NHS: Reform

Lord Skelmersdale Excerpts

Monday 6th June 2011 Lords Chamber

[The Earl of Listowel]

My Lords—

[Lord Skelmersdale]

My Lords, would my noble friend care to cast any light on the fact that I have received criticisms of the Bill from virtually every health professional body but not one from a patient?

[Earl Howe]

My Lords, the criticisms that my noble friend has received have no doubt been considered under the umbrella of the NHS Future Forum. I can tell him only that I have personally received many expressions of support for the key principles that we have outlined.