NHS: Dangerous Waste and Body Parts Disposal Debate
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Lord Harris of Haringey
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NHS: Dangerous Waste and Body Parts Disposal
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Lord O'Shaughnessy
The noble Baroness is quite right to highlight this issue. As I said when repeating the Statement, the items that we are talking about are stored securely and I am assured that there is no risk to public health from the stockpiling. Clearly there is a requirement to dispose of them; this is a contractual obligation of the company, which it has not fulfilled. That is why we have entered into this situation.
Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab)
My Lords, what lessons has the Department of Health learned from this incident?
Lord O'Shaughnessy
That is an incredibly fair question; I think that the point about monitoring has been raised. We need better visibility of the performance of contractors to fulfil their contractual obligations.