Letter dated 08/12/2009 from Andy Burnham MP to Andrew Mackinlay MP regarding cleaning and patient safety inrelation to the Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS foundation trust. 1 p.

Letter dated 08/12/2009 from Andy Burnham MP to Andrew Mackinlay MP regarding cleaning and patient safety inrelation to the Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS foundation trust. 1 p.

Statement on hospital trusts in Essex and patient safety in the NHS.

Statement on hospital trusts in Essex and patient safety in the NHS.

Lords statement on hospital trusts in Essex and patient safety in the NHS.

Lords statement on hospital trusts in Essex and patient safety in the NHS.

Basildon is one of seven trusts that have been shown to have a high mortality ratio not just for one year but for five years. One of those other trusts is Kettering, which serves my constituency. What will the Secretary of State do about the other six trusts identified by...

Basildon is one of seven trusts that have been shown to have a high mortality ratio not just for one year but for five years. One of those other trusts is Kettering, which serves my constituency. What will the Secretary of State do about the other six trusts identified by...

I assure the hon. Gentleman that it is being taken forward. If he does not mind, I will write to him with a detailed progress report on how adoption is proceeding through the national health service. I agree about the techniques pioneered by an institution as eminent as the Johns...

I assure the hon. Gentleman that it is being taken forward. If he does not mind, I will write to him with a detailed progress report on how adoption is proceeding through the national health service. I agree about the techniques pioneered by an institution as eminent as the Johns...

Does the Secretary of State accept that it causes consternation and concern when the CQC rates hospitals as good and then Dr. Foster reveals such difficulties? It undermines confidence. In my constituency, in the Mayday hospital, there were issues to do with process that unfortunately led to constituents passing away,...

Does the Secretary of State accept that it causes consternation and concern when the CQC rates hospitals as good and then Dr. Foster reveals such difficulties? It undermines confidence. In my constituency, in the Mayday hospital, there were issues to do with process that unfortunately led to constituents passing away,...

May I say to the hon. Gentleman that this ratio was developed by Professor Brian Jarman, and we very much encourage its use. However, it is not of itself a verdict on a trust's performance? It is simply a trigger that then gives cause for more investigation and inquiry. In...

May I say to the hon. Gentleman that this ratio was developed by Professor Brian Jarman, and we very much encourage its use. However, it is not of itself a verdict on a trust's performance? It is simply a trigger that then gives cause for more investigation and inquiry. In...

It is not just about chief executives and managers. Every single surgeon, doctor, nurse and other professional has a professional duty of care to reduce risk. To that end, and to help them, can he tell me what progress has been made in introducing the checklist procedure for individual procedures...

It is not just about chief executives and managers. Every single surgeon, doctor, nurse and other professional has a professional duty of care to reduce risk. To that end, and to help them, can he tell me what progress has been made in introducing the checklist procedure for individual procedures...

I say again to the hon. Gentleman that the CQC is the authoritative voice on matters of safety and quality in the national health service. It was set up by Parliament to do that job. It takes a broader view of safety and quality in the NHS, looking across a...

I say again to the hon. Gentleman that the CQC is the authoritative voice on matters of safety and quality in the national health service. It was set up by Parliament to do that job. It takes a broader view of safety and quality in the NHS, looking across a...

Having met the management of Basildon hospital on Friday and toured a number of the wards, including the accident and emergency wards, I have been assured by the management and clinical staff that the hygiene recommendations of the CQC report have been implemented in full, with the help of a...

Having met the management of Basildon hospital on Friday and toured a number of the wards, including the accident and emergency wards, I have been assured by the management and clinical staff that the hygiene recommendations of the CQC report have been implemented in full, with the help of a...

I certainly agree that patient safety is of the highest importance and that it is crucial that this House devotes time to debating how to raise standards of patient safety. It is the one area where we can confidently say that there must never be complacency. There must be a...

I certainly agree that patient safety is of the highest importance and that it is crucial that this House devotes time to debating how to raise standards of patient safety. It is the one area where we can confidently say that there must never be complacency. There must be a...

I am grateful to Mr. Speaker for agreeing to my request for a statement on Colchester hospital. There is great concern and anxiety among the local population, and there is a need for urgent steps to be taken to give reassurance and to bolster the morale of staff throughout the...

I am grateful to Mr. Speaker for agreeing to my request for a statement on Colchester hospital. There is great concern and anxiety among the local population, and there is a need for urgent steps to be taken to give reassurance and to bolster the morale of staff throughout the...

I have to say that I do not agree with the hon. Gentleman. While I respect his views about his local trust, the regulator identified a number of performance and governance concerns, and it asked for a process of improvement at the trust. That did not follow within the time...

I have to say that I do not agree with the hon. Gentleman. While I respect his views about his local trust, the regulator identified a number of performance and governance concerns, and it asked for a process of improvement at the trust. That did not follow within the time...

My right hon. Friend said earlier that NHS patient surveys always show very high satisfaction scores. Does he agree, however, that such surveys are not a good way to measure the variation in standards and safety in the national health service and that we need to make sure that we...

My right hon. Friend said earlier that NHS patient surveys always show very high satisfaction scores. Does he agree, however, that such surveys are not a good way to measure the variation in standards and safety in the national health service and that we need to make sure that we...

I agree with the Chairman of the Health Committee that patient satisfaction is an important part of quality, but it is only a part of quality. It needs to be set against clinical safety standards and, of course, clinical effectiveness; it is crucial that the broadest possible view is taken...

I agree with the Chairman of the Health Committee that patient satisfaction is an important part of quality, but it is only a part of quality. It needs to be set against clinical safety standards and, of course, clinical effectiveness; it is crucial that the broadest possible view is taken...

Basildon hospital serves my constituents and it has some wonderful, caring staff, but since 2005, I have raised serious problems with the trust, which have not yet been addressed. On a specific point, may we empower patients and families by routinely providing them with personal antimicrobial products, so that they...

Basildon hospital serves my constituents and it has some wonderful, caring staff, but since 2005, I have raised serious problems with the trust, which have not yet been addressed. On a specific point, may we empower patients and families by routinely providing them with personal antimicrobial products, so that they...

I hear what the hon. Gentleman says. I have not visited that hospital recently, but I am confident that, as happens in many other hospital trusts now, alcohol gels and other products will be freely available in the hospital environment for people to use to bear down on rates of...

I hear what the hon. Gentleman says. I have not visited that hospital recently, but I am confident that, as happens in many other hospital trusts now, alcohol gels and other products will be freely available in the hospital environment for people to use to bear down on rates of...

May I remind the Secretary of State that new Labour was originally elected on the slogan "24 hours to save the NHS"? That now rings all too hollow to people who rely on Colchester general hospital for their health care. Will he reflect on that? Will he also explain why...

May I remind the Secretary of State that new Labour was originally elected on the slogan "24 hours to save the NHS"? That now rings all too hollow to people who rely on Colchester general hospital for their health care. Will he reflect on that? Will he also explain why...

The hon. Gentleman has a short memory about the state that the national health service was in during in the 1990s, when people routinely waited hours on end in accident and emergency departments up and down the country. I was looking last week at the patients charter, which, in the...

The hon. Gentleman has a short memory about the state that the national health service was in during in the 1990s, when people routinely waited hours on end in accident and emergency departments up and down the country. I was looking last week at the patients charter, which, in the...

Since the House rose for the summer recess, I have received extensive cardiac treatment at Lewisham hospital and a bypass operation at King's College hospital in September. The service that I received throughout that period, and which I continue to receive, has been exemplary. As a beneficiary of the services...

Since the House rose for the summer recess, I have received extensive cardiac treatment at Lewisham hospital and a bypass operation at King's College hospital in September. The service that I received throughout that period, and which I continue to receive, has been exemplary. As a beneficiary of the services...