Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of how seven-day services will improve patient care.
We know that, in hospitals, patient care suffers at weekends because there are fewer consultants present, and some services are not always up and running. This is reflected in mortality rates being significantly higher for patients admitted at a weekend.
That is why we are determined to ensure that patients can get the same care at weekends as during the week.