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HANSARDCovid-19: Dental PracticesNHS England and NHS Improvement have published detailed guidance setting out the support for NHS dentistry during the pandemic. To minimise the spread of infection, routine…05 May 2020HANSARDSocial Care: Personal Protective EquipmentAs I said, there are the three strands of guidance on making sure that the appropriate equipment is used in the appropriate place. We have also used the local resilience forums in…05 May 2020HANSARDSocial Care: Personal Protective EquipmentI would indeed like to join my hon. Friend in congratulating them, and I congratulate him on the way he has just explained that this is the most enormous national effort, from…05 May 2020HANSARDSocial Care: Personal Protective EquipmentEvery NHS and social care worker must have the protective equipment that they need. Clipper has been rolled out, and it is important that it is able to deliver the products that…05 May 2020HANSARDMinisterial CorrectionMy noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Innovation (Lord Bethell of Romford) has today made the following written ministerial statement: I would like to inform the House…29 Apr 2020HANSARDPublic Health GrantToday I am publishing the public health allocations to local authorities in England for 2020-21, based on the 2019 spending round. Funding for local government’s health…17 Mar 2020HANSARDGP AppointmentsShortly—I thank my right hon. Friend for that. First, I should like just to whip over the statistics. In December, there were nearly 400 more nurses, 200 more doctors and 1,000…10 Mar 2020HANSARDGP AppointmentsAs we have laid out from the beginning, our approach will be science-led and about the safety of everybody. That is why at some point in future doctors will make decisions and…10 Mar 2020HANSARDGP AppointmentsI am currently having discussions to make sure that, within the bounds of making sure that patients stay safe, we can lift all bureaucracy where appropriate. We now have more than…10 Mar 2020HANSARDGP AppointmentsI gently refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer that I gave a few moments ago.10 Mar 2020HANSARDGP AppointmentsYes, they most definitely can. Many surgeries are making sure that “Digital First” is becoming part of their everyday offer to patients across the land. We have a real chance to…10 Mar 2020HANSARDGP AppointmentsWe are committed to providing those extra 6,000 GPs across the country. We have also made sure that incentive schemes are in place in areas where it is difficult to recruit, and…10 Mar 2020HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchAs I say, cancer survival is our priority and that was made clear in the long-term plan. Unlike many cancers, we have not moved the dial really far enough for patients with brain…10 Mar 2020HANSARDGP AppointmentsThe closure of any GP practice stirs up understandably strong emotions in the local community. The Care Quality Commission inspection last May highlighted safety concerns at…10 Mar 2020HANSARDGP AppointmentsWe are creating an extra 50 million appointments a year in primary care, and we are growing the workforce by some 6,000 more GPs and 26,000 other clinical staff on the frontline.…10 Mar 2020HANSARDMMR VaccineI strongly urge all parents to ensure that they vaccinate their children. Public Health England and the NHS are implementing actions from the measles and rubella UK elimination…10 Mar 2020HANSARDBrain Tumour ResearchI would be more than happy to meet the right hon. Gentleman to talk about his ambitions. The funding is going up and, as I have said before, it is always welcome to me when cancer…10 Mar 2020HANSARDOvarian CancerUnder the long-term plan, we are rolling out the rapid diagnostic centres, giving GPs another important route to patients. With the Mike Richards screening review, we are making…10 Mar 2020HANSARDOvarian CancerLast year, 1.5 million more people with suspected cancer were seen by a specialist compared with the numbers in 2010, thanks to our dedicated workforce. We want to go further and…10 Mar 2020HANSARDMMR VaccineI would love to meet the hon. Gentleman to talk about his campaign because the Government are looking at any way we can improve vaccination rates. Vaccinations work on protecting…10 Mar 2020