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HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I rise to support the new clause. As a surgeon working in general surgery, I know that, as many of these new techniques emerged, the pressure on the NHS became obvious—for…27 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Nineteeth sitting)There is no question but that the workforce in both health and social care is one of the biggest challenges across all four nations of the UK. As the shadow Minister highlighted,…27 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Obviously, there has been a drive to expand medical student places in universities right across the UK, but one part of the system that is controlled centrally is foundation…27 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Just to clarify, I was not referring to placements as students, which are absolutely vital; I was referring to the two foundation years that those individuals have to do…27 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)rose —26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)We are now discussing the health services safety investigation body, and I rise to speak to amendments 86, 91 and 88, which are the main substantial amendments, with amendments…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 86, in clause 106, page 92, line 26, leave out subsection (2) and insert— “(2) In this Part ‘protected material’ means— (a) all statements taken from…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I want to echo that. I have been involved as an external for significant adverse event reviews, and it has always been my experience that what the family wants to find is that it…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)rose —26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I want to point out that it is irrelevant whether records, statements or information, all of which are listed in amendment 86, are in a digital form or some different form in the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I still do not understand from the Minister’s explanation what the coroner loses from where they are now. They can still investigate a death, exactly as now, and that was the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I would like to understand what coroners have now that they would lose by the protection of safe space. The provisions on granting disclosure apply to the High Court, not to all…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)If it is the case that it should be judicial officers, why is it only the High Court, and not other courts in the land that might have an interest in such a case?26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Sixteenth sitting)This is the nub of the entire debate on HSSIB. I welcome that the Minister is struggling with exactly how to achieve that balance. I think everyone on the Committee is trying to…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 110, in clause 120, page 101, line 15, at end insert “but does not include a Scottish Minister, a Welsh Minister or a Northern Ireland Minister”. This…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Seventeenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. The amendment brings us back to a knotty problem I have raised previously: although the Bill was brought forward as…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I welcome the drive to set up these reciprocal arrangements. One of the big losses of Brexit threatened to be the loss of the European health insurance card, and I am glad that…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I rise to support amendment 145 but also to echo the comments of the Labour Front Bench about how far we have to go into the Bill, which is called a Health and Care Bill, before…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Seventeenth sitting)We have had a lot of debate over recent years about whether we are aiming for lowest common denominator or to achieve the highest standard. The concern is about delegating or…26 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I wonder whether, within this, there is a consideration of the issues within the cosmetic surgery and treatment field, particularly the use of Botox and the injection of fillers,…26 Oct 2021