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Simon Burns

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Tuesday 2nd June 2015

(8 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I will tell the hon. Gentleman what we have done: on my watch, there are 8,000 more nurses in our hospitals to deal with the tragedy of the legacy of poor care left behind by his party. That is what we have done. As part of that, trusts also recruited temporary staff. They have become over-dependent on them, which is why we have taken the measures we announced this morning.

Simon Burns Portrait Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con)
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T6. What measures are being taken to improve A and E departments such as that at Broomfield hospital in Chelmsford?

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