North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Charles Walker Excerpts
Tuesday 12th July 2016

(8 years, 5 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Ben Gummer Portrait Ben Gummer
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I reassure the right hon. Gentleman that NHS England has a live rota stream from the hospital to give it the reassurance that every single junior doctor has a consultant supervisor in place at all times—precisely to ensure that the reported lapses of supervision do not recur. When the right hon. Gentleman meets the chief inspector at the CQC tomorrow, I hope that he hears something similar to what I have heard: things are not good, but they are better than they were, and the trajectory is in the right direction.

Nevertheless, we will not fix this without looking at fundamental reform of local health services, which requires changes to primary care, of the kind that we discussed when I met local Members of Parliament last week. I hope to meet them again, in a few weeks or months, and to be able to talk about progress and the plans for the future, so that right hon. and hon. Members will be satisfied that things are getting better at the North Middlesex.

Charles Walker Portrait Mr Charles Walker (in the Chair)
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I thank the Minister—my constituents in Broxbourne will be following the outcome of this debate closely.

Question put and agreed to.

Resolved,

That this House has considered the performance of North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust.