Acute and Community Health Debate
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Nick Smith
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Acute and Community Health
Nick Smith Excerpts(6 years, 10 months ago)
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Stephen Barclay
I spoke to colleagues in the MOJ yesterday about the issue that my right hon. and learned Friend raised in the first part of his question. I agree with him that the standards of care for those in prison should be the same as those in the NHS more widely. As he will know, NHS England took over commissioning for healthcare services in prisons in 2013; that is one of the changes that have been made. He will also know that Dr Kirkup’s report drew attention to local factors, including a personal conflict of interests that goes to the heart of the relationship between the trust and the prison. However, he is absolutely right to allude to some wider issues from which we need to learn.
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
How many members of the board failed to co-operate with this scathing review, and can the Minister name them?