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HANSARDMedical Teaching and Learning: Ethnic DiversityMy Lords, the Government understand the importance of racial equality and diversity within the NHS and are committed to ensuring that this is reflected in medical training. We…14 Jul 2020HANSARDMedical Teaching and Learning: Ethnic DiversityThe noble Baroness put her point well, although the broadband deficiencies meant that I did not get all of it. I emphasise that this area of policy work is very much the focus of…14 Jul 2020HANSARDMedical Teaching and Learning: Ethnic DiversityI am not satisfied; the statistics are not good enough. Twenty-nine per cent of BAME staff experienced harassment. That is not good enough; we must work harder.14 Jul 2020HANSARDMedical Teaching and Learning: Ethnic DiversityThe noble Baroness asks a very specific question; I cannot, I am afraid, answer precisely on what meetings there have been with the medical councils, particularly during the busy…14 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewMy Lords, one cannot read the descriptions of the consequences of some of the surgery around mesh, and the pain and suffering that some of the women endured, without feeling huge…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewMy Lords, much has already happened, and I point to the appointment of a national patient safety agency, run by Dr Aidan Fowler, whom I know and to whose fine work I bear…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI share with the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, my personal respect and admiration for the campaigners, who are described in the report as having lived through the most awful…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewHealth records are absolutely key—that is why we have tabled an amendment on them. That amendment enjoys the support of the Government and of me personally.09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewMy noble friend Lady Cumberlege has put it incredibly well and I endorse her testimony about the courage and expertise of the patient groups who informed this report. I am only…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewWhile the NHS is a beacon of brilliant care and safety in the majority of cases, we must do better, as this report demonstrates. I apologise in full on behalf of the healthcare…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI thank my noble friend for his comments and for his role in commissioning this important report. His point on the safety commissioner is extremely well made. I am not ruling out…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewMy Lords, no one who reads the report can help feeling anger and shame; the noble Lord puts it well. I completely endorse his feelings and the Government will be looking at these…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewThe HSSI Bill is an incredibly important part of our agenda. It is not currently on our schedule, but we hope to bring it back at some date, or incorporate its contents in another…09 Jul 2020HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, the role of carers during the epidemic is one of the great stories of commitment and sacrifice. I pay tribute to all those who have given up their time and taken the…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19The Government’s approach to the epidemic is to emphasise the three main pillars of our strategy: hygiene, social distancing and isolation. They are based on clear science and…08 Jul 2020HANSARDSocial CareThe right reverend Prelate is entirely right that we will need some kind of formal structure to go about cross-party talks and achieve a solution. That formal structure will need…08 Jul 2020HANSARDSocial CareThe noble Baroness is quite right to shine the spotlight on those who are in social care but not necessarily aged over 65. Half of all social care costs are now dedicated to those…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19The noble Lord make his point well; however, I did not hear all of it. We are working extremely hard to increase the number of admissions in hospitals and all parts of healthcare.…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19I completely understand the history of the noble Baroness’s role at City Hall, but I completely push back against her characterisation of the Prime Minister’s intentions. He has…08 Jul 2020HANSARDSocial CareThe noble Baroness is kind to think that I am in a position to articulate a timetable from the Dispatch Box—that is beyond my abilities. However, she is entirely right to focus on…08 Jul 2020