Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl Turner and Andrew Gwynne

Tuesday 19th November 2024 Commons Chamber

[Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab)]

My constituent Craig Eskrett was diagnosed with motor neurone disease 12 months ago. He says that the services are there in the local NHS trust, but there is a distinct lack of co-ordination. Will the Minister meet me to discuss what improvements can be made to co-ordinate those services for sufferers of MND?

[Andrew Gwynne]

My hon. Friend raises a real issue about how we join up the whole of the patient journey. Once diagnosed, patients need appropriate treatment and wraparound care. I am more than happy to meet him and his constituent.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karl Turner and Andrew Gwynne

Tuesday 15th October 2024 Commons Chamber

[Andrew Gwynne]

My hon. Friend makes a really important point. The wonderful staff we have working across health and care ensure that our constituents receive, within a very tightly constrained health service, the best possible care that we can give them. The NHS is broken. We have to fix our broken health service, and having good-quality staff at the heart of it is how we are going to achieve that aim.

[Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab)]

5. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of patient waiting times.