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HANSARDOckenden ReviewI thank the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders) for the, as always, constructive and reasonable tone in his response. Yes, I can assure him that the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewMy right hon. Friend asked a number of questions that deserve answers, so please bear with me. His first point was about the number of caesarean sections and the thought or belief…10 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewI hope the hon. Lady will not mind my mentioning it, but I know that she is about to become a grandmother herself soon, so I understand the reason for her questioning. She raises…10 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewI thank my hon. Friend for her pursuance, her persistence and her dedication, both to her constituents and the hospital as a trust. I would also like to mention, as my right hon.…10 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question; he is absolutely right, of course. The findings will be put in place, and in many trusts they already are. I was just looking for my…10 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewIt is probably in the Secretary of State’s domain to make that kind of statement at the Dispatch Box, so I cannot give the hon. Lady that reassurance myself, but we are delighted…10 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. As he is aware, I have visited the trust. We have a chief executive in place now who I personally, and the Department and NHS…10 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewAs I said, the vast majority of the recommendations on Morecambe Bay have been implemented. Of those that were for wider NHS consideration, 14 have been implemented and 11 have…10 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewI thank my hon. Friend, who, again, is a predecessor in my Department—a former Health Minister. He is absolutely right to talk about strong leadership. Strong leadership has been…10 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for not only his work at Watford General Hospital—he is probably there more often than some of the patients—but his commitment to mental health in…10 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewThe hon. Lady is right: there is a theme. Whether it is Paterson, the Cumberlege review or Morecambe Bay, central to all this are women, and so much of this report is familiar in…10 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewMy right hon. Friend adds such a hopeful note. I thank him. He is absolutely right. We stand here to talk about reports, patient safety issues and where things have gone wrong,…10 Dec 2020HANSARDOckenden ReviewI thank the hon. Lady for her comments, sincerely, and for her important question. Baby loss is something that we discuss in this House—rightly so—and we are discussing what…10 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareMatthew Leahy took his own life while he was in the care of the NHS. [Official Report, 30 November 2020, Vol. 685, c. 18WH.] Letter of correction from the Minister for Patient…03 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareWe will go through the processes that we have been through within the Department of Health and Social Care. They are set in precedent and abided by during every inquiry; that has…03 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareWe will go through the processes that we have been through within the Department of Health and Social Care. They are set in law and abided by during every inquiry; that has…03 Dec 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareMatthew Leahy died by hanging while he was in the care of the NHS. Deaths in Mental Health Care The following is an extract from the debate in Westminster Hall on deaths in mental…03 Dec 2020HANSARDDeaths in Mental Health CareI cannot comment because, as the hon. Member knows, inquests and coroners are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice. Coroners are almost in the vein of judges, so that…30 Nov 2020HANSARDDeaths in Mental Health CareAs a Minister, it is not my role to issue sanctions, but if the chair discovered anything even remotely untoward during the inquiry, it would be referred to the police. The…30 Nov 2020HANSARDDeaths in Mental Health CareThe hon. Lady is absolutely right, and we would hope for an interim report, but it would depend on the chair. Once we have appointed a chair and secretariat and have the ability…30 Nov 2020