HC Deb 12 November 2003 vol 413 cc330-1W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the recent sector report from the Commission for Health Improvement; and what the CHI found in ambulance trusts. [138070]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The Department welcomed the report by the Commission for Health Improvement, which brought together information from the previously published clinical governance reviews of ambulance trusts.

The report recognised the value both patients and the general public place in the ambulance service, together with how services are meeting the challenge of dealing with increased emergency calls.

Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations his Department has received from(a) patient and consumer organisations and (b) professional and trade asscociations in relation to the Ambulance Service. [138072]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The Department receives regular representations from patient and consumer organisations together with professional and trade associations in relation to the Ambulance Service.

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