The very simple question to be asked is ““Why the delay?”” Why could the Minister not have introduced it earlier? We have known about the problem for eight months and more. The Secretary of State, who has been keen on changes such as this for a long time, must have given some thought to what he was going to do about staff training and work force planning in the NHS.
[2nd Allocated Day]
Proceeding contribution from
Owen Smith
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 7 September 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill.
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