Results 1-20 of 3,063 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Phil Hope
- Nurse Training (18 Nov 2009)
Phil Hope: I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) on raising, as she put it, a timely and important issue, and thank her for doing so. She has spoken with characteristic passion for justice and equality, providing many examples this evening of circumstances where her constituents have not had a satisfactory experience in their hospitals, and my hon. Friend...
- Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2009) has video
Phil Hope: I congratulate the hon. Member for Broxbourne (Mr. Walker) on securing the debate. I know that he has a very keen interest in this issue, stretching back to the work he did on the Mental Health Bill Committee two years ago. I also thank him very much for his extraordinarily generous remarks. If he were to sit on my side of the House, I would have no doubt he could be an excellent candidate...
- Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2009) has video
Phil Hope: I am happy to give way, but I do not have that much time available.
- Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2009) has video
Phil Hope: I do not want to repeat the debate that we had in another Adjournment debate on another occasion. The truth is that these PICU beds are assessed on the local needs by the trust and the clinical leaders of that trust. It must be for local determination to achieve the balance between acute beds, community services and intermediate services. The important thing is that there needs to be spare...
- Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video
Phil Hope: We have had an important—indeed, I would say crucial—debate on the Government's proposal to create a national care service for older and disabled people. Members have spoken with great passion and considerable knowledge. We have heard from former Ministers, and from Members with personal and constituency experiences. I shall take each of the contributions as a submission to the...
- Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video
Phil Hope: I understand why the hon. Gentleman wants to intervene, but I am sure he will understand that I do not have much time. Let me just say that I do not think we should dismiss these measures too readily. The idea of a national assessment of a person's care needs based on the aspirations they themselves have about their way of life and independence was raised. I want to reassure the hon. Member...
- Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video
Phil Hope: I will make this point now, although I was going to come on to address the contribution of the hon. Member for Caernarfon (Hywel Williams) as well as that which of the hon. Member for Forest of Dean (Mr. Harper) made from the Back Benches—it is confusing that he is now sitting on the Front Bench. Officials met colleagues from the devolved Administrations and territorial offices to...
- Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video
Phil Hope: Yes, this country has some excellent examples of support for advocacy, particularly among the user-led organisations; there are many varieties of this. We are funding the development of a range of user-led organisations up and down the country, and I have met such organisations. The one that I can remember most vividly is the Essex Coalition of Disabled People: not only are its people...
- Business of the House: Social Care Green Paper (29 Oct 2009) has video
Phil Hope: All I can say to my hon. Friend is that we are listening hard to what everybody has to say about the way forward. I have tried to explain why the models that we have proposed are sustainable in the longer term—over decades of an ageing society—but we welcome any thoughts that people have and any contributions that they wish to make. I wish to try to address some of the...
- Mental Health Services (New Forest) (20 Oct 2009)
Phil Hope: I congratulate the hon. Member for New Forest, East (Dr. Lewis) on securing the debate on a matter that is clearly of great concern to him and his constituents. Indeed, as he remarked at the beginning of his contribution, he has had a long and active interest in these matters. Clearly the contribution and presence of two of his parliamentary colleagues and neighbours, the hon. Members for...
- Mental Health Services (New Forest) (20 Oct 2009)
Phil Hope: Indeed. The trust has decided to close that ward and unit for four months. Given the brief time I have left to reply and the local responsibility for the decisions, I should say that I hope the hon. Gentleman's concerns will be read and heard by the trust, which will want to respond to the specific points he has made. I understand that he met the chief executive of the trust just last Friday,...
- Mental Health Services (New Forest) (20 Oct 2009)
Phil Hope: Those are the figures I have but as I said, the hon. Gentleman has the opportunity to challenge the trust in more detail in due course. On the reduction in demand for beds, there may be fluctuations because of changes that have nothing to do with how the health service is managed. However, such fluctuations are partly due to changes in the way acute and community services manage patients. For...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Health: "Shaping the future of care together" (13 Oct 2009) has video
Phil Hope: The Secretary of State wrote to Ministers in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland with the full text of the Green Paper before publication. Officials have been in regular contact with their counterparts in the devolved Administrations, and a further series of meetings is planned.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Health: "Shaping the future of care together" (13 Oct 2009) has video
Phil Hope: The hon. Gentleman is right to say that the system of care and support that we want to create—it will be the first ever national care service of its kind—covers a mix of devolved and reserved policy areas, because care is devolved and the benefit system is reserved. We are therefore working closely with the devolved Administrations to ensure that any changes we make to any of the...