Oral Answers to Questions

David T C Davies Excerpts

Wednesday 12th February 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Jones]

I commend the right hon. Lady for her role in chairing the committee that came up with such an important report on the processing of complaints in the health service.

Although the issue of complaints about nurses and midwives must be one for the Nursing and Midwifery Council, we are clearly anxious to ensure that complaints should be properly investigated. That is why we were extremely pleased that the Welsh Minister for Health and Social Services has now instituted his own inquiry into this issue.

[David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con)]

Does the Minister agree that people who have complaints about the NHS in Wales under the Labour Welsh Assembly Government are unable simply to cross the border and access the far better treatments, wider range of drugs and shorter waiting lists on offer to those fortunate enough to be served by the Conservative coalition Government in England?

[Mr Jones]

Clearly, the issue of access to cross-border services is a matter of concern both to patients and practitioners in Wales. The Wales Office is closely engaged on this matter with the Department of Health and with the Welsh Assembly Government.