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HANSARDNational Health Service: BullyingMy Lords, as we have heard, levels of abuse and bullying are unacceptably high in the NHS, and whistleblowing is not a universally trusted or successful route to resolution. The…03 Jul 2019HANSARDGP Services in Rural AreasMy Lords, I live in a very rural part of Cornwall. My GP practice is 18 miles away. It struggles to recruit GPs and then to keep them. The proportion of the English population who…02 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Long-term PlanMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for reading the Statement. I feel I should get out an orange flag—I am probably wearing the right colour—because, in the 1940s, Liberals were…01 Jul 2019HANSARDFolic AcidMy Lords, I too am delighted that the consultation has finally been announced, and that many royal colleges have come straight out and welcomed the move. I join others in…18 Jun 2019HANSARDAccess to Palliative Care Bill [HL]My Lords, I too am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for introducing this Bill. I know that it is an issue close to her heart and one on which she speaks with…14 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My noble friend makes a very good point. The majority of people who work in the sector are care workers on the basic minimum wage, or something related to that. What we are…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, I share some of the concerns expressed by the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton—she has dug out a few that I have not mentioned or even thought of. Many of us here will have…10 Jun 2019HANSARDChurch Representation and Ministers MeasureMy Lords, I should declare a family interest. My husband is the secretary and treasurer of Lewannick PCC and has been churchwarden on and off for the past 15 years—currently off…06 Jun 2019HANSARDPeople with Learning DisabilitiesMy Lords, I declare my interest as the chair of the board of trustees for Hft, Home Farm Trust, a national charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We support more…06 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial Workers: Recruitment and RetentionMy Lords, the named social worker programme demonstrates a new way to support particularly vulnerable people. Social workers and their clients felt more confident and supported;…16 May 2019HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality ReviewMy Lords, I should declare my interests. I am chairman of Hft, a learning disability charity which cares for more than 2,000 adults. I thank the Minister for repeating the…15 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionMy Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. I had the honour of responding to Baroness Jowell’s maiden speech on 23 May 2016. I looked it up in Hansard this…13 May 2019HANSARDDisabled PeopleMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Borwick, for tabling the debate, his challenging speech and the invitation to the birthday party. The debate has been rich in not only its…09 May 2019HANSARDAmputees: Limb FittingMy Lords, being fitted with a new knee can completely change a person’s life. Can the Minister tell the House what advice is given to clinical commissioning groups about…02 May 2019HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, for giving us the opportunity to ask the Minister some questions. As I expected, it was really interesting, starting…01 May 2019HANSARDSocial Media and HealthMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. I am sure nobody in your Lordships’ House doubts the benefits, as well as the dangers, of social media. As the…30 Apr 2019HANSARDNational Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I think there is agreement across the House that provision of healthcare for British nationals travelling, living and working abroad must be a priority for the…27 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authorities: Fair Funding ReviewMy Lords, I declare my interest, as listed in the register, as the chair of a social care provider. Adult social care accounts for over 40% of local authority budgets and that…14 Mar 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I too support the amendments in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, and my noble friend Lord Marks. I repeat the view that he and the noble and learned Lord,…12 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, I think that there is agreement across this House that we should work to prepare this country as best we can for Brexit and the potential of a disastrous no deal. I…07 Mar 2019