NHS: Hospital Waiting Times Debate

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NHS: Hospital Waiting Times

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NHS: District Nurses
Thursday 10th July 2014

(9 years, 10 months ago)

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Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
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My noble friend is a very eloquent advocate of this particular issue and he is of course right.

Lord Patel Portrait Lord Patel (CB)
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Can the Minister tell us how those trusts that do not report on their waiting times, although they are small in number, are dealt with? How can they be held responsible when they do not report?

Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
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A handful of trusts are unable to report the full range of figures on their waiting times. They are given support to enable them to do so either by Monitor if they are foundation trusts or by the NHS Trust Development Authority.

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