NHS Funding Bill Debate
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Helen Hayes
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NHS Funding Bill
Helen Hayes ExcerptsMonday 27th January 2020
(4 years, 3 months ago)
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Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood) (Lab)
King’s College Hospital in my constituency has the largest level of debt of any hospital trust in the country. That debt has come about because of the policies of the coalition Government and then the Conservative Government over the past 10 years, yet there is no investment for King’s in the Secretary of State’s list of hospitals receiving capital investment, and no proposal to write off the unsustainable level of debt. What message am I to take back to the hard-working, life-saving staff at King’s College Hospital who are currently struggling in impossible financial circumstances?
Matt Hancock
If the hon. Lady votes for this Bill, increased resources will be going into the NHS, including into King’s—mark my words!