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HANSARDAdult Social CareCare is a skilled profession, and I want care workers to get the support and recognition they deserve. This month, we took the next step in our ambitious care workforce reforms,…23 Jan 2024HANSARDHospice Funding: DevonI thank my hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Simon Jupp) for securing this debate about the funding of hospice care in Devon. I know that he is a huge supporter of hospices…17 Jan 2024HANSARDHospice Funding: DevonThe hon. Member raised that question in the Westminster Hall debate I referred to. He is talking about a specific situation. Rather than spending the limited time I have…17 Jan 2024HANSARD New Dementia TreatmentsI fully appreciate the hon. Member’s question, and I can assure her that I do look at the variation in diagnosis rates between different areas, as she rightly pointed out in her…11 Jan 2024HANSARD New Dementia TreatmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashford (Damian Green) on securing this debate. I also commend the…11 Jan 2024HANSARDWinter Pressure on NHS ServicesThe hon. Member is right that our hospitals are busier; we are seeing more patients in A&Es. That is why we are doing two things with our work on urgent and emergency care. One is…05 Dec 2023HANSARDWinter Pressure on NHS ServicesWe know that winter is hard for the NHS, as it is for other health systems. That is why we started planning for this winter earlier than ever before—back in January, when we…05 Dec 2023HANSARDWinter Pressure on NHS ServicesI assure the hon. Member that we are investing in the national health service and, in particular, supporting it to prepare for this winter, ensuring there is more capacity in the…05 Dec 2023HANSARDHospital Patients: Discharge into Social CareLabour really have not got a leg to stand on when it comes to social care reform. They did not do anything the last time they were in government, and they still do not have a plan…05 Dec 2023HANSARDWinter Pressure on NHS ServicesMy hon. Friend makes a very important point about the additional challenges in rural areas. I want to ensure that this winter people get care when they need it and get it faster.…05 Dec 2023HANSARDHospital Patients: Discharge into Social CareThe hon. Member refers to yesterday’s announcement on migration. First, I am very grateful to all the international workers who come here to help in our health and social care…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend’s constituent. What the employer does is really important for retention and recruitment of adult social care staff, along with our…05 Dec 2023HANSARDWinter Pressure on NHS ServicesI am really sorry, but the hon. Member’s memory appears to be very short. I was working in healthcare when there was a Labour Government and I remember very well problems for the…05 Dec 2023HANSARDHospital Patients: Discharge into Social CareWhen someone no longer needs to be in hospital, it is better for them and better for the NHS for them to go home. That is why we have been working hard to reduce delayed…05 Dec 2023HANSARDWinter Pressure on NHS ServicesI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the excellent work he did as a Health Minister. It was a real pleasure to work alongside him and see what a difference he made for our…05 Dec 2023HANSARDVisiting in Care Homes, Hospitals and Hospices: Government Response to ConsultationI make this statement on behalf of myself, the Minister for Health and Secondary Care, my right hon. Friend the Member for Pendle (Andrew Stephenson) and the Under-Secretary of…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Hospice Services: South DevonIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster) for securing this debate about hospice care in South…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Hospice Services: South DevonI am happy to, although I am also watching the clock.29 Nov 2023HANSARD Hospice Services: South DevonI cannot say, as I stand here, whether Rowcroft would be eligible for the support that I mentioned, but I would encourage it and others to look at whether that route would help it…29 Nov 2023HANSARDBuilding an NHS Fit for the FutureIt is a pleasure to open this debate on behalf of His Majesty’s Government, and to have the opportunity to speak about the long-term decisions that the Government have been taking…13 Nov 2023