Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the latest financial rules for NHS trusts on (a) patient outcomes, (b) staffing pressures and (c) capacity in NHS trusts in the South West; and what steps she will take to address these impacts.

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 17 September in response to Question 28148.