Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust

The right hon. Gentleman talks about glaring omissions in the Government’s response, but there we...

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Order. Dozens of colleagues are seeking to catch my eye, but I remind the House that the Governme...

I thank the Secretary of State for coming to the House and making a statement that helps to resto...

My right hon. Friend makes an important point. The thing about complaints procedures is that we m...

The Secretary of State has announced that he will consult on a barring scheme to prevent managers...

The hon. Lady will know that, when it comes to individuals—appalled as I am, and as appalled as a...

Peter Walsh from Action against Medical Accidents has described the legally enforceable duty of c...

I listened to Peter Walsh’s thoughtful contribution to the “Today” programme this morning. We wil...

The Francis report said that three areas went wrong: the first was unprofessional behaviour; the ...

If the right hon. Gentleman had listened to what I have said, he would know that the number of cl...

My right hon. Friend’s welcome statement shows just how important the inquiry was, and how vital ...

First, I thank my hon. Friend for his extraordinarily tireless work and for the extremely measure...

I thank the Secretary of State for his statement, and we welcome the continuation of this discuss...

Neither. The chief inspector will report to the CQC. The hon. Lady is right that one of the probl...

These changes all come against a background of other changes in the NHS, such as clinical commiss...

I am sure that my hon. Friend’s sentiments are shared on both sides of the House. Indeed, I could...

This is not a debate about private or public, but will the Secretary of State ensure that the dut...

Yes, it will be, as it will to providers in the social care sector.

Can the Secretary of State confirm that it is his intention that the statutory duty of candour—an...

Yes, I can confirm that. My hon. Friend is right, because part of the big change that we need is ...

The Secretary of State talks about severance and follow-on employment. Does he think it is accept...

That is the kind of shocking practice that is totally unacceptable.

I very much welcome the return of student nurses to the wards for a year of their training. Proje...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. It is important that these assessments are made not just...

May I press the Health Secretary on this point? I have raised several times the point that adequa...

I am not avoiding it. I agree that adequate staffing levels are essential to patient care. I remi...

The Secretary of State rightly talks about a betrayal of trust of the worst kind, and he is right...

My hon. Friend knows that I have a different view of the level of responsibility of Sir David Nic...

The Secretary of State has referred to the fact the chief inspector will inspect hospital perform...

Of course we need to rely on good information being supplied by hospitals, and that is why we hav...

Although I acknowledge the Secretary of State’s genuine desire to improve hospital standards by t...

My hon. Friend is right: we have to ensure that the inspectorate works in the successful way that...

Who is expected to pay for the additional year that nurses will spend as health care assistants?<...

We are piloting the scheme to ensure that we do not end up discriminating against nurses for fina...

Every time there is a scandal, the response of the British political establishment is to load mor...

I agree with those sentiments strongly. In parallel to this process and these changes, I have ask...

I thank the Secretary of State for his statement. The public inquiry has been thorough, with new ...

I am happy to do so.

May I commend my right hon. Friend’s emphasis on leadership? In Colchester, we have seen periods ...

I agree wholeheartedly. It is very important that we understand that the benefit of the new inspe...

I received a distressing piece of constituency casework yesterday that underlines the importance ...

That is at the heart of what the reforms intend to achieve. An organisation as complex and as lar...

Given the mobility of both the work force and students, what discussions has the Secretary of Sta...

We have not had those discussions yet, but we will be introducing them through pilot schemes to g...

Does the Secretary of State agree that the decision to grant foundation trust status to Mid Staff...

I would also like to thank my hon. Friend for the work that he does for his local hospital in dif...

What most people want when they use the NHS is a reliable, accessible service, and to know that w...

That accountability is extremely important and happens on many different levels. In particular, w...

I know I repeat myself, but adequate registered nurse-to-patient ratios are often at the heart of...

We are not saying that minimum standards of adequate staffing levels are not needed, but we rejec...

On the rare occasions when a clinician or other member of hospital staff raises a problem and it ...

That sounds like something that would definitely encourage the duty of candour that we have been ...

Staffing levels are important, but so are bed numbers. Many of the 41,000 beds lost under the pre...

The inspection regime will of course cover such issues as part of its inspection of whether basic...

On the respective roles of CQC and Monitor, can my right hon. Friend indicate that he expects Mon...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the changes we are announcing today is that, in the ca...

Will my right hon. Friend note that the Patients Association and campaigners such as the Powell f...

We will have a full statutory duty, in line with what Robert Francis says, when it comes to the b...

Does my right hon. Friend accept that the best system in the world will not succeed if individual...

I agree with what my hon. Friend says.

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his statement, particularly the parts about where perverse...

We will absolutely do that, but I should also reassure my hon. Friend that the inspection regime ...

I very much welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, but does he share my sorrow that it has t...

I thank my hon. Friend. Sadly, I agree with her sentiments. We have a responsibility to ensure th...

We are fortunate to have a high-performing general hospital in Keighley and Ilkley, but does my r...

I agree with my hon. Friend. I visited Airedale hospital and was very impressed with the level of...

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the action he has taken, particularly re-instilling the im...

One of the problems at the moment is that we do not have a good way of identifying other hospital...

Will my right hon. Friend ensure that any revised patient care ratings include an enhanced emphas...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. It is absolutely essential that the new chief inspector’...

I commend the Secretary of State for his statement and for what I think is an absolutely outstand...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on his ingenious segue. All hospitals—all NHS trusts—will be inspec...