We are facing a Crisis in the Hospital Service.

That, then, is the scene against which the present Crisis in the Hospital Service in the Nottingham area must be examined.

May I remind him that three years ago this week, one of his predecessors found an extra £100 million for a similar Crisis in the Hospital Service?

It may be for the convenience of the House for me to say that on Wednesday, which is an Opposition Supply day, we have set down for debate the Crisis in the Hospital Service, and the consequences for the British economy and people of electricity privatisation.

Dr. Buckman's examples highlight the human cost of the greatest Crisis in the Hospital Service since the NHS was formed.