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HANSARDNHS England UpdateAll of this will be looked at by the transformation team, because it is a considerable change. I thank the noble Baroness for that contribution, and I will ensure that it is heard.19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateMy noble friend will know—as I am sure the right reverend Prelate knows—that the Chief Nursing Officer has always played a role in advising Ministers; that the case was long…19 Mar 2025HANSARDSafe Housing and Hospital DischargeI very much commend the innovation and the commitment of people locally in the way that the right reverend Prelate describes. ICBs would be wise to work closely with the third…19 Mar 2025HANSARDSafe Housing and Hospital DischargeAs the noble Baroness is aware, ICBs bring together local government and local health services. While I cannot be as specific as the noble Baroness asks, I will be very happy to…19 Mar 2025HANSARDSafe Housing and Hospital DischargeThe noble Lord puts the case strongly for the process of home adaptations. As I have already mentioned, we have provided an immediate in-year uplift to the disabled facilities…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateNobody should worry about data or their privacy. Our job is to improve our ability on data, and this change will not affect that. Indeed, part of the 10-year plan will include a…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS DentistryMy Lords, we are tackling the challenges for patients trying to access NHS dental care by providing 700,000 more urgent dental appointments per year, with integrated care boards…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateI am very pleased to give the reassurance that the noble Baroness seeks. When we reflect, the disastrous 2012 top-down reorganisation certainly did not depoliticise the NHS—it…19 Mar 2025HANSARDSafe Housing and Hospital DischargeMy noble friend has given me an invitation to agree with him. As he knows, it would be quite inappropriate to suggest that integrated care boards are not integrated or about…19 Mar 2025HANSARDSafe Housing and Hospital DischargeAs the noble Baroness will be aware, this Government want to see provision and decision-making directed by local leaders. She and the House will be aware of the financial…19 Mar 2025HANSARDSafe Housing and Hospital DischargeMy Lords, the Government recognise that the availability of safe housing contributes to timely and effective hospital discharge. We published a new policy framework for the £9…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateMy Lords, I am grateful to both Front Benches for their reflections and their support for the direction of travel, in certain areas. I am pleased to see the noble Lord, Lord…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateI thank my noble friend for her reflections on what has gone before and her welcome that the opposition parties can work with us to put this into a better place now. With respect…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateThe noble Lord is right to talk about NHS England in all its functions. Bringing it together with the department will not diminish those functions but will allow them to be…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateI recognise what the right reverend Prelate is saying. I myself have experienced change in large organisations, and change is never easy. We are talking about job losses; we…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateThat will be declared in due course, once the work has been completed.19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateI am not sure if that was a question about politicians or Wales. We work very closely with the devolved Governments, as the noble Baroness will be aware. On her point about…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateIt will not affect commitments to women’s health. As we have said, women’s health remains a priority. The noble Baroness will know that there are some 600,000 women already on the…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS England UpdateAs we discussed earlier, the provision of social care and housing has a huge impact on quality of life and discharge from hospital. As my noble friend will be aware, the noble…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS DentistryI welcome the suggestion from the noble Baroness, and I will raise that with the Minister, Stephen Kinnock. What I can say is that strengthening the dental workforce is absolutely…19 Mar 2025