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HANSARDSuicide ReductionI thank the noble Baroness as well for her kind comments. I assure her that the whole point about the e-learning module is that it can extend to people beyond those in mental…08 Sept 2025HANSARDProstate CancerMy Lords, this has been an extremely valuable debate on what is a very important matter. I find much to commend in the points noble Lords have made. I am very grateful to the…03 Sept 2025HANSARDDiabetes: 10-Year Health PlanThe matter of health inequalities is, obviously, one we are very concerned about. A national review is currently under way to update on monitoring, including of various groups.…26 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS and Social Care: Joint WorkingI very much welcome that report and am pleased that the Government have been responsive to identifying what we need to do. I never tire of saying that, to support the workforce in…26 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS and Social Care: Joint WorkingGood—thank you. This derives from the review by Sir Gordon Messenger. The first review was in 2022 and Sir Gordon came up with seven recommendations to strengthen leadership and…26 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS and Social Care: Joint WorkingI am not entirely sure, but I think that the noble Baroness is referring to my first Answer.26 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS and Social Care: Joint WorkingI certainly agree with the noble Lord about the importance of the individual needs of the person at the centre. For too long—and part of this is a lack of integration—the needs of…26 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS and Social Care: Joint WorkingMy Lords, the Government are committed to developing an integrated health and care workforce which is skilled and well supported and has opportunities for high-quality learning,…26 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS and Social Care: Joint WorkingWell, it is absolutely part of training, and the movement towards that integration of understanding across both sectors has been continuing for some while. The right reverend…26 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS and Social Care: Joint WorkingThe noble Baroness is quite right in her observations on the need to move to much better services here. First, on her point about discharge letters, appointment letters and so on,…26 Jun 2025HANSARDDiabetes: 10-Year Health PlanI can say yes to both of those because we have already committed to do that. The advertising restrictions were a manifesto commitment and will be implemented from 6 January. I can…26 Jun 2025HANSARDDiabetes: 10-Year Health PlanFracture liaison services do an incredible job. I refer the noble Baroness to the words of the Secretary of State—I will not quote them because I do not have them to hand and…26 Jun 2025HANSARDDiabetes: 10-Year Health PlanAll the usual provisions will apply, but, as we develop the system, all that detail will be confirmed. I will ensure that the point the noble Lord raises is fed into that…26 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS and Social Care: Joint WorkingI very much agree with my noble friend about the importance of integration. As she explained, it is not necessarily about training to be joint, but about the approach. I will feed…26 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS and Social Care: Joint WorkingThe noble Baroness raises a practical and realistic point that many care workers speak about. She will know that we are implementing a new fair pay agreement that, for the first…26 Jun 2025HANSARDDiabetes: 10-Year Health PlanThe noble Lord, Lord Rennard, knows that it is always good that we hear about his own experience, because he epitomises the changes that are possible. I believe there is an…26 Jun 2025HANSARDDiabetes: 10-Year Health PlanThe noble Lord is quite right in his observations, which play to the point of the NHS that we want to see not just now but in the future. Noble Lords may have heard the…26 Jun 2025HANSARDDiabetes: 10-Year Health PlanMy Lords, the 10-year plan is not focused on specific diseases and conditions but will instead set out the changes that our NHS needs to be fit for the future—from hospital to…26 Jun 2025HANSARDPerinatal Mental HealthMy noble friend raises a very useful consideration. Decisions about how long a new mother stays in hospital are a local matter and specific to that woman. The other point I want…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPerinatal Mental HealthAs the noble Baroness is aware, the long-awaited 10-year plan will be with us shortly. That will set out the parameters for change and the services that we need. Following that,…25 Jun 2025