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Points of Order
Tuesday 24th February 2015

(9 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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I am happy to look into that issue and get back to the hon. Lady.

Jeremy Lefroy Portrait Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)
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In addition to the work that Monitor does on tariffs for individual pathways, what work has it done to assess the base funding that acute hospitals need to maintain core services, which are so interdependent?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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Monitor has done extensive work on this issue, but my hon. Friend is absolutely right to talk about it. If we are to meet the financial challenge that the NHS faces over the next five years, we need to have a very sensible discussion about what realistic efficiency gains need to be made, and I am sure that he will engage in those discussions.

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