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HANSARDCoronavirusThe noble Baroness is absolutely right about the importance of guidance and I reassure her that an enormous amount of work is being done to draft clear guidance for employers,…09 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020The noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, makes an important point. The CMO currently has a weekly call with all the presidents or relevant members of the royal colleges, and there is an…09 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020I understand the point and will take it back to the department. The noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, asked about testing. She is entirely right to focus on that, because we are at the…09 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020The noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, is entirely right to press me on this. I should be honest: obviously, I am not a doctor. However, we have arranged for another briefing from…09 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020The noble Baroness makes a very reasonable point. My understanding is that this decision was made not on a personnel basis but on an administrative basis. We are seeking to…09 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020I completely understand the point of clarification. If there is information available on what proportion of directors of public health are also public health consultants, we will…09 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020My Lords, I will start by talking about two matters that are not central to the regulations but which are important pieces of context. I thank the noble Lord, Lord…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThe noble Baroness asks an important question about trying to keep our clinical staff healthy and fit. That is one of the biggest priorities in an epidemic such as this, because…09 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat an Answer to an Urgent Question asked in the other place earlier today. The Answer is as follows. “Madam Deputy Speaker, the…09 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth: Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans WomenMy noble friend is entirely right to raise the issue of adult gender dysphoria. Delays in finding the right consultations are of concern to the Government. Those delays have an…05 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth: Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans WomenMy Lords, I welcome this timely Question ahead of the national LBT Women’s Health Week. The Government remain committed to providing comprehensive healthcare for all, irrespective…05 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth: Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans WomenThe noble Baroness is absolutely right. The national LBGT survey and the recent GP patient survey indicate that health outcomes for LBT women are lower than average, and this…05 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth: Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans WomenI assure the noble Baroness that the LGBT action plan, which is, as she described, a detailed programme to address these issues, is delivered by Dr Michael Brady, the national…05 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth: Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans WomenI assure the noble Baroness that there is full recognition and awareness of and concern about this issue. The impact of Dr Michael Brady, whom I spoke to yesterday, is profound.…05 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth: Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans WomenThe noble Lord makes an interesting point, but it is simply not true that Ministers do not drive change or have an impact on reforms in the NHS. We have a profound and energetic…05 Mar 2020HANSARDEducational Opportunities: Working ClassesMy Lords—05 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth: Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans WomenThe noble Baroness is entirely right to ask about training, which is at the heart of our LGBT action plan. NHS England has funded the Royal College of Physicians to develop the…05 Mar 2020HANSARDNHS: Doctor RetentionMy Lords, this Government are committed to growing the workforce by 6,000 more doctors in general practice as part of their manifesto commitment. Doctor retention is a huge part…04 Mar 2020HANSARDNHS: Doctor RetentionThe noble Lord makes a very important point on the importance of medical research to the NHS’s achievements. For this Government, though, the focus of recruitment is on primary…04 Mar 2020HANSARDNHS: Doctor RetentionThe noble Baroness makes a very important point. It is clear that the lifestyles of clinical professionals in the NHS are changing. Many choose to take time off after their…04 Mar 2020