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HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to resume proceedings on the Bill with you in the Chair, Mr Bone. I would extend birthday greetings to you, but I know that Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers…19 Oct 2021HANSARDCancer Diagnosis and Treatment: BacklogsThe proportion of people starting cancer treatment within one month has dropped to the lowest level on record. Some 30,000 fewer people are accessing cancer treatment than we…19 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Thirteenth sitting)We think that this measure is particularly important. Private companies must play their role in the process and share their information, just as we would expect the NHS and local…19 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Thirteenth sitting)These measures would bring reablement and rehabilitation provided under section 2 of the Care Act 2014, for the purpose of reducing the need for care and support, into the purview…19 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The clause is an important counterpart to clause 82. If private organisations do not comply with their duties, enforcement will be necessary, although we hope it will not prove to…19 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 143, in clause 83, page 73, line 23, after “assistance” insert “or any form of reablement and rehabilitation provided under section 2 of the Care Act 2014…19 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)This is an important clause and an important amendment. We have said on many occasions that we want a model that promotes collaboration, rather than competition, but in doing so…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am happy to say that I will consider that request; obviously, I have heard what the Minister has said. I was slightly heartened to hear the point about guidance. I suspect that…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 98, page 68, line 22, at end insert— “(2A) A social care needs assessment must be carried out by the relevant local authority before a patient is…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)I will give a quick indication, if that is okay, Mr McCabe. I take what the Minister has said about amendment 100, and I hope that he will continue to reflect on it. At many…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)The Minister should not be shy about that at all. It is good sign, and shows that, after publication, he is still reflecting on the Bill and improving it as we go along. That is a…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Murray. There is not a tremendous amount to get excited about in these clauses and amendments, but I want to ask a couple of…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful for that clarification. If I am interrupted by colleagues in order to meet the conventional times, I will not take that as a kindness. The clause governs how…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 66 is exceptionally important, so I cannot promise the same brevity as the Minister. I think the rules work slightly differently on the hard stop on a Thursday than they do…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Twelfth sitting)I shall not duplicate anything I said in the previous debate. I fully support what my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol South said. We accept that hospital is a bad place for a…23 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Tenth sitting)Foundation is even lower than paving, so I am not sure that that is a recommending analysis. Then earlier today, the Minister said that of course integration could take many…21 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Tenth sitting)I, similarly, will not go on at great length. The clauses are consistent with the stated aim to move from competition to a culture of collaboration. It is therefore right that…21 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair once again, Mrs Murray, and to follow the thoughtful contribution by the hon. Member for Arfon. The hon. Gentleman’s points about…21 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Ninth sitting)One of the problems that we have found in Nottingham around driving integration was the duplication of lots of different regulators and metrics, which meant that organisations…21 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Tenth sitting)The Minister rightly pointed out my mixed metaphor, so I will undertake to avoid metaphors in this contribution. It is hard not to feel like an undercard to the main event…21 Sept 2021