A and E (Major Incidents) Debate

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Diana Johnson

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A and E (Major Incidents)

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Stormont House Agreement
Wednesday 7th January 2015

(9 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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The services that the Ipswich team have been delivering are absolutely brilliant, and I congratulate them. I thank my hon. Friend for his support for their work, which I know is so important for the people of Ipswich.

Diana Johnson Portrait Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
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The Secretary of State said that 14 major incidents have been declared. I am told by a senior front-line worker that many hospitals are declaring internal major incidents—they have done so for some time—because that is more politically expedient and does not get into the press. How many internal major incidents have been declared in the past month?

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To my knowledge, over the past few weeks there have been 15 major incidents, including internal ones. Three have now been stood down, making a total of 12 at the moment.

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