Gosport Independent Panel: Publication of Report Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

Gosport Independent Panel: Publication of Report

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Wednesday 20th June 2018

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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Absolutely. One of the big lessons from this report is that we have to look at systemic issues as much as at the practice of an individual doctor or nurse.

Alex Burghart Portrait Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar) (Con)
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I congratulate the Secretary of State and the right hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb) for getting us to this point. I was deeply concerned to hear in the Secretary of State’s statement that Ministers had been given advice not to proceed with this independent panel. Is the Secretary of State convinced that Ministers are now receiving better advice?