Clause 43 - Information and advice
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill
10:30 am
Mr Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell, Conservative)
I would never secure a documented example of that because no trust would ever give it to me. However, there are specific documented examples of trusts that perform much more effectively than others in dealing with cardiac arrest victims. They are not judged. The headline figures that the Government use relate to the provision of ambulance services—the provision of a service within eight minutes. Trusts are not judged on whether they save lives. My argument is not that the one is wrong but that both are necessary.
Going through the Bill, we see again and again the word ''provision'' but not the word ''quality''. Both are important. The omission of the word ''quality'' from the Bill is extremely important and should be rectified.