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HANSARDNHS: Shortage of GPs and NursesI slightly question the premise of the noble Baroness’s question, given that I am the daughter of an English doctor and a South African nurse. This has always happened in the NHS,…08 May 2019HANSARDAtrial FibrillationMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Black for giving us all this opportunity to discuss what is not just an important issue but one that must be of incredible importance to him…07 May 2019HANSARDAntimicrobial ResistanceMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Lansley for securing a very important debate which has been filled with expertise and wisdom from all sides. I am grateful to him for saying…02 May 2019HANSARDNHS Funding: Mental Health ServicesThe noble Earl is absolutely right that it is essential not only that we recruit new psychiatrists and mental health specialists to support the ambitions of the long-term plan—we…01 May 2019HANSARDNHS Funding: Mental Health ServicesMy Lords, NHS England and NHS Improvement have set out their commitment to increase mental health spending by at least £2.3 billion in real terms between 2018-19 and 2023-24. In…01 May 2019HANSARDNHS Funding: Mental Health ServicesI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for her question on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Bradley. I am sure that the whole House will want to join me in sending him and his…01 May 2019HANSARDNHS Funding: Mental Health ServicesAs usual, the noble Baroness’s expertise shines through in her question. She is right that we must ensure that the money allocated to children and young people’s mental health…01 May 2019HANSARDNHS Funding: Mental Health ServicesI shall have to write to my noble friend in order to answer her question with the best accuracy possible. However, my understanding is that the ring-fenced funding will be spent…01 May 2019HANSARDNHS Funding: Mental Health ServicesThe noble Baroness is right to identify the need for continuity of care and the fact that community care is essential to ensuring good mental health outcomes. That is exactly why…01 May 2019HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018I thank all noble Lords who have contributed and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, on securing this debate. It is an important subject and it is right that we take time to…01 May 2019HANSARDSocial Media and HealthThe noble Lord asks a number of questions, but I think the nub of the issue is to ensure coherence across government in approaching an important and complex policy issue. He is…30 Apr 2019HANSARDSocial Media and HealthMy Lords, with the leave of the House I shall now repeat a Statement made today by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Care,…30 Apr 2019HANSARDSocial Media and HealthI thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Thornton and Lady Jolly, for their questions. They are right: the Health Secretary has taken a personal interest in this issue and is determined…30 Apr 2019HANSARDSocial Media and HealthThe social media companies accept that they have a responsibility to deal with anti-vaccination misinformation, harmful information relating to eating disorders and general…30 Apr 2019HANSARDSocial Media and HealthI do not have access to the statistics now, but I know that a lot of research has gone into assessing the amount of peer-to-peer support young people access online from medical…30 Apr 2019HANSARDNHS MandateI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I refer to the comments by Simon Stevens in the PAC yesterday, when he laid out how he sees the situation for the NHS: “We have an…25 Apr 2019HANSARDNHS MandateMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given to an Urgent Question in another place. The Statement is as follows: “I am…25 Apr 2019HANSARDNHS MandateI thank the noble Baroness for her question. As I have said, the Government set out six principles underpinning the long-term plan to meet the expectations that the NHS has for…25 Apr 2019HANSARDNHS MandateThe noble Baroness raises a very important point. This, of course, will not be part of the accountability framework but it is a very important question of concern for Higher…25 Apr 2019HANSARDNHS MandateI thank the noble Lord for his question. I can tell him that, while the accountability framework has not yet been published, it has been decided that it will be a high-level…25 Apr 2019