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Progress in improving stroke care

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 22 March 2010.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Committee of Public Accounts

on Wednesday 24 February 2010

Members present:

Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair

Mr Richard Bacon	Nigel Griffiths
Angela Browning	Mr Austin Mitchell
Mr Paul Burstow	Geraldine Smith

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Mr Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr Rob Prideaux, Director, Parliamentary Relations and Karen Taylor, Director, National Audit Office, were in attendance.

Mr Marius Gallaher, Alternate Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, was in attendance.

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

PROGRESS IN IMPROVING STROKE CARE (HC 291)

CONTENTS

Witnesses: Sir David Nicholson KCB CBE, Chief Executive of the National Health Service, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, Professor Roger Boyle CBE, National Director for Heart Disease and Stroke, Department of Health and Dr Damian Jenkinson, National Clinical Lead—Stroke Improvement Programme, The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

1-87

Memorandum from The Stroke Association

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Prepared 30 March 2010