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HANSARDHearing AidsIn 2018, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence issued new guidance called “Hearing loss in adults: assessment and management”, which aims to improve hearing loss…29 Oct 2019HANSARDPrescription Costs: Health OutcomesThere have been NHS prescription charges in England for decades, and successive Governments have concluded that patients who can afford it should pay prescription charges in order…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEnd-of-life CareThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to raise this matter, and I know that he is meeting the Minister for Health, my hon. Friend the Member for Charnwood (Edward Argar), shortly…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEnd-of-life CareI am grateful to my hon. Friend for mentioning that brilliant initiative. I think we will probably be falling over ourselves to volunteer to do the honours, but I would be very…29 Oct 2019HANSARDPrescription Costs: Health OutcomesExtensive arrangements are in place to help people to afford national health service prescriptions. Those include a broad range of prescription charge exemptions, for which…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEnd-of-life CareYou will know as well as everyone in the House, Mr Speaker, that that is a sensitive matter on which Members have contrasting views. The right hon. Gentleman is right to continue…29 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady will be aware that the Queen’s Speech announced a Bill to tackle the cost of adult social care. She will also know that the Prime Minister said on the steps of…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that matter, because he brought forward a really important private Member’s Bill. The consultation concluded on 18 June after receiving…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekMy hon. Friend is right to raise that matter. When a tragedy could have been avoided by something as simple as sharing patient records, there is no option but to embrace the…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekThe hon. Gentleman has put his thoughts clearly on the record, and if there is anything we can ever do to share best practice with colleagues across the devolved nations and…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekMy hon. Friend is right, and so much of what the Government have been working on in recent years is about making sure we have the right facilities, skills and knowledge right…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekThe hon. Gentleman is right. We are still going forwards, although nowhere near as quickly as we would want to be going, but there have been some backward steps along the way. A…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekYes. That guidance is there. My heart goes out to the hon. Lady’s constituent. If she wants to get in touch with us about any lack of access to care and support, we will almost…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI thank the hon. Gentleman so much for that intervention. He is absolutely right. In this place, we have a unique opportunity to raise subjects that people find it difficult to…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that. The situation is particularly difficult in rural communities where people live a very long way from services. As we set out…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI beg to move, That this House has considered baby loss awareness week. This is the fourth Baby Loss Awareness Week debate, and it is incredibly heartening to see how this has…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that point. He is absolutely right that we need to give that area a lot more attention. Having that ability to spend time together will…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Social Care FundingThat is an excellent intervention, and the hon. Gentleman is right to say that we must do more to recognise and support young carers. The hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Social Care FundingI will make some progress, if the hon. Gentleman does not mind. As a result of our investment in social care, 65% of local authorities were able to increase home care provision in…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Social Care FundingIt is a great pleasure to serve under your stewardship in this important debate, Sir Charles, and I share the sentiment of many Members across the House in congratulating the…01 Oct 2019