John Baron MP receives update on Basildon Hospital from Secretary of State

John Baron MP has received an update from Andy Burnham, Secretary of State for Health, on the progress being made at Basildon Hospital following the recent Care Quality Commission report last November, which resulted in the subsequent intervention by independent regulator Monitor. John has met and spoken with the management several times, questioned the Secretary of State in the House of Commons, and met with the then Monitor Boss, Dr Bill Moyes, to assess progress. He has just received a further letter from Andy Burnham MP referring to a report from the new Monitor boss Chris Mellor.

John said:

“The Secretary of State says Basildon Hospital has responded to the specific concerns raised by the CQC. The taskforce sent in by Monitor is continuing to supervise the changes required, but gives encouraging reports on progress in tackling hygiene problems and reducing mortality rates.”

“I am confident that the hospital will continue to work with the taskforce to ensure patient safety and quality of care, and I know that the staff there are working very hard. I will continue to monitor progress closely.”

“Despite some of the headlines, we must not forget that there is a lot of good work taking place at the Hospital.”