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HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Private EquityMy Lords, the Minister’s predecessor in this role repeatedly told the House that there was nothing wrong with the business model for the care home sector, despite record numbers…27 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for their many expert and very informative contributions. It has been a fascinating debate on a number of issues. On specialised care services and…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, for opening this important group and moving Amendment 106, to which my noble friend Lady Thornton added her name. As he explained,…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, Amendment 164 heads this wide-ranging group and probes how the proposed Care Quality Commission rating system for ICBs’ work in practice, with a particular focus on rare…26 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, these amendments stress the importance of patient choice in health management, especially of their long-term health conditions, and I welcome and endorse what noble…24 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I strongly support my noble friend Lord Hunt and other noble Lords in their quest in this suite of amendments to underline the important and crucial role played by…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for moving her amendment and other noble Lords for their contributions, particularly on the specific points about particular…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, today’s debate has shown the strength and depth of feeling across your Lordships’ House that children and young people should be properly provided for within the scope…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I congratulate the four noble Lords who have produced this excellent suite of amendments across the Bill to ensure that ICBs procuring or commissioning goods and…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, with 6 million people in England waiting for operations and routine procedures, many of whom are in pain, I make no apology for moving my amendment at the start of this…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank the Minister for his detailed and considered response; I very much appreciated it. I listened carefully to what he said about waiting lists; I did not exactly hear his…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill11 Jan 2022HANSARDCare Workers: Professional RegisterMy Lords, the noble Lord’s Question is timely, with the Government’s consultation on future statutory regulation and the criteria that could form the basis of assessing whether…10 Jan 2022HANSARDHospital Beds and Social CareMy Lords, with today’s reports of hundreds of care homes closing their doors to new admissions because of the rapid spread of omicron, adding to the huge pressure on hospitals,…06 Jan 2022HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogMy Lords, the NAO report clearly showed that performance against NHS waiting times had been steadily deteriorating prior to the pandemic, and that during the pandemic there were…07 Dec 2021HANSARDAdult Social CareI thank the Government for the Statement, which has been a long time coming. First, we are told that we have a health and social care Bill to deal with integration across the NHS…02 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Health Service: Liability CostsMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay, for securing this important debate and for his expert and insightful introduction. As the noble Baroness, Lady…02 Dec 2021HANSARDDementia: Art and Music-based InterventionsAround 25,000 people with dementia are from BAME communities and this is expected to double by 2026. The Alzheimer’s Society report, The Fog of Support , found that people from…22 Nov 2021HANSARDClinical Negligence ClaimsMy Lords, the annual cost of clinical negligence has risen from £1 million in 1975 to £2.2 billion last year, as we have just heard. The Medical Defence Union’s evidence to the…10 Nov 2021