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Tuesday 15th November 2016

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Nicola Blackwood)
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The hon. Lady is right that the current delivery of this contract by Capita is unacceptable. I have met NHS England and Capita regularly to make sure that rectification plans are in place. We are assured that these steps are now in place and that the programme will improve.

Tom Pursglove Portrait Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)
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T4. Across north Northamptonshire there is an enormous appetite for the new urgent care hub to be built at the site of Kettering general hospital, relieving pressure on A&E and improving services for patients. Will the Minister update us on progress?

Philip Dunne Portrait The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr Philip Dunne)
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As I said to my hon. Friend’s parliamentary neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Kettering (Mr Hollobone), we are aware that Kettering hospital has put forward a proposal. The outline business case is due to be discussed with NHS England in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we are looking at an interim solution for relieving pressure on A&E services in the area.

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