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HANSARDHealth: Medicines ShortageI can confirm that. We are talking about concessionary pricing as well. However, I restate that our primary concern is to ensure that patients continue to get their medication and…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: Medicines ShortageThe Government are taking a number of steps. We have introduced the six-week stockpiling, which I have already mentioned. We are also looking at transportation issues and…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: Medicines ShortageI thank my noble friend for that question. From a personal perspective, the answer must of course be yes, and the noble Lord will know that better than I. But I am afraid I do not…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: Medicines ShortageMy Lords, the Department of Health and Social Care has well-established procedures to deal with medicine shortages. We work closely with relevant stakeholders, including…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: Medicines ShortageMy Lords, all planning scenarios for a no-deal exit are being considered. If it is necessary to use the kind of transportation the noble Baroness mentioned, of course we will do…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: Chief Medical Officer’s RecommendationsMy Lords, in answering the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, I stated that we are working closely with local authorities to look at the wider detriments of ill health. We have put in…21 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: Chief Medical Officer’s RecommendationsMy Lords, my noble friend is absolutely right. We need to ensure that we get even better at looking at integrated healthcare so that elderly people are looked after in their homes…21 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: Chief Medical Officer’s RecommendationsMy Lords, of course it is not right that there are health inequalities between people who are poor and those who are not. The Government are endeavouring to do everything they can…21 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: Chief Medical Officer’s RecommendationsMy Lords, the Government take prevention very seriously. As the noble Baroness will be aware, the 2015 spending review made £16 billion of funding available for local authorities…21 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: Chief Medical Officer’s RecommendationsMy Lords, the Government have committed to review the soft drinks industry levy exemption for milk with added sugar in 2020, when we will have further information on the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: Chief Medical Officer’s RecommendationsMy noble friend is absolutely right: emerging technologies will transform healthcare and are doing so already. Variables can transform the prevention, diagnosis and management of…21 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: Chief Medical Officer’s RecommendationsMy Lords, as I said, the Government take very seriously the CMO’s recommendations and in previous years have taken them on board. The Government are striving to address the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDHealth: Chief Medical Officer’s RecommendationsMy Lords, in her most recent annual report, the CMO set out a compelling vision for the future of healthcare by 2040. The Government are carefully considering all the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDDentistry: ChildrenMy Lords, improving oral health outcomes, particularly for deprived children, is a Public Health England priority. PHE has established the Child Oral Health Improvement Programme…15 Jan 2019HANSARDBreast Cancer: Women Over 73My Lords, we place the same value on everyone’s life. No one life is more important than the next. I have already answered the noble Baroness on that. We will endeavour to do…15 Jan 2019HANSARDBreast Cancer: Women Over 73Absolutely not, my Lords. Screening has to be evidence based, there are very clear criteria, and where there is a need, we will endeavour to do it. It is not about inequality or…15 Jan 2019HANSARDBreast Cancer: Women Over 73My Lords, I agree entirely with the noble Lord, Lord Winston. It is always better to do preventive care. I am a passionate believer in that, and so is the department. As I said,…15 Jan 2019HANSARDBreast Cancer: Women Over 73On the NICE review, NHS England has asked Sir Mike Richards to lead a review of the current cancer screening programmes and diagnostic capacity. He will make initial…15 Jan 2019HANSARDBreast Cancer: Women Over 73My Lords, the noble Baroness makes a very interesting point but the NHS breast screening policy is based on strong peer-reviewed evidence. The decision to offer routine screening…15 Jan 2019HANSARDDentistry: ChildrenI thank my noble friend for that question. NHS England’s Starting Well initiative is supporting dentists across England to see more children from a young age and form good oral…15 Jan 2019