Accident and Emergency Departments Debate
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Nicholas Dakin
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Accident and Emergency Departments
Nicholas Dakin Excerpts(11 years, 3 months ago)
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Mr Hunt
I always try to support the ideas that come up from different parts of the NHS because people on the ground usually have the best ideas about what needs to be done, but when decisions cross my desk it is important that I consider the knock-on effect on other areas, and I get independent advice on that as well. I shall follow closely the proposal that my hon. Friend mentions.
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)
Does the Secretary of State believe that he has done enough to avoid a crisis in A and E this winter?
Mr Hunt
I think we have done everything we can, and we have tried to listen hard to the suggestions for what can help in the short term and what can address the underlying problems. I believe it is possible for the NHS to meet its targets this winter, but I do not want to say that it is going to be easy. It will be a very tough winter and we need to get behind the doctors and nurses on the front line who are doing their very best to deliver a great service to the public.