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HANSARDMental Health ServicesI recognise the insight of my noble friend Lady Newlove, who speaks from experience of these matters. I reassure her that the funding in place from the long-term plan for mental…19 May 2020HANSARDMental Health ServicesMy Lords, I understand that it is a firm “yes”, but I will check that answer and revert to the noble Baroness if there is any different information.19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseThe noble Baroness is entirely right: this epidemic has demonstrated, if it needed to be demonstrated at all, the key role that pharmacists play in the health of the nation. I pay…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, the noble Lord is right. As a nation, we have been hit really hard by this disease and it is heart-breaking. I would have loved this country to have somehow dodged the…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseI am very sorry that the noble Lord had coronavirus, and it is good to see him on such fine form and in characteristically enthusiastic shape. The bottom line is that lots of…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseOne of the criteria of success is to learn from the pilot, which takes an early version of the app and hopes to develop learnings from it; we now have two or three. One of them,…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseThe noble Baroness is entirely reasonable. I apologise if I give the impression that I am in any way complacent or if I am unapologetic about what we have done. She is entirely…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseI reassure the noble Lord that we look at this issue constantly. It is a subject that the British public are deeply concerned about. There is an instinctive human belief that face…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, I do listen to “More or Less”. I absolutely love it, and it is a shame that I did not hear the episode to which the noble Lord refers because I would have reprimanded…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, the noble Earl is stretching my scientific knowledge with his question. All I can say is that different vaccines work in different ways. Anyone with antibodies who has…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, we work extremely closely with the devolved Assemblies, the four CMOs and the four nations to have a consistent four-nations approach to Covid. We very much welcome…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseI first pay tribute to the devolved nations for working so closely together, as characterised by the very close work of the four CMOs. The noble and learned Lord is entirely right…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME NHS StaffAs I mentioned in my previous Answer, arrangements have been put in place for local trusts to risk-assess all employees, including BAME nurses, and to assess whether they are at a…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME NHS StaffI can reassure my noble friend that action is already being taken. Individual trusts are putting in place trials and arrangements to try out different forms of amelioration,…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME NHS StaffMy Lords, I share the noble Baroness’s tribute to BAME staff in the NHS, who, as she rightly points out, are on the front line and putting themselves at risk. We should all, as a…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME NHS StaffThe noble Lord is entirely right. This disease is racist, fatist and sexist. We need to understand why it is discriminatory in all these areas. I reassure the noble Lord that the…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME NHS StaffMy Lords, the Government are deeply concerned about these groups. That is why we have asked Public Health England to review the evidence. In advance of PHE’s recommendations, NHS…19 May 2020HANSARDMental Health ServicesOne thing that Covid has thrown a light on is that digital communications have been greatly improved; the use of video conferencing in mental health services is one of the things…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseThe noble Baroness is entirely right that the deaths of those with learning difficulties have been one of the most disturbing and sad aspects of this disease. We are focused very…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseI am afraid I did not hear the full question from the noble Baroness, but if I understood her correctly, she referred to track and trace. I reassure her that we are putting a huge…19 May 2020