Oral Answers to Questions

Rosie Duffield Excerpts

Tuesday 24th July 2018 Commons Chamber

[Jackie Doyle-Price]

The hon. Lady’s starting point was “since 2009”. It is certainly true that there was a decline then, for a number of reasons, not least the fact that we are improving treatment in community settings rather than acute in-patient beds. Our Five Year Forward View began in 2014, and we have been delivering improvements in the number of beds and staff since that date.

[Rosie Duffield (Canterbury) (Lab)]

8. What recent assessment he has made of the effect on the health and social care sector of the UK leaving the EU.

[The Minister for Health (Stephen Barclay)]

The Government are undertaking a wide range of analysis in support of our EU exit negotiations and preparations. Our overall programme of work is comprehensive, thorough and continuously updated.

[Rosie Duffield]

Brexit poses major challenges for the NHS and, in particular, the beleaguered and neglected hospitals of East Kent. Can the Minister reassure me—and the Royal College of Midwives and other bodies—that we will be able to recruit much needed migrant worker staff to the health and social care sector and will encourage them to stay after March 2019?