Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth is Labour MP for Bristol South, shadow deputy leader of the House of Commons and a former member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). She is also a former CCG manager.
CommentHealth Bill update: Small victories and missed opportunities
The Health and Care Bill will most definitely not bring the required openness and transparency that aids accountability but will likely plug the more glaring loopholes, argues Labour MP and former NHS manager Karin Smyth.
CommentChange the Health Bill to strengthen governance and democracy
Labour MP Karin Smyth, who will be a member of the Parliamentary committee scrutinising the Health and Care Bill, proposes that ICS chairs should be appointed independently, and requirements for transparency.
CommentLocal people must have a say in NHS spending
Any additional funding is welcome but if the government is serious about supporting the NHS and social care for the long term they need to be clear on where the money is going and trust local people to have a say, writes Karin Smyth
CommentKarin Smyth: Do away with tax benefits for wholly owned companies
Wholly owned companies drive a further fragmentation of the NHS and ignore the strategic drive towards partnership and cooperation across systems, opines Karin Smyth
CommentShow us the money! Let's make the NHS accountable to the people it serves
Arguments for streamlining NHS organisations are all very well, but if the NHS is to survive and thrive, taxpayers needs to have a say in where their money goes. By Karin Smyth MP
CommentKarin Smyth: Getting behind the NHS headlines
Karin Smyth MP reflects on the way ahead following the Commons public accounts committee’s inquiry into the financial sustainability of the NHS
CommentThe public needs to know where the buck stops
One year as an MP and I’m still none the wiser about lines of accountability in the NHS