NHS: Reform

Lord Skelmersdale Excerpts
Monday 6th June 2011

(13 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Skelmersdale Portrait Lord Skelmersdale
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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 Portrait Earl Howe
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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.