrifically from region to region. Of course, collecting data is absolutely vital, and there will be national data, but we also need to ensure that the data...

My Lords, given the lamentably low involvement in investigations of families and others who loved the person who died, how will their experience be audited and monitored in future? As the Minister rightly said—I declare an interest as chairman of the National Mental Capacity Forum—such families often describe not being...

My Lords, given the lamentably low involvement in investigations of families and others who loved the person who died, how will their experience be audited and monitored in future? As the Minister rightly said—I declare an interest as chairman of the National Mental Capacity Forum—such families often describe not being...

The noble Baroness, who is very experienced in these areas, makes an important point. The plan is certainly to publish the information quarterly, in accordance with the regulations that the Secretary of State is going to lay before the House, so that local patients and the public can see whether...

The noble Baroness, who is very experienced in these areas, makes an important point. The plan is certainly to publish the information quarterly, in accordance with the regulations that the Secretary of State is going to lay before the House, so that local patients and the public can see whether...