Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chris Green and Lucy Frazer

Tuesday 7th February 2017 Commons Chamber

[Chris Green (Bolton West) (Con)]

3. What progress he has made on improving hospitals in special measures.

[Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire) (Con)]

10. What progress he has made on improving hospitals in special measures.

[The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Jeremy Hunt)]

In the last four years, 31 trusts have been put into special measures—more than one in 10 of all NHS trusts. Of those, 16 have now come out, and I congratulate the staff of Addenbrooke’s and all at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which came out of special measures last month.

Let me also take this opportunity to thank Professor Sir Mike Richards, who has announced his retirement as chief inspector of hospitals. His legacy will be a safer, more caring NHS for the 3 million patients who use it every week. He can feel extremely proud of what he has achieved.