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HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseThe noble Baroness asks a good question. One thing that changed was that there was a large amount of representation from those being shielded that the mental health consequences…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseI completely agree with the noble Lord. The Prime Minister said that it was down to the negotiating table to sort out this important matter. I will leave it to the negotiators.03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseThe noble Baroness makes a powerful point. The frustrating truth is that many in the groups and communities of which she speaks take the fewest number of tests. Getting through to…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseI agree with my noble friend. It is a grave concern that key communities, particularly those to which she alludes, are not hearing the message and do not have the available…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, I bow to the experience and wisdom of the noble Lord, Lord Patel, particularly in the matter of racism in the NHS. I would not for a moment suggest that there is no…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseI completely understand the noble Lord’s frustration, but I remind him that in Covid time, two weeks is ages. We have been moving so quickly to cover the ground that we have had…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy noble friend makes an incredibly perceptive point on the BAME research. He is entirely right that this important aspect of our understanding in relating the ethnic, social and…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy noble friend makes an incredibly valuable point and I completely share her concerns, but I will share two important points, if I may. First, we cannot avoid the fact that this…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseYes, I am back. I apologise for my broadband. I was addressing the question of the Prime Minister’s words. I have no doubt that there will be a judgment of history on whether the…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, I start by echoing the words of both noble Baronesses and give thanks for the contribution of Lord Rea to the House. I did not know him well but have read the many…03 Jun 2020HANSARDHospitals: Patient SafetyThe noble Baroness speaks about infection control measures regularly undertaken by trusts. Ambulances frequently take patients not to precisely the nearest hospital but to the one…21 May 2020HANSARDHospitals: Patient SafetyMy Lords, every member of the NHS or social care employee can currently get a test when they present symptoms. They can do that through their employer, directly through the online…21 May 2020HANSARDHospitals: Patient SafetyMy Lords, despite Covid-19, the day-to-day health of the nation remains the business of the NHS. That is why the NHS has issued a new operating framework to help hospitals to…21 May 2020HANSARDHospitals: Patient SafetyMy Lords, I acknowledge that people’s concerns have led to a decline in attendance at A&E. That is why the NHS is running an “Open for business” media campaign, encouraging all…21 May 2020HANSARDHospitals: Patient SafetyThe noble Lord raises a question about north Cumbria, which I do not know about specifically, but I reassure him that the arrangements for PPE in hospitals have been made…21 May 2020HANSARDHospitals: Patient SafetyMy Lords, I acknowledge the expertise of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London, who, in a former life, was the Chief Nursing Officer. She raises an important point; the…21 May 2020HANSARDHospitals: Patient SafetyMy Lords, there was some interruption in hearing my noble friend’s question but, if I understood him correctly, the answer is that all patients are now tested on entry to…21 May 2020HANSARDHospitals: Patient SafetyI am afraid that at the moment, I cannot give a precise and thorough answer to the perceptive and very detailed question asked by the noble Baroness, but I will be glad to.21 May 2020HANSARDHospitals: Patient SafetyThe situation of cancer patients is of grave concern. We have restored all the treatments, surgery and other systems necessary for treating cancer, and we have put in place…21 May 2020HANSARDHospitals: Patient SafetyMy Lords, the NHS chief executive, Sir Simon Stevens, has written to all NHS organisations signalling a change in the phasing of our response to Covid and inviting them to return…21 May 2020