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HANSARDCoronavirusThe noble Baroness has rightly raised this issue with me before. She is quite right that flu can and should be managed much more effectively in the community and by individuals. I…03 Feb 2020HANSARDCoronavirusI thank the noble Lord. He is right that there is a global effort to keep on top of the sequencing of the virus to track any evolution of it. As he said, the indications are that…03 Feb 2020HANSARDMajor Trauma Centre: WestminsterI thank the noble Baroness for her comment. I think I have made the point that there is a trauma network across London to ensure full coverage for trauma across the city and…30 Jan 2020HANSARDNursing and MidwiferyWe are of course conscious that we need to support midwives, especially as we look to raise standards in midwifery. Specific plans are being developed by the Chief Nursing…30 Jan 2020HANSARDNursing and MidwiferyI absolutely agree with the right reverend Prelate on this issue. He will know that the long-term plan is committed to supporting and developing community care. Parish nurses are…30 Jan 2020HANSARDNursing and MidwiferyThe scheme is more generous than the previous scheme.30 Jan 2020HANSARDNursing and MidwiferyThe noble Baroness is very knowledgeable about this. She is right that when we strengthen community practice, it is important to have a holistic approach. That is exactly what…30 Jan 2020HANSARDNursing and MidwiferyMy Lords, the Government are working with the Chief Nursing Officer for England on plans to celebrate the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale and those in the nursing professions.…30 Jan 2020HANSARDNursing and MidwiferyI thank the noble Lord for his important question. I am envious of his tartan and I definitely identify with his praise for nurses, who work long hours and serve the most…30 Jan 2020HANSARDNursing and MidwiferyThe noble Lord has made this point before and I have taken it back to the department before. He will know that we are providing additional financial support to nurses, including…30 Jan 2020HANSARDNursing and MidwiferyYes, indeed. As the noble Baroness will know, Florence Nightingale was perhaps one of the earliest and most notable statisticians. She is a great role model for those young women…30 Jan 2020HANSARDMajor Trauma Centre: WestminsterMy Lords, the NHS has well-tested plans and capability for responding to a terrorist attack and treating casualties. The attacks in London and Manchester in 2017 tested our…30 Jan 2020HANSARDMajor Trauma Centre: WestminsterMy Lords, I pay tribute to all the brave members of the public, the NHS and Members of this place who so often have responded incredibly bravely when terrorist attacks occur. We…30 Jan 2020HANSARDMajor Trauma Centre: WestminsterThe NHS develops its plans in each hospital according to the Government’s national risk register and its planning assumptions underpin this. The security services then evaluate…30 Jan 2020HANSARDMajor Trauma Centre: WestminsterAs ever, the noble Baroness makes a very sensible suggestion about wider CPR training. I will take up that point.30 Jan 2020HANSARDMajor Trauma Centre: WestminsterMy noble friend raises an important point. Ambulance and specialist response teams have very tried-and-tested ways of working with the fire and rescue and police services to make…30 Jan 2020HANSARDMajor Trauma Centre: WestminsterThe noble Lord makes a very sensible suggestion to look at ways in which we can encourage individuals to save lives. It may be appropriate in situations other than terrorist…30 Jan 2020HANSARDWuhan Novel Coronavirus: UK CitizensMy Lords, the NHS is always ready to provide world-class care to patients, whether they have a common illness or an infectious disease never seen here before. As a precaution, we…30 Jan 2020HANSARDWuhan Novel Coronavirus: UK CitizensI am very happy to look at the advisory from the Canadian Government. I hold in high regard the CMO from that nation, whom I have met. The action that this Government have taken…30 Jan 2020HANSARDWuhan Novel Coronavirus: UK CitizensI thank the noble Baroness for her extensive questions. We are doing everything we can to get British people in Wuhan safely back to the UK. A number of countries’ flights have…30 Jan 2020