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HANSARDCancer Therapies AccessMy Lords, Cancer Research UK has shown that the annual rate of cancer diagnosis will increase by one-third over the next two decades, rising to nearly half a million. It takes 15…06 Feb 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial VirusMy Lords, we know that older adults are at greater risk of serious complications from RSV infections in children, because our immune systems weaken as we get older, which can lead…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTimes Health CommissionMy Lords, I welcome the Times setting up the commission. So far, it seems to have a clear and coherent view on the scale of the crisis facing the NHS and what needs to be done,…19 Jan 2023HANSARDUK Mortality RatesMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for securing this debate and for his comprehensive introduction on the context and key findings of the study. I also congratulate the authors on…12 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Care: Integrated Care SystemsI thank the Minister for his response but ICBs and ICSs have been fully operational only since last July—less than six months. The Minister is quite right that, when they were…11 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Care: Integrated Care SystemsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that social care is sufficiently represented within Integrated Care Systems.11 Jan 2023HANSARDCare Homes: Severely Disabled PeopleMy Lords, ADASS reports that in the past four months, “64% of councils … reported that providers in their area had closed, ceased trading or handed back council contracts” either…30 Nov 2022HANSARDAdult Social CareMy Lords, the backlog of care assessments, estimated at 500,000 by ADASS, lies at the heart of the complaints coming through to the ombudsman. They are all about assessment delays…24 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS: Discharge to Assess PolicyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to announce new measures to ensure that carers are consulted and involved in hospital decisions to discharge patients under…08 Nov 2022HANSARDAdult Social Care Information (Enforcement) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the SI, which sets out the process of fines, including notice periods and the right of appeal, for adult social care providers that…03 Nov 2022HANSARDAdult Social Care Information (Enforcement) Regulations 2022I also asked about the cost of the appeal process and the five-year review.03 Nov 2022HANSARDPharmaceutical Research and Development SpendingMy Lords, I am pleased to open this debate on behalf of my noble friend Lord Hunt, who sadly cannot be here today. As we know, this subject is dear to his heart and I am sure that…13 Oct 2022HANSARDSkills for Care ReportMy Lords, the Health Foundation has described the Skills for Care report as yet another signal of a social care system on its knees, with care providers struggling to compete with…13 Oct 2022HANSARDPharmaceutical Research and Development SpendingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase the United Kingdom’s share of global pharmaceutical research and development spending.13 Oct 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Energy CostsMy Lords, what support will the Government specifically give those care homes whose pre-Covid Care Quality Commission ratings have been downgraded from good to inadequate as a…08 Sept 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader for moving the Government’s Motion and for her introduction to the joint report of the House of Commons and House of Lords…13 Jul 2022HANSARDThyroid Patients: LiothyronineMy Lords, the evidence clearly shows that many patients with hypothyroidism would benefit hugely from the declassification of T3 as a high-cost drug back to being a drug that is…06 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayOn behalf of my noble friend, and with his permission, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.04 Jul 2022HANSARDTigrayThe Minister will know the huge scale of suffering through hunger and malnutrition in northern Ethiopia, with the UNOCHA reporting up to 3 million people desperately in need of…04 Jul 2022HANSARDPharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022My Lords, this debate has been a welcome opportunity to clarify the role of responsible and superintendent pharmacists, as set out in the SI, and to take a closer look at the…28 Jun 2022