1 Kris Hopkins debates involving the Department of Health and Social Care

Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust

Kris Hopkins Excerpts
Tuesday 26th March 2013

(11 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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I thank my hon. Friend. Sadly, I agree with her sentiments. We have a responsibility to ensure that we have structures in place that make it impossible to delay addressing these difficult issues. That is the central challenge that I now face.

Kris Hopkins Portrait Kris Hopkins (Keighley) (Con)
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We are fortunate to have a high-performing general hospital in Keighley and Ilkley, but does my right hon. Friend agree that even hospitals such as Airedale hospital must not be complacent? Quality must be paramount. Every member of staff has a responsibility to deliver the high level of compassionate care that he spoke about.

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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I agree with my hon. Friend. I visited Airedale hospital and was very impressed with the level of care I saw there. It is one of the only hospital trusts in the country—if not the only one—where doctors can see the full history of what patients going into A and E have been prescribed by their GPs, which has an important impact on patient safety.