North East Ambulance Service

Julian Lewis Excerpts
Monday 23rd May 2022

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Maria Caulfield Portrait Maria Caulfield
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I would like to hear more from the hon. Gentleman about his constituent’s case. I have concerns about what was reported in The Sunday Times. I am concerned that the process followed in investigating those concerns has not got to the bottom of some of the fundamental problems, so if he would like to meet me afterwards I would be very happy to take it further.

Julian Lewis Portrait Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con)
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When senior managers and administrators are found to be directly involved in gross negligence and deliberate cover-ups, will they lose their jobs or will they be allowed to continue?

Maria Caulfield Portrait Maria Caulfield
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A statutory duty of candour is in place. As I said, if a mistake happens—mistakes can always happen, even with the best prevention methods in the world—there is a statutory duty to reveal it to the family and the patient involved, and to have a full investigation and learn lessons from it. I am concerned that that may not have happened in this case.