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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, in many ways we are drifting back to 1946, when the NHS started on three legs: hospitals, services such as health visitors and ambulances provided by local authorities,…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI hesitate to take the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, away from her, but she is talking about putting a duty for this integration in the Bill. That is the way forward.…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI wish you good luck.20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this is an assortment of amendments that are all linked to the core of the Bill, which is about integration. The issues, as ever, are about whether it is appropriate to…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMight I have some clarification from the noble Lord, Lord Mawson? He and the noble Baroness, Lady Cumberlege, have referred to three amendments and I can see only one. I would be…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank noble Lords for what has been a very interesting and important debate. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Mawson, for his amendment, and I look forward to further development of…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillBefore the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, decides what she wishes to do with this amendment, I say to the Minister that this is very important; I cannot stress this enough. The…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThe two amendments put forward by the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, add to those we have already discussed about who should serve on the board and what range of experience its…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will speak to the amendments to Clause 14, which is a very important clause. There is absolutely no doubt about that, and the Minister can be in no doubt that that is…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thought noble Lords would have more to say about digital matters. I shall respond to this group very briefly, because my noble friend Lord Hunt, the noble Lord, Lord…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise only to say that I agree with my noble friend Lord Hunt. I will speak very briefly to Amendment 24 in the name of my noble friend Lady Merron, which would ensure…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, first, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, for introducing this amendment. Yet again, it is an indication that if this Bill actually presents the opportunities that…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThe appointments commission worked extremely well for many years. Why is it not good enough now?18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill13 Jan 2022HANSARDAmbulance Queues: Health OutcomesMy Lords, NHS workers on the front line have been warning for months and months that the service is under strain due to a combination of waning workforce, Covid, respiratory…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will address the amendments in what is now group 4, commencing with Amendment 18 in my name, which address the various ways in which the board of an ICB should be…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI really rather hoped the Minister would not go into whether or not I was suggesting that we should or should not be using private services. This is about who commissions…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his detailed response. I was disappointed with the first remarks he made because he resorted to the mantra that the Government tend to go to…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillHear, hear to that. As I stand in your Lordships’ House, I know that I am between noble Lords and their lunch, so I will do my best to be as quick as I can. I also feel that I…13 Jan 2022