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Proceeding contribution from Joan Ruddock (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 5 June 2013. It occurred during Opposition day on Accident and Emergency Waiting Times.


Accident and Emergency Waiting Times

Before my right hon. Friend gets on to his plan, may I ask him a question? Given the chaos that he has described throughout the whole country—in London, ambulance queues have doubled in the past couple of years—why does he think that the Secretary of State believes it is sensible to downgrade the A and E service at Lewisham and divert tens of thousands of people to other hospitals where the ambulances are queuing all down the road?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
563 c1588 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Contracts Ambulance services Finance Emergencies General practitioners Patients Privatisation Nurses Staff Waiting lists Working hours Social services NHS Direct Accident and emergency departments Cuts NHS 111
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk