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HANSARDNHS: Access to TreatmentsMy Lords, the QualityWatch report by the Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation found that the record waiting lists we now see cannot be attributed to the pandemic, as has so…07 Sept 2022HANSARDUrgent and Emergency CareMy Lords, as the new Prime Minister is appointing her first Government, I am very glad to see the Minister in his place this evening. I have a sense of despair over the dire…06 Sept 2022HANSARDIntegrated Care BoardsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are monitoring and assessing the transition of Clinical Commissioning Groups to Integrated Care Boards; and how the success and impact of…05 Sept 2022HANSARDIntegrated Care BoardsMy Lords, there are key factors to providing successful health and social care services that are outside the control of integrated care boards but very much within the control of…05 Sept 2022HANSARDPrimary Care: Quality and Access ImprovementsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the variations in the quality of primary care across England, including access to GP services; and what plans…21 Jul 2022HANSARDPrimary Care: Quality and Access ImprovementsMy Lords, clearly the Government have no chance of meeting their target of 6,000 additional MPs, or rather, GPs—they might be happy with that at the other end—by 2024, when this…21 Jul 2022HANSARDGambling White PaperMy Lords, as noble Lords have already pressed home, each delay to the long-awaited gambling White Paper potentially puts people at greater risk of falling into problem gambling,…20 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance PressuresMy Lords, the Statement suggests that everything is in hand. This was not the case before the heatwave, and it is not the case now. Just last week, in response to an Urgent…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance Services and National Heatwave EmergencyMy Lords, every ambulance service is on the highest level of alert. Just yesterday, the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives spoke of the intense pressure on the system. This…13 Jul 2022HANSARDCannabis: Medicinal UseMy Lords, we look forward to the Minister returning on this point, but to build on the points made by other noble Lords, despite the change in the law, many families are…12 Jul 2022HANSARDGeneral Practitioners: ShortageMy Lords, the appointments system is not working well for GPs or patients. Healthwatch England reports that complaints about GP services are rising, the main problems being…12 Jul 2022HANSARDCoronavirus: New CasesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent rise in Covid cases across the UK to 2.7 million infections over the last week.11 Jul 2022HANSARDCoronavirus: New CasesMy Lords, with a stark rise in infections, many people—particularly the clinically vulnerable, carers and older people—are feeling anxious, yet the Government have been noticeably…11 Jul 2022HANSARDMusicians and Creative Professionals: Working in the European UnionMy Lords, I am also very grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, for securing this debate. I thank him not just for today but for all the work he has done to shine a very…07 Jul 2022HANSARDHealth Improvement and Food ProductionI thank the Minister for referring to the delay, which I accept is a delay, to the restrictions on advertising. Can he explain what that has to do with the cost of living crisis,…07 Jul 2022HANSARDHealth Improvement and Food ProductionMy Lords, I start by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, on securing this debate on the relationship between improving the overall health of the nation and food…07 Jul 2022HANSARDBread and Flour Regulations: Folic AcidMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Patel, has said, the scientific evidence is readily available and evidenced across the world. Can the Minister tell us what, on this new…06 Jul 2022HANSARDClearview AI IncMy Lords, as is so often the case, companies such as Clearview AI operate across the world and may attract the attention of multiple regulators. Given that these bodies may…05 Jul 2022HANSARDParamedic ServicesMy Lords, as other noble Lords have said, ambulance delays are a symptom of pressures elsewhere in the health and care system. At the end of April, 62% of over 20,000 patients in…04 Jul 2022HANSARDMental Health: Advertising and Body ImageAdvanced early intervention is crucial. Treatment for mental health conditions such as eating disorders has consistently unacceptable waiting times. At the end of last year, a…30 Jun 2022