I do not blame doctors; I do not blame the unions. I blame Ministers from the hon. Lady’s Government who gave consultants an opt-out at weekends that has had a catastrophic impact on patient care. I am delighted that she supports seven-day care, but it was not in the Labour manifesto; it was in the Conservative manifesto, and we are putting in extra money—£5.5 billion more than Labour was promising—to ensure that we can pay for it.
NHS Reform
Proceeding contribution from
Jeremy Hunt
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 July 2015.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on NHS Reform.
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