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Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill: Clause 1 — NHS Foundation Trusts (19 Nov 2003)

Dr Desmond Turner: ...hope that Labour Members can divorce the debate from a confrontation either between Labour and the Opposition or between this House and the other place. The central issue is, if we insist on having foundation hospitals, will that advance the great Labour project, to which I fully subscribe, to improve public services and, in particular, to make the health service what we want it to be? In...

Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill: Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts (19 Nov 2003)

Dr Desmond Turner: May I remind my hon. Friend that there is also a very clear Labour agenda on the national health service? It was expressed by our party conference, and it is not foundation hospitals.

Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill (7 May 2003)

Dr Desmond Turner: The first wave of foundation trusts is supposed to be a list of the highest-performing hospitals—three-star hospitals. However, given that the three-star system does not reflect clinical performance, what confidence does the Secretary of State have that his choice of the first trusts to receive the privileges of foundation trusts is the right one? Is he confident about the selection...

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