Context
Scott Young, a constituent of Graham Stuart from Beverley, was left permanently blind in one eye due to NHS failures including a two-month delay for urgent surgery following a diabetic haemorrhage. The trust blamed the delays on administrative mistakes and repeated these delays when his remaining sight was at risk until intervention by Graham Stuart.
Question
My constituent Scott Young, a 34-year-old father-to-be from Beverley, was left permanently blind in one eye after NHS failures including a two-month delay to urgent surgery following a diabetic haemorrhage. The trust now blames the delays on admin mistakes and repeated these delays until I intervened when his remaining sight was at risk. Yet the Hull University teaching hospitals NHS trust response contained factual errors, such as claiming a heart condition delayed surgery even though it had not been diagnosed during the delay period. Does the Minister agree that such failings demand accountability, and what steps can he take to improve the administrative processes within our hospitals?
Answer from The Minister for Care (Stephen Kinnock)
I am very sorry to hear of Scott’s experience. What the right hon. Gentleman has outlined is clearly unacceptable. I will absolutely follow up on that issue with officials and report back to him. We cannot allow that sort of poor performance to exist, and those responsible must be held to account.
Not addressed: The Minister did not provide specific steps or a timeline for improving administrative processes.
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