Health and Adult Social Care Reform

Rebecca Smith Excerpts
Monday 6th January 2025

(3 days, 7 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Wes Streeting Portrait Wes Streeting
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right about that. If we improve the service at Whipps Cross hospital for his constituents, it will have the added benefit of improving the service at Whipps Cross Hospital for my constituents, too.

Rebecca Smith Portrait Rebecca Smith (South West Devon) (Con)
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What is missing from today’s announcement is any sort of update on the new hospitals programme review, which is vital in my constituency of South West Devon, because Derriford hospital needs its urgent and emergency care centre to bring down ambulance waiting times before it can even start to tackle its general waiting list issues. When will Derriford hospital hear whether it has been successful in the new hospitals programme review?