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HANSARDWaiting Lists: Unreported RemovalsAs I have said, I am still a bit perplexed about why the Conservatives are perpetually highlighting their inadequate management of the health service, and the idea that patients…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI commend my hon. Friend for her experience in this area. She tempts me to look at amendments in that space, but we do not have plans for that at the moment. The changes we made…09 Jun 2026HANSARDWaiting Lists: Unreported RemovalsOver 85% of waiting list removals are made as a result of patient care, and since the end of the pandemic, unreported removals have been below pre-pandemic levels. Record levels…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHealthwatchI thank my hon. Friend for her comments about her local healthwatch. There are certainly examples of where this approach works well in local communities, and we need to understand…09 Jun 2026HANSARDWaiting Lists: Unreported RemovalsIf anyone has forgotten, the last Labour Government left the NHS in a better state than it was in under successive Governments. That is not in dispute in terms of waiting list…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHealthwatchWe inherited a decades-old system whereby patient voice was divorced from decision makers, with more than 20 organisations offering a place for patients and users to share…09 Jun 2026HANSARDAccountability in the Health ServiceThe hon. Gentleman highlights a situation familiar to many of us. One of the many problems that we inherited from the last Government was the fragmented landscape, so I thank him…09 Jun 2026HANSARDHealthwatchThe hon. Lady raises an interesting example of somewhere where local commissioners have failed to provide a service or recognise when a service disappears. They can do that by…09 Jun 2026HANSARDAccountability in the Health ServiceI thank my hon. Friend for raising that example of tremendous public service in the face of adversity. We are sorry to hear of Jules’s passing, and our thoughts are with her…09 Jun 2026HANSARDWaiting Lists: Unreported RemovalsThis is an established way of managing waiting lists and waiting times. We are making sure that there is adequate clerical and clinical validation of the lists, and that patients…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep IndustryI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Altrincham and Sale West (Mr Rand) for securing this debate and acknowledging the concern that has been raised recently in the field and by…08 Jun 2026HANSARD General Medical CouncilI thank the right hon. Member for North East Cambridgeshire (Steve Barclay) for raising this extremely serious matter very powerfully on behalf of his constituent Elizabeth,…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillI was going to say that sometimes it is the hope that kills you, but instead I will say that it is a pleasure to close the debate on behalf of this Government. Let me begin by…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSenior NHS Workforce PayI am pleased to announce that we are publishing our response to the recommendations made by the independent Senior Salaries Review Body for the 2026-27 financial year. I hugely…21 May 2026HANSARDNHS Pension Scheme: McCloud ImplementationOn 11 December 2025, I issued a written statement on the implementation of the McCloud remedy for affected NHS pension scheme members. I updated on progress in planning for the…21 May 2026HANSARDHealth and Social CareThe waiting list for gynae care was north of 600,000 when we took office. Today that figure is finally moving in the right direction, but we cannot make as much progress as we…28 Apr 2026HANSARDHealth and Social CareThe waiting list for gynae care was nearly 600,000 when we took office. Today that figure is finally moving in the right direction, but we cannot make as much progress as we would…28 Apr 2026HANSARDAllied Health ProfessionalsI was literally on my last words, so let me go back. My hon. Friend tempts me to reveal more about the workforce plan. As I said, we are not waiting for the plan to work with our…23 Apr 2026HANSARDAllied Health ProfessionalsI add my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for introducing the debate and to my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley (Sonia Kumar) for bringing it forward…23 Apr 2026HANSARDMaternity CommissionerI agree. That is an important point about the culture in clinical roles and clinical leadership within the secondary care setting and across the entire pathway of supporting…20 Apr 2026