The hon. Gentleman is making some very fair points about the importance of investing in hospital infrastructure. A number of years ago, we were promised a paperless NHS, but the reality today is very different. In fact, NHS IT infrastructure is creaking at the seams. There has been a complete failure to invest adequately in that infrastructure, which is compromising patient care. Far too many staff hours are lost on IT systems that are not fit for purpose. Will he join me in urging the Government to take that issue very seriously, because it is about improving patient care as well as improving productivity and better using staff time?
NHS Funding Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Dan Poulter
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 4 February 2020.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Legislative Grand Committee proceedings (HC) on NHS Funding Bill.
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