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HANSARDCare Setting Transfers: Waiting ListsThis is absolutely key, which is why we are implementing a comprehensive reform programme of adult social care. In September 2021, we committed to investing an additional £5.4…19 Jul 2022HANSARDCare Setting Transfers: Waiting ListsThe Secretary of State did mention social care, and of course, very recently, on 1 July, we established the integrated care systems. They are specifically focused on making sure…19 Jul 2022HANSARDCare Setting Transfers: Waiting ListsBetween March 2020 and March 2022, we made nearly £3.3 billion available to support discharge, recognising the pressures faced by the health and social care sectors, as they…19 Jul 2022HANSARDCare Setting Transfers: Waiting ListsI assure the hon. Lady and everybody in the House that this is a key focus for the Department as we know that delayed hospital discharges put pressure on the health and care…19 Jul 2022HANSARDPeople with a Learning Disability and Autistic People: Support Action PlanToday I am delighted to announce the publication of the “Building the right support” action plan. This action plan aims to reduce reliance on in-patient care in mental health…14 Jul 2022HANSARDPeople with a Learning Disability and Autistic People: Sixth Annual ReportSince becoming the Minister for Care and Mental Health in September 2021, I have had the privilege of engaging and meeting with many people with a learning disability, autistic…14 Jul 2022HANSARDCare Costs CapThe Government are implementing a comprehensive reform programme of adult social care with £5.4 billion investment over three years, building on measures in the Health and Care…07 Jul 2022HANSARDBereavement CharitiesThank you very much, Mr Davies. It is also my first time —and a real pleasure—to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine…05 Jul 2022HANSARD Battersea Funfair Disaster: Child Trauma Support ServicesYes, and of course we always try to ensure that, as the targets we put in are worked throughout the system, those targets are met. That is why we measure those things. Maybe it…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Battersea Funfair Disaster: Child Trauma Support ServicesI congratulate the hon. Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) on securing the debate. I must admit that I was not aware of the tragic events that unfolded 50 years ago, on 30…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Battersea Funfair Disaster: Child Trauma Support ServicesI have not met my counterpart in Northern Ireland but, having heard the hon. Gentleman’s intervention, I sent a WhatsApp message to request that a meeting be set up, because it is…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Infant Mental Health Awareness WeekIt is a pleasure to serve for the first time under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom) and…16 Jun 2022HANSARDDementia Care: Social Care WorkforceI assure the hon. Lady that there is a lot of work happening on workforce across the whole of our health and social care services, whether in mental or physical health. Health…14 Jun 2022HANSARDDementia Care: Social Care WorkforceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We had been meeting our dementia diagnosis target consistently at the national level from July 2016 until the end of March 2020, when,…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNursing in Care HomesMy hon. Friend rightly says that our health and social care workforce are our greatest asset; we cannot thank them enough for their extraordinary commitment, working day and night…14 Jun 2022HANSARDDementia Care: Social Care WorkforceIt is crucial that the health and social care workforce have the necessary skills to provide high- quality care for those living with dementia. As announced in the White Paper, we…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course every suicide is a tragedy. We must do all we can to help to prevent suicide. In the last financial year, we provided £5.4 million to 113 voluntary, community and social…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNursing in Care HomesI am certainly happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to understand more about the issue. At the heart of it, I think, is prevention; we are trying to understand how we can prevent some…14 Jun 2022HANSARDDementia Care: Social Care WorkforceI completely agree with the hon. Lady that we, of course, must treat all those living with dementia—and all those caring for people with dementia, which is a lot of people in the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNursing in Care HomesNurses play a pivotal role in social care and work hard to deliver high-quality care. Increased funding announced on 11 May for nursing in care homes will support tens of…14 Jun 2022