"The NHS was never better funded than under the last Labour Government and the public know that. That is why they trust us with the NHS...." Diane Abbott - View Speech
"It is indeed the case; rather than being an anodyne managerial exercise, the sustainability and transformation plans are designed to make up the missing £22 billion.
One of the most alarming aspects of the STPs is their secrecy. England has been divided into 44 regional footprints, and it is worth …..." Diane Abbott - View Speech
"That is the reason for the secrecy thus far. The Government know that if the public understood what STPs meant, there would be an outcry...." Diane Abbott - View Speech
"I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. For nearly the whole time I have been in Parliament, there have been attempts to reconfigure hospitals and close A&Es and make other changes in London. We have found that when the local community does not take ownership of the plans, it …..." Diane Abbott - View Speech
"Initially, the STPs were discouraged from publishing their draft plans, freedom of information requests were met with blank replies, and enquirers were told that no minutes of STP board meetings existed. We are therefore bound to ask: if the plans are really in the interests of patients and the public, …..." Diane Abbott - View Speech
"In some cases, even local GPs have not been fully involved in decision making. Hon. Members may not take that seriously, but I assure them that their constituents will. [Interruption.]..." Diane Abbott - View Speech
"GP leaders in Birmingham said that it would appear that plans by the STP to transform general practice, and to transform massive amounts of secondary care work into general practice, are already far advanced. Only at this late stage have they been shared with GP provider representatives...." Diane Abbott - View Speech