NHS Commissioning Board Debate
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Stephen Mosley
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NHS Commissioning Board
Stephen Mosley Excerpts(11 years, 2 months ago)
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Norman Lamb
The amended regulations will be published within days. I entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman that it is important for clinical commissioning groups to have absolute clarity, so that they can prepare for the date in April when they take responsibility.
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con)
What my constituents want is first-class health care, free at the point of delivery. Will the Minister confirm that the Government want that too?
Norman Lamb
I absolutely confirm that the patient’s interest must always trump everything else. Sometimes it is right to challenge existing services which are not providing a good enough service for patients, and we must encourage clinical commissioning groups to do that. Whether poor care is in the public or the private sector, it should always be condemned, and we should always put the interests of the patient first.