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HANSARDCommonwealth Fund Report: NHS RankingMy Lords, I have not studied the report’s comments on mental health but, in the broad terms in which the noble Lord describes the issue, I agree. We are very committed to…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I am enormously grateful for this rich debate. The reflections of noble Lords are shared by the Government in many ways. I will start with the poignant remarks made by…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021. Relevant document: 11th…14 Sept 2021HANSARDFlu Vaccination and Blood Test CancellationsMy Lords, it is not my understanding that appointments have been cancelled. If the noble Lord has any anecdotes, reports or evidence of that, I would be very grateful if he could…14 Sept 2021HANSARDFlu Vaccination and Blood Test CancellationsMy Lords, I hear loud and clearly the very obvious feedback from noble Lords about cancelled appointments. It is not the same as the guidance that I have been given, but I will…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Fund Report: NHS RankingMy Lords, I take my noble friend’s point: there are hot spots of innovation and change in the NHS, of which we should be proud, but she is right that the NHS is a large…14 Sept 2021HANSARDFlu Vaccination and Blood Test CancellationsMy Lords, I reassure the noble Lord that we have strained every sinew to deliver the most impactful flu vaccination programme in the history of the country. We have expanded the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Fund Report: NHS RankingMy Lords, I remind my noble friend that the report looks at 10 countries, so although we are at the bottom, it is bottom of a very small list. There is competition within the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDFlu Vaccination and Blood Test CancellationsAs my noble friend knows extremely well because of her close connections with the industry, GPs and pharmacies are responsible for purchasing their own flu vaccines through the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDFlu Vaccination and Blood Test CancellationsMy Lords, I regret to report that there was a shortfall in the supply of blood tubes of around 13% in the last two weeks of August, which led to some disruption. That has been…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Fund Report: NHS RankingMy Lords, we are grateful to GPs and doctors for the work that they do. Of course, the way to get more GPs is partly by training them, partly by retaining them, and partly by…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, over the past few months, the Government have made a concerted effort to bring forth a sense of normality across the country with the easing of restrictions, while…14 Sept 2021HANSARDFlu Vaccination and Blood Test CancellationsMy Lords, my understanding is that patient safety has not been at stake, but the noble Lord makes an extremely good point. I am not sure it is my role to instruct HSIB on this,…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Fund Report: NHS RankingMy Lords, we are very grateful to the Commonwealth Fund, based in America, for its very important report and its updated rankings. I note that the criteria in the report have…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Fund Report: NHS RankingMy Lords, we are investing a tremendous amount in preventive care, and I agree with the noble Baroness that this is key to the future—to better and longer lives and, on my noble…14 Sept 2021HANSARDFlu Vaccination and Blood Test CancellationsMy Lords, I hear the frustration in the House, particularly on flu vaccinations. Quite clearly the personal experience of those in this Chamber is different from what is being…14 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021That the Grand Committee do consider Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021. Relevant document: 11th Report from the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDFlu Vaccination and Blood Test CancellationsThis is not a driver problem; it is a delivery problem.14 Sept 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Family CarersYes, I would endorse that sentiment. That has been one of the learnings of the pandemic. It is instinctively true in any case, and the evidence base during the pandemic was quite…13 Sept 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Family CarersMy Lords, I do recognise the problem: 23% of carers—1.3 million—provide care for 50 hours or more a week. That is an absolutely astonishing figure, and I pay tribute to the…13 Sept 2021