Health Services: Southend West

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:02 pm on 6 July 2022.

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Photo of Mark Francois Mark Francois Conservative, Rayleigh and Wickford 7:02, 6 July 2022

The heroic efforts of our paramedics—I use the word heroic deliberately—are being hampered because they cannot discharge a critically ill patient into Southend Hospital if there is no bed available. An ambulance in the hospital car park with a critically ill patient cannot go back out to help other ill patients.

My hon. Friend is entirely right so, as a neighbouring MP, I join her in pleading with the Minister for this vital £8.4 million. Like my hon. Friend Rebecca Harris, who is also in the Chamber, I would be grateful if the Minister could show all of us the money.