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Jamie Stone Excerpts
Tuesday 27th November 2018

(5 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Caroline Dinenage Portrait Caroline Dinenage
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I will of course meet my hon. Friend. She is right that we need to keep such valuable local resources right in the community, where they are most needed and where they keep people out of acute hospital services and surrounded by their friends and family.

Jamie Stone Portrait Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD)
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The usage of Caithness General Hospital in Wick in my constituency is way below what it was originally designed for, causing my constituents great anxiety if they have to travel over 200 miles to Inverness and back. Mr Speaker, you will tell me that such matters are devolved, so will the Government share best practice on community hospitals with the Scottish Government and NHS Highland?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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What a wily fellow to get the question in order. Well done, man.