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“…int around contingency planning, because Basildon hospital, which is part of the trust, is particularly bad for corridor care. It is very clear to me that it is a major issue that is really hammering people.”

Underperforming NHS Trusts: Government Oversight · 2026-10-14 · Hansard ↗

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  1. Palliative & end of life care91st of 54015.0
  2. Mental health397th of 8909.0
  3. Adult social care & reform71st of 3979.0
  4. Learning disability & autism469th of 9056.0
  5. Rare diseases47th of 2076.0
  6. Public health & prevention260th of 7006.0
  7. Heart disease & stroke82nd of 4076.0
  8. Hospital discharge / bed-blocking23rd of 1456.0
  9. NHS & care workforce/staffing124th of 3143.0
  10. Children's health58th of 1653.0
  11. Cancer387th of 6413.0

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What they’ve said

  • “…It really struck me that, whether it is corridor care or that almost thoughtlessness, care is actually missing in parts of the Mid and South Essex NHS foundation trust.…”

    Underperforming NHS Trusts: Government Oversight · 2026-10-14 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…During the pandemic, we celebrated key workers—the care home workers, teachers and hospice workers who went out every day in horrendous conditions to do their job in a spirit of service.”

    Taxes · 2025-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…It is particularly pernicious that the Government are raising taxes on hospices. I visited St Luke’s hospice in my constituency at the weekend. It is having to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds a year more—money that would be going towards care for the most vulnerable at the end of their life—to pay for a tax rise…”

    Taxes · 2025-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…government that we would not have handed out pay rises to train drivers without the need for reform, or to the junior doctors, who have come back yet again with another double-digit pay demand. The hon. Gentleman needs to think about those things.”

    Taxes · 2025-07-15 · Read on Hansard ↗

  • “…Friend recognise that it is not just community pharmacies that are being hammered in this sector but hospices too, such as St Luke’s hospice in Basildon, which is facing a £450,000 rise in its national insurance costs? Does she also agree that Ministers are putting these costs on to pharmacies and charities that cannot…”

    Department of Health and Social Care · 2025-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗

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