Speeches by Joseph.

“Those are just some examples. In my constituency, a patient’s records are kept in five, six or seven different locations.”

“I am very sympathetic to this amendment, and to the argument that patients and carers should have enough information about what they are providing care for. In the current system, carers get a copy of the care plan, which states what the patient’s care needs are, as assessed by health professionals. Does the hon. Membe…”

“I wish to speak in support of clause 47. I spoke on Second Reading about my strong support for the introduction of a single patient record. I am not a tech expert like my hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield—”

“I do not know whether there will be the same system in Scotland, but my understanding is that in the north of England doctors will be able to see the same system. Again, we can hear more detail from the Minister. A single patient report has the potential to transform patient experience and safety by ensuring continuity…”

“My understanding is that the single patient record is just a single place where all of a patient’s medical records will be kept. It will not necessarily change the ways in which they access healthcare services, such as A&E, the GP or a dentist. Those ways of accessing healthcare will stay the same, whether we have …”

“The counter-argument would be the benefits of data centres go back to the people as well. There is a huge demand for data centres. That leads nicely to my next question. To what extent should the policy focus on managing demand rather than just building as many data centres as we want?”

“Thank you. Mr Busette, I heard you talking about how efficient the technology has become. We have heard that from various other witnesses, too. The Committee has also heard, and some of my colleagues have already discussed, how much impact this is having on the environment, energy, water, heat and all that. In my const…”

“So at the moment there is no plan or map of locations in the UK? Dungeness near Folkestone, for example, is getting decommissioned. It is well connected to the grid, sitting next to the seaside. Is that a location that the Government should be looking to build?”

“Thank you, Chair. I will be very brief.”

“We are in 2026. Social media and the media scrutinise everything that we do. Will the hon. Member confirm if there has been any report in the media that somebody, anywhere in the country, has had their condition made worse, or died, or did not get treatment?”

“New clause 2 clearly states that everybody should have a legal right to an appointment with their GP “within seven days”, while the current provision is that patients are entitled to see a GP or other professional within 24 hours or two days for urgent care. Would creating this legal burden on GP practices not reduce t…”

“I strongly support the argument that clinical staff, even if they progress into a senior role, should carry out some sort of clinical practice. Does the hon. Lady agree that that is what went wrong over the past few years, especially when NHS England was created? Many senior clinicians who were moved into management po…”

“I rise to support clause 7 and amendment 33, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Worthing West. Having worked in the NHS for many years, I have seen that education and training, especially mandatory training, is absolutely necessary. Some may argue that health staff have too much training, particularly mandatory tr…”

“We just heard that you are generally happy with the Government and the Treasury in some of the decisions they have taken, especially in recent spending reviews. Environment principles are meant to be applied in all government decision making. What are the implications of the environment principle policy statement not a…”

“We heard from you that environmental considerations may be considered during the appraisal process, but it was not there at the time of final fiscal decisions. Do you have any specific examples of recent decisions where environmental considerations were taken but were not there in the final decisions?”

“I used to work in a mental health trust for many years, and I am still its employee—I am on an extended career break from the trust.”

“Q Mr Lant, I am trying to understand a bit more about the patient experience and improvement in care that Healthwatch brings. My understanding is that when a patient raises a complaint with the local provider, it usually gets investigated by a local service manager or a matron, but when somebody is not confident about …”

“Q I want to touch on the single patient record. I declare that I used to work in mental health services. In my experience, mental health patients often navigate between A&E, GPs and mental health services during weekends. Often the clinicians do not know what medication they are on, or what kind of contact patients…”

“Q Sarah, you mentioned that the patient should be the centre of all this. I do not think that anybody disagrees—including any politicians—that making these changes is in the best interest of the patients. However, many changes have happened over the decades, but data for the last 10 years shows that patient safety inci…”

“I asked whether it is not a good change to streamline these bodies so that fewer of them have powers to take action like the CQC? Professor Croisdale-Appleby: There is always a danger, if I may say so, in the use of the word “streamline”. We have to think what is lost in the streamlining process. I do not want to repea…”